Frothy

Matilda Bay are well known for their Yak range of beers, I bet this new one will become a staple soon too, Frothy.

In the plainest can of beer I’ve ever seen lies a crafty kind of beer that is quenching thirsts and leaving a frothy moustache.

CUB is behind this ‘simple’ beer to challenge the growing in popularity Furphy (made by Lion), time will tell if it stacks up against it.

Using local ingredients this ‘session ale’ has everything good going for it, at 4.2% it is a little weaker than standard beers – which is where session beers help you drink more.

I’ve had one so far and it was nice.

It's on tap too!

I suggest you have a session of frothy’s for yourself and see what you think.

Cheers,

Dave

Crown Lager Summer Reserve

Crown are once again experimenting with a different flavour, this time releasing a ‘Summer Reserve’ called Crown Pale Lager.

Crown was originally brewed by CUB to commemorate the arrival of the Queen to Australia, I thought it was fitting that they release this beer on my latest trip to Victoria.

At 4.6% it is well rounded and comes in the classic Crown Lager shaped bottle, the label is a nice shade of blue.

I like getting Crowns to celebrate something, this one on first taste had all the hallmarks of Crown, it had a clean malt flavour and went down well.

While doing my research I couldn’t find many positive reviews about it which is unfortunate, most people commenting it lacked flavour.

It is a limited release and I think a good idea from CUB, I suggest you get one before they disappear.

Cheers,

Dave

Carlton Zero

Carlton have now released not one but two new beers to their large collection.

I picked up some Carlton Zero to try.

This beer on first taste had a very distinctive bitter Carlton flavour.

It went down pretty well actually, so well that I drank the whole six-pack really quick.

But there was something different about this beer, something was off…

I had no buzz…

I thought I had built up a pretty good alcohol tolerance over the years, but it turns out the Zero part of Carlton Zero is that it contains no alcohol…

NO ALCOHOL…

What have I done?

It looked like beer, it even tasted like beer… but it wasn’t quite beer.

I can see that there are people out there who would want to drink what looks like beer and still be able to drive and walk in a straight line, but this still gives you beer breath, probably not good if you get pulled over on the way home.

The price point for this product is more than some light beers, I guess time will tell whether it takes off.

Cheers,

Dave

Coopers Session Ale

Session Ales are becoming a thing apparently.

Coopers have jumped on the bandwagon and come up with their own version, I’ve got to say, I think this is their best beer yet!

It has been 14 years since Coopers have released a new beer and staying true to their other proper brews make sure you gently stir up the contents to get the sediment at the bottom swirling around to get the full flavour back.

With a light blue colouring on the cans and stubbies it contains citrus aromas, fruity overtones, mild bitterness and a distinctive Coopers flavours using their traditional yeast.

Session beers are known to be weaker brews that can be consumed in large quantities, often around 3.5%. Coopers Session Ale is 4.2% so it will still be a pretty good session with this crafty beer.

This is one beer you should have a session on.

Cheers

Dave

Carlton Dry Hard Lager

Carlton have gone hard, they have a new version of Carlton Dry, this one stands tall over all their beers.

At 6.5% this beer is two standard drinks, in cans it has hit bottleshops hard and has wowed Carlton fans.

The price increase matches the alcohol content of the beer, at first taste I had forgotten how long it had been since I had drank a ‘dry’ beer, the taste is unlike any other. By the time I had dominated the can I was feeling it. I could only imagine that if you go for a whole 6-pack this will make your day!

Toohey's tried something similar a while back with Toohey's Extra Dry Platinum, a revolution at the time its initial sales were positive and was different in that it was selling in eight packs. After a while and an alcohol percentage drop it disappeared, I wonder how long Carlton Dry Hard will last?

Dry beers are different because the carbs or sugars have been fully broken down during the brewing process, removing any sweet flavours, a unique taste but one that has its own following.

Go hard or go home, be like Carlton and go hard!

Cheers,

Dave

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