Despite tasting some tantalising beers from all over the world, when I just 'want a beer' outside having to drink one on this challenge... i do find myself going back to smaller local breweries. We have some hard working enthusiastic brewers in this country, and they all deserve a pat on the back.
Australian drinkers, in general, still very much make this a 'lager' country. I feel like it is going to take a bulls eye boutique lager to shift their attention, as a lot of of folk still don't know what the hell an ale even is. 'Broo' made a push with all the big outlets, but it wasn't quite bold enough to really make an impact. Sometimes watching another bloke select his beer is painful...hovering over a slab of Melbournes or pondering whether to 'lash out' on some Stella. Blindly meandering about, perhaps reverting back to behaviour last seen during their first date at the back row of Cinema 3 in high school.
These blokes have had a red hot crack at it though. This beer pours unlike many a lager you will have set eyes upon before, with a cloudy golden body and Cooper like particles trailing around the liquid. It looks almost like a witbier in some aspects. There are sweet flavours of apple and honey, before an abnormally bitter hopped finish (for a lager).
"So drinkable, its dangerous", the label proclaims. They are damn right as well. Once opened, this left field lager will disappear faster than small children during Madonna's last African tour. This beer would suit an Australian summer to a tea. Light enough to smash, but heavy enough to satisfy.
Victorian microbreweries showing them how it's done, again.
7.5/10
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