Jamieson Pale Ale

It's strange that my local bottleo has a Jamieson Raspberry Beer, and their strange IPA called Beast that blows your face off...yet they don't have this humble 'Pale Ale' which I found elsewhere.

It's maybe because this is a bit of a let down, and the other two have some novelty appeal. This Pale Ale begins clean as a whistle but juuuust as the flavour is about hit you, you are suddenly bombarded with a wall of bitterness. It's too over the top. You find this attribute with a few Ales here and there, Grand Ridge Brewery to name the obvious, and often I find it detracts from the overall flavour of the beer.

After drinking the Feral White and the Rogers' Beer before this, it is pale in comparison.

Something that promised a lot, but left nothing but a bitter taste in my mouth. This must be what it is like to be a Richmond supporter.

5/10

Little Creatures 'Rogers Beer'

I was a bit surprised to find this one, because I'd never heard of it before, but whoever this Roger is he knows how to brew a beer. There's isn't much descriptive info on the bottle so I'm just going off of instinct here, but it tastes like some kind of light amber ale. It's got some malty/toffee style flavours to it, but also has that hoppy floral aroma that you find with lighter/pale ales.

It's a fantastic combination. The opening flavour is light and vibrant, and the aftertaste is deep. The Little Creatures brewery, based in Fremantle, can't seem to put a foot wrong. All of their beers are top notch. They all have some similarity to then, but the LC style is unique in its own right.

It's almost enough to excuse Fremantle for the Dockers.

Almost.


8.75/10

Feral White

As a marketing idea, when trying to think of the name for my delicious new beverage I'm not sure 'Feral' would've been high on the list but horses for courses I suppose.

Wheat beers can be a bit samey samey, but this is a fairly good interpretation. It's got the typical wheat and barley mix with that citrusy zest in its tail.

If you like Wheat Beers, then it has the normal qualities to it. It doesn't really go to that next level and off the top of my head I'd probly rather an Erdinger or Hoegaarden, but from a micro brewery in WA it's a good effort.

7.75/10

Erdinger Wheat Beer

I'm a sucker for novelty value, so when going for some after work drinks on Friday I saw them serving beer in giant glasses. I had to get in on the action.

Erdinger really is a great beer to boot. It's a very well balanced wheat beer. It packs a lot of flavour, but isn't overbearing. I could smash these down with ease all night, but at $10 a pop I'd be feeling the pain in my back pocket the next day.

These beers are always best on a sunny day outside, but even on this chilly winter night it still hit the spot. Maybe not the best, but it's up there amongst the better wheat beers I've sampled.

8.25/10

Kingfisher Strong

Kingfisher Strong

This is a beer of epic proportions. A giant, 8% bottle of Indian beer. While you might think it's an intimidating customer, I rate the standard Kingfisher fairly well, so wasn't too concerned with the 'strong version'.

For a higher alcohol content beer, it's a pretty smooth customer. Went down well with some beef jerky and UFC 132. Pretty easy to drink, only has a mild sting in its tail. It's a similar malty lager to it's standard brethren, but just has a bit more oomph to it.

If you're grabbing a 40 or longneck from the store, then grab one of these bad boys next time.

7.5/10

Cascade Pale Ale

I was quite interested to see this on the shelves, as you don't often see an ale from one of the big breweries in Australia. I would assume Cascade had Coopers in their cross hairs when they decided to release an ale. I didn't really expect it to bring the house down, but was definately hoping it was a better beer than your normal Cascade Lager.

And it is.

In the whole scheme of things, you would normally consider it a pretty average ale, but it is good to see some of the mass producers straying away from the same old boring bitter Aussie lagers. It has a good body of flavour, and is very easy to drink. It's basic, but that was always what you were going to get.

After reading the label I've just discovered it's been around since 1832... still, this is the first I've seen of it!

6.5/10

Cascade All Malt Lager

I apologise for this review, but I'd already written it and my computer decided to update itself and restart without prompting me, and I hadn't saved the text file. I drank it a few days ago now so it isn't all fresh in my memory.

Basically it's a clean, low carb style lager. Not really my thing, but if you are going to drink these kind of beers then this is one of the better ones.

5.5/10