Rogue Ales – Dead Guy

Brewery Rogue in Newport, Oregon USA Style Maibock ABV & IBU 6.8% Tasting Notes Amber golden colour with a big white head. A malty grain sweetness aroma at first followed by floral almost peppery scent.  Sugary sweet at first but at the same time dry and smooth. A rich flavour with subtle hop bitterness and a relatively […]

Rogue Ales – Newport Daze

Brewery Rogue in Newport, Oregon USA Style Hazy Pale Ale ABV & IBU 5.5% & 35 Tasting Notes Golden yellow with a slight haze and big, foamy, white head. A mix of herbal tropical aromas. Slightly creamy mouthfeel. Tropical melon and citrus flavours. I’m getting papaya, tangerine, rockmelon and little bit of mango. The fan says […]

Heretic Brewing – Juicier Than Thou

Brewery:  Heretic Brewing in Fairfield, California  Style:   NEIPA ABV:   6.5% IBUs:    40 Rate Beer:   86/100 Pour:   A golden hazy colour with a creamy white head. Firstly, it’s good to see these guys back in Aussie bottle shops. I’ve been a long time fan of their beers. Secondly, this is a juicy little hop bomb of a NEIPA […]

Sierra Nevada – Dankful IPA

Brewery:  Sierra Nevada in Chico, California  Style:   IPA ABV:   7.4% IBUs:    55 Rate Beer:   97/100 Pour:   A beautiful golden colour with a big, fluffy white head. Big hoppy aromas. Dank, piney, resinous flavour. Hints of bubblegum and stone fruit. Lovely bitterness with a little bit of spiciness in the backend. This reminds me why I fell in […]

Blue Moon Belgian White Ale

Brewery: Blue Moon Brewing Co in Denver, Colorado Style:  Belgian Wit ABV:  5.4% Rate Beer:  29/100 Pour: Light golden yellow with a decent white head that fades out.  Not as hazy as you’d expect from a Belgian witbier but heavy candied orange aromas. A smooth body with a slight creaminess and that candied orange comes through on the flavour. Blue Moon doesn’t […]

Level Beer – Chocolate Dynamite

Brewery: Level Beer in Portland, Oregon Style:  Chocolate Stout ABV:  6.1% Rate Beer:  73/100 Pour: Dark brown bordering on black with a thin tan head First sip and I can taste creamy, dark chocolate. A delicious beer perfect as an after dinner beer in lieu of dessert. But even if you did say yes to sweets, this would pair well with […]

Deschutes – Wowza Lo Carb Hazy Pale Ale

Brewery: Deschutes Brewery in Oregon, USA Style:  Hazy Pale Ale ABV:  4% IBUs:   40 Rate Beer:  63/100 Pour:  pale white to straw in colour. Not much of a head.  A low carb, low calorie, hazy pale ale in a tall boy can. 2020 has certainly been a weird year. This beer is interesting. Soft pine and citrus aroma but quite a dry and bittering […]

Sierra Nevada – 40th Anniversary Hoppy Ale

Brewery: Sierra Nevada in Chico, California Style:  IPA ABV:  6% IBUs:   65 Rate Beer:  90/100 Pour:  Golden orange colour with a small white head. Immediately get a big hit of citrus aromas. Candied Orange and melon with hints of mango which is backed up on first sip. A little bitterness that I come to expect with […]