Beer Ratings: Most Recent

Foghorn Brewery Newcastle, New South Wales

Pint on tap at brewery. Almost totally black beer with a thin head, nose is vanilla malt. Good lacing. Medium body, light zing. Taste is all vanilla, finish has a touch of coffee and cocoa. Nice pint. Probably too sweet for a session but excellent nonetheless.

Kuhnhenn Brewing Warren, Michigan

Pours hazy amber with a one finger, white head. Aroma is caramel, bread and coriander. Taste is caramel, moving to bread and coriander. Finish mirrors the taste.

Strange Fellows Brewing Vancouver, British Columbia

Bottle pour at brewery. Pours cloudy yellow with thin white head. Aroma is tart with rustic yeast, bugs, grass. Flavour has similar profile, prominent buttery oak.

Brick Lane Brewing Dandenong, Victoria

Crystal clear amber beer with a thin white head. Light carbonation. Lightly roasted rice nose, a touch of grain. Nice lacing, flat mouthfeel, medium body. Super easy drinking. Slightly sour finish, a little lingering tin. Fills the brief as a Japanese Lager.

Refined Fool Brewing Co. Sarnia, Ontario

Pretty bland, light passionfruit, light citrus, pretty watery and thin. Soft mouth feel, soft carb. Nothing special.

Side Project Brewing Maplewood, Missouri

Bottle at Chris’s July 2024 tasting. Perfect acidity balance. Deep purple color. Light acetic acid. Excellent.

Wild Air Beerworks Asbury Park, New Jersey

16 ounce can. Number one with a bullet. Hazy yellow gold color. Rocky white head. Spotty lacing. Floral hop aroma hints at sweet tangerine and zesty lemon notes. Flavor is sweet tangerine, pineapple, lemon and passion fruit. Tasty.

8th Wonder Brewery Houston, Texas

Pours black, 3/4 inch of light brown foam, very dense and meringue-like. Aroma of roasted malt and coffee. Taste is roasted malt, molasses, and dark chocolate. A bit bitter on the finish - in a good way. Great stuff.

Sidekick Brewing (BC) Chilliwack, British Columbia

Vibrant, opaque colour. Thick head. Aroma has lychee, pomelo and cannabis. The body is relatively light, bitterness moderate and the hops aren’t as bright on the palate either. The aroma seems to overpromise and the palate underdelivers. It’s not bad or anything but just would prefer more hop bite.

608 Brewing Company La Crosse , Wisconsin

Aromas are dry grain, citrus, sweat, onion, cat pee. Flavors are similar to nose, excellent balance between bitter, sweet and carbonation. Slightly soft mouth, a bit chewy and a mildly bitter finish. Very nice beer.

Gigantic Brewing Portland, Oregon

2022 version. Sweet and slightly spicy aroma. Pours brown with a thin tan head. The taste has plenty of rye spice but is a bit one dimensional. Long lasting finish. Good beer from an underrated brewery.

Equilibrium Brewery Middletown, New York

Waxed, capped 375 from Tavour. Pours clear gold with a moderate white head that didn't last long. Aroma seems a Brett/pedio mix. Med body. Flavor is fruit and funk - still going with Brett/pedio. A bit astringent. Citrus may be in it. Definitely approachable.

Matilda Bay Brewing Co. (CUB - Asahi) Melbourne, Victoria

Draught at Sail & Anchor, Fremantle, Western Australia. poured a clouded straw yellow with 1cm of bright white open foam that diminished quickly to a blotchy cap that laced poorly. Carbonation low, average and medium-sized. Aroma strongly of tropical fruits (lots of passionfruit, hints of pineapple). Taste strongly of tropical fruits (passionfruit dominates) and citrus (zesty grapefruit); nice moderate to strong bitterness. Light to medium body. Smooth, crisp, clean refreshing and slightly dry with a medium-length finish. Nice for a mid-strength.

Matilda Bay Brewing Co. (CUB - Asahi) Melbourne, Victoria

Draught at Sail & Anchor, Fremantle, Western Australia. Poured a clear light amber (lacking haziness) with 1cm of bright white open foam that diminished slowly to a cap that laced OK. Carbonation high, lively and medium to coarse. Aroma moderately strong of earthy malts, straw, with hints of citrus and stone fruit; no obvious hops. Taste strongly of malts and slightly earthy musty grain; no real bitterness. Light body. Smooth with a short finish.

Anchorage Brewing Company Anchorage, Alaska

Pours clear golden with a two finger, white head. Aroma is caramel, noble hops and bread. Taste is caramel, moving to bread and light noble hops. Finish matches the taste. Very smooth.