Palma Louca, Lager, Brazil

Name - Palma Louca
Type - Lager
Vol. 4.5%, 355mL crown sealed bottle
Brewer - FEMSA (FEMSA Cerveja Brasil/Cervejarias Kaiser)
Origin - Brazil
Importer - ?

Verdict - Very light. On the hops. On the malt. On the punch. On the flavour. Fucking easy drinker, though. Clear, thin and refreshing with Brazilian food and hot days as a session beer. Aside from that, though, it's a pass.

Alpha Pale Ale, Matilda Bay, Western Australia

Name - Alpha Pale Ale
Type - Pale Ale
Vol. 5.2%, 345mL crown sealed bottle
Brewer - Matilda Bay Brewing Company
Origin - Fremantle, Western Australia
Importer - N/A

 

Verdict - It evokes Cascade Pale, but it's cleaner than cascade's pale, with similar aromatics. Extremely hoppy, biting in the middle of the mouth. It's an interesting beer, but really strictly for the hop fans. US style-pales attract my attention, but are just a wee bit too hoppy for my tastes.

Redback, Matilda Bay, Western Australia

Name - Redback
Type - Witbier
Vol. 4.7%, 345mL crown sealed bottle
Brewer - Matilda Bay Brewing Company
Origin - Fremantle, Western Australia
Importer - N/A

 

Verdict - Grassy, hay, and, I guess, wheat. Tastes a bit like licking a horse. Look, it blew our minds back in the day when beer just tasted like garbage domestic, and this tasted different, but over time it's faded away a bit - just so, so grassy.

Matilda Bay Big Helga, Western Australia

Name - Matilda Bay Big Helga
Type - Lager
Vol. 4.7%, 345mL crown sealed bottle
Brewer - Matilda Bay Brewing Company
Origin - Fremantle, Western Australia
Importer - N/A

Verdict - Dry Munich style lager. Can see what they're trying for, and it's a pretty easy drinker for a lager. Australian brewers just can't make lager as crisp as Europe. Why not?