Billabong Mexican Lager

Brewed by Billabong Brewing
Style: Pale Lager
Myaree, Australia

Serve in Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker

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Seems to be their most popular recipe at the ’do it yourself’ brewery in Myaree. Not that bad considering the recipe is supposed to be based on replicating Crown lager. Much better than Crown that’s for sure...still not great though

Special promotion batch at the Beer Store Morley.
It was all going so well until this. I won’t bag it, but I will judge it fairly and honestly, as I do. Extra points for appearance first up, in fact it looks obscenely good for a pale lager. The body a pale, sunny gold with fine, light effervescence. Magnificent, big, dense, rocky snow-white adorns it, retaining for the length a good inch thick, lacing intricately as it empties. Now if it could only stay in the glass!
Burnt rubber and 2-stroke fuel on the nose, vapours burn the nostril hairs before, thankfully, fading off. The rubber/fuel mix plays now onto the palate like a very bad Sake. A little soapy in mouthfeel, very light bodied with dwindling carbonation. A touch of leafy hops in back gives evidence of where this beer should be. Not much malt evident in the mish mash of by-products present. Finish is just the same and it lingers unwelcome for a little too long. Not good, I hope this was bad batch. Another try, some time later! (0142, 33cL)