Bottle conditioned ale. Thin, light pearly head, ran away fairly quickly. No real nose. As dark as a mid brown can be, but a surprisingly light taste. I expected more to be there, but I'm only getting a mild nuttyness, and that's about it. 150 years and onward, Cooper family. Thanks for the otherwise excellent beer.
Saturday, 29 September 2012
Monday, 21 May 2012
Kozel Dark, Plzensky Pradzdroj, Plzen, Czech Republic
3.8%
500mL crown seal
Armik Group Pty Ltd, Dandenong, Victoria
Light and easy drinking for a dark - surprisingly light, given the colour and style, mild. If you were going gto go for a session dark, this would be a good choice, but there's not much flavour to back it up.
500mL crown seal
Armik Group Pty Ltd, Dandenong, Victoria
Light and easy drinking for a dark - surprisingly light, given the colour and style, mild. If you were going gto go for a session dark, this would be a good choice, but there's not much flavour to back it up.
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Young's Double Chocolate Stout, Bedfordshire, England
5.2%
500mL Crown sealed bottle
Young's Double Chocolate Stout
Wells and Young's
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
It's a bit of a novelty beer, given the added "chocolate flavour", but it's an easy drinker, and it does the job as a substantial, creamy, mellow beer to round off the night.
500mL Crown sealed bottle
Young's Double Chocolate Stout
Wells and Young's
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
It's a bit of a novelty beer, given the added "chocolate flavour", but it's an easy drinker, and it does the job as a substantial, creamy, mellow beer to round off the night.
Little Creatures Single Batch, Big Dipper, Western Australia
7.8%
568mL Crown seal
Hopped up, a double hopped IPA, but doesn't suffer for it. Maybe a bit too hoppy at the end - as a schooner it'd do nicely. Columbus, Cascade, Chinook, Stella, Centennial, Citra and Simcoe hops.
If you want to go for a hopped beer, this is a better option than a lot of the blow your head off IPAs.
568mL Crown seal
Hopped up, a double hopped IPA, but doesn't suffer for it. Maybe a bit too hoppy at the end - as a schooner it'd do nicely. Columbus, Cascade, Chinook, Stella, Centennial, Citra and Simcoe hops.
If you want to go for a hopped beer, this is a better option than a lot of the blow your head off IPAs.
Estrella Damm Inedit, Barcelona, Spain
4.8%
750mL Crown seal
Wheat beer designed in conjunction with Ferran Adria (!) to be versatile to pair with a lot of dishes, and suffers for its attempt at versatility. It's a flat drinker - no real flavour to it, but gives the grassy wheat beer aftertaste. Decently priced and looks good in the bottle, but that's about it.
750mL Crown seal
Wheat beer designed in conjunction with Ferran Adria (!) to be versatile to pair with a lot of dishes, and suffers for its attempt at versatility. It's a flat drinker - no real flavour to it, but gives the grassy wheat beer aftertaste. Decently priced and looks good in the bottle, but that's about it.
Mad Brewers Hoppy Hefe, Malt Shovel Brewery, Sydney
7%
640mL crown seal
A hybrid - hopped up (US-style), wheat beer (German style). The extra hopping kills off the grass flavour that normally sours the wheat beers. Motueka and Citra hops.
640mL crown seal
A hybrid - hopped up (US-style), wheat beer (German style). The extra hopping kills off the grass flavour that normally sours the wheat beers. Motueka and Citra hops.
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