This is the first beer I have sampled from Victoria's Arctic Fox Brewery. I have seen the beers around before but never gone for one as the label always looked a bit tacky. 'Arctic Fox' kinda sounds like the name of a cheap pre-mixer company that puts out artificially flavoured Passionfruit Vodkas, made with 'vodka' that a homeless Russian man would even turn his nose at.
The label states that there is 'nothing subtle about this beer and refers to everything in it as 'big'. Big floral, big malt, big hops. So the dog barks quite loudly from the yard. Those new to the area would still most likely get a surprise, like your mate who always tries one of your 'weird' beers and pulls a strange face and then asks "Do you have a Draughtie or something?". However those familiar with the territory will peep over the fence to discover a small Pomeranian with a big pair of lungs.
To cut a story short, there is more bark than bite.
The floral and citrus tones are there, moderately. It's the malt and hops that don't bang down the door like they do in other American Pale's. The bitter aftertaste comes on strong, but just doesn't go the distance. It's the depth and presence that this beer lacks compared to it's counterparts.
Good beer, but it's more shadowboxing than hitting the button.
6/10
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