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My draught beer drinking in the last fortnight has included Evil Twin's Biscotti Break, Natalie (Biscotti Break with cherries) and Donut Break @ Flying Saucer in St Louis
I think we just have to come to terms that Australia doesn't make particularly good beer yet.
That's crap. I was pretty impressed by the craft beer scene when I was in Melbourne. Sydney and Brisbane, not so much.
Brewers like Holgate, Mountain Goat, Stone & Wood, Feral, Little Creatures, Bridge Road and Kooinda all impressed me, and even Matilda Bay was passable. You guys have some serious brewing talent floating around down there.
Let me say it again...........Australian's aren't particularly good brewers yet.
Some of those beers you've mentioned are just O.K. but no big deal on the bigger level.
At least you didn't mention Fat Yak so some kudos for that.
What's the "bigger level"? I felt they all made beers that could hold their own against many of the craft brewers here in the States.
My opinion, Kooinda's Black IPA was one of the best Black IPA's I've tasted. And Holgate's Temptress was incredible. I even liked Jamieson's brews, although I thought the branding was a bit crap.
I didn't even have a problem with Fat Yak, although I preferred Beez Neez of all the Matilda Bay offerings I tried. They struck me as Australia's answer to Magic Hat/Saranac/Long Trail in that they are a larger brewery making nicely drinkable, albeit not incredibly impressive, beer-tasting beers.
It's excellent, but their Chasin' Freshies is even better
I think it's great that we've gone a long way forward with our brewing and to be fair there are plenty of good Australian craft beers........but none are great and none are a patch on even what the likes of our friends across the Tasman can produce.
Maybe we just don't care to be great..................just commercial.............I don't know.
I do wonder though, whether some of these smaller breweries may start to get killed off should we import heavier.
At this stage you can strike it lucky by picking up a better American product, at around the same price as for some of the stuff we produce locally.
Our dollar is dropping so that may start swinging things around again, but it's surprising just how cheap some of the Yank stuff is.
In bulgaria at the moment, Kamenitza and Zogorka are awesome!
rather drop him in Syria, bulgaria is a great country but way too cold at the moment, the beer is bloody cheap, $1 for a 600ml draftHopefully dropping off Number37 there. For good.
Unfortunately for the $30 a bottle they wanted I declined. This time anyway!
Compared to the rubbish I usually find available in cans, I was rapt to see Fat Yak in cans the other week. Made a 4 day music festival so much better than drinking Melb Bitter (the next best) for 4 days.
Nabbed some of the Sierra Nevada Pale Ale cans at Dan Murphy's last week. Hearty at 473mL a can.
But when it comes to cans, Evil Twins Hipster Ale still wins out despite the price.
I'm a South Australian FWIW, but yeah I've found both at my favourite local (Wheatsheaf Hotel in Thebby for those playing the game). Constantly rotating taps but also do plenty of six pack sales and stuff for exorbitant costs. Tried the Doughnut Break which was pretty phenomenal, but couldn't have more than one.Have you seen any Biscotti Break or Donut Break over there?
Had this the other evening and my word this is delicious.Deschutes Fresh Squeezed IPA.
Brilliant. Once again the Yanks dominate.