James Squire Jack of Spades Porter

Winter is almost over but I’m still in the need of something dark to warm me up.

On another recent Melbourne trip, I paid a visit to the Crafty Squire and they still have the 2019 release of the Wreck on tap, an Imperial Porter this year.

Their normal porter is good as well, using roasted barley and a longer maturation give it depth.

It was easy to drink and didn’t feel too rich.

Chocolate notes always go well in favour for me, it was also rich and creamy.

Porters originate from London and are related to stout which are stronger versions.

It’s 5% and 1.4 standard drinks.

The label design matches the brew, James Squire have a part of a story on each of their different bottles, you have to drink all of them to see all of it, the Porter has number four.

Another fine product by James Squire.

Cheers,

Dave

4 Pines Draught

I was pleased that another 4 Pines beer popped up on my to-drink list.


Knowing this was more than just a draught there would be more than meets the eye.






Let me introduce to you 4 Pines Draught or Kolsch Style Ale, a style of beer first brewed in Germany, the idea is that it’s warm fermented with ale yeast but conditioned at cold temperatures like a lager.

This hybrid has some nice fruity tones with lemon and lime in smell and taste.

The 4 Pines Yeti has been busy refining this into a fine product.

The different label design

Only 1.2 standard drinks at 4.6% this New South Wales brewed product just makes me love the brand even more.

During my research I noticed that there are x2 label designs for this beer, they both look the same except one has Kolsch on the front while the one I had was labelled draught, I will investigate whether there is a difference in the beer or if they just redesigned the label.

Cheers,

Dave

Kaiju Krush

 Kaiju to me is monster in Japanese, Godzilla being the most iconic in pop culture.

After drinking this it now also means bloody awesome beer.

I’ve known of the Kaiju brand for some time, it seems to be synonymous with craft beer in every stockist I visit.

I can’t believe it took me this long to get my hands on one.

Kaiju Krush is a Tropical Pale Ale, as the name suggests it has a prominent fruit profile.

A 4.7% masterpiece, this is ideal for summer which is fast approaching here.

The creators claim that “It comes in a can so you can ‘krush’ it afterwards”

I agree that this Kaiju is a ‘devastatingly good craft beer’.

Based in Victoria, the creators have designed a mad creature design on every beer.

Many of their other beers are award winning, I will need to try them next!

Cheers,

Dave

Me heading for my next Kaiju beer!