Birra Moretti

Premium Lager Imported from Italy

I knew Italians made beer too, but this is the first one I know I’ve had so far.

A distinctive European feel I was first amazed by the strong beer whiff I got when I popped the lid off.

You can see the globalisation behind the beer industry with the label stating it was imported by Heineken Lion Australia, ties to Holland, Japan and beyond.

I wonder what other treasures Italy has in store?

It’s because of this though that we can get access to gems like this and without there wouldn’t be a Dave’s Beers of the World.

At 4.6% it was a real beer from a company that has been around since 1859.

It has a nice colour and feel to it.

One story behind the moustached man on the label is that the owners saw a man with a moustache sitting at a bar and asked if he could get a picture, the man allowed him on the condition he would be rewarded with beer – a good idea.

It boasts positive reviews online, if you want to sample a real Italian Beer with a proud history of supplying the masses then look for this.

Cheers,

Dave

Feral Brewing Co. Warhog American IPA

It’s time to fix bayonets and jump out of the foxholes!

I wish R Lee Ermey was still around because he would make this sound much more exciting…

Brewed out of Western Australia, this 7.5% American style IPA kicks more than an M16 at full auto.

I especially love the thought put into the beers description on the can:

“Prepare to be tagged and bagged as this Full Metal Jacket of an IPA rains an apocalyptic, resinous hellfire of clustered hops and passionfruit aromas upon the senses. There’s nowhere to hide so gear up, sound off, and blast “Ride of the Valkyries” at full volume, because soldier, you’re at war. We love the taste of IPA in the morning.”

I'm salivating at the thought of having more of these!

Next time you feel in the mood to put a war movie on I highly recommend you have some of these cold ready to go.

Unfortunately its only a batch release so it won’t be around forever.

Check the Drill Sergeant at his best:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZYlXEUo-Lo

Cheers,

Dave

Monteith's The Barber Lager

I’ve known of the Monteith’s for a while but for their cider, a good quality product.

When I saw that they made beer too I jumped at the chance to have one.

New Zealand beer is hard to come by, I haven’t had too many before, so I was curious about what this craft beer had to offer.

A late-hopped West Coast lager which has been made with an interesting choice of NZ, German and US hops.

This is the Dan Murphy’s review for it “Monteith''s Barber Lager is a smooth crafted lager producing citrus hop notes with hints of orange zest and grapefruit with a crisp bitterness. Brewed with selected lager malts, this has a rounded mouthfeel with a refreshing finish.”

It hasn’t been reviewed too nicely online, Rate Beer reviewers have mostly been disappointed, untapped reviewers have been a little kinder.

I did like drinking this one, it went down well, in a craft beer world of Pale Ales, IPA’s, IIPA’s and the like I haven’t come across many lagers.

If you want to taste a good New Zealand craft beer, then get onto this.

Cheers,

Dave

NZ looks like a good place to visit

4 Pines Pale Ale

Here is a fine example of what a love for beer and the environment can produce, based in NSW, 4 

Pines Brewing Company was born from a lack of good local beer.

A father and son after surfing one day got the idea to make their own beer.

The Pale Ale is the first of their beers that I have had the pleasure of sampling, an American style pale ale, it has hop-driven aromas of citrus, pine and grapefruit.

Made with a variety of ‘fruity’ hops, including simcoe, cascade, amarillo and citra it has a lot of flavour.

The four pine trees that are their logo are beside the water according to a picture on their site about the origin story, a picturesque view. They also have an interesting mascot who is creeping around their site, a furry yeti who also features on some of their merchandise.

Their aim is to look after the environment, the pine trees, so that they are around for future generations, they have a Save the Pines campaign to make their production as environmentally safe as possible – through recycling left over biproducts of the brewing process.

Get around this good-natured brewery, I’ll let you know about their other ones when I find them.

Cheers,

Dave