Modus Operandi Sonic Prayer IPA I've been a bit quiet on the beer reviewing front lately, but with the potential for a big year in beer on the cards for 2017, …
Newstead Brewing Co. Two to the Valley IPA Features West Coast USA hops, though in a format that is probably closer to a hoppy English IPA. Lots of caramel malt character …
Kaiju! Beer Aftermath Double IPA Another day, another full tilt Kaiju beer. I feel like a groupie now. May need a t-shirt. This blends the impact of a West Coat IPA with …
'Hops take the stage' with this Exit Brewing IPA. Interestingly, there's a Belgian abbey style tripel element to the nose here which I can't quite pin-down. It's almost an aldehyde character, …
This Quiet Deeds White IPA comes in a proper full-size 375ml can. More decent cans like this please. A sessionable white IPA style, this is a mix of Cascade, Centennial and …
Kaiju! Beer Compendium Monastic Red IPA Kaiju does it again (after this one). This was brewed especially for GABS this year. Plenty of hops, seven different types of malt, and some …
BEER: Dainton Family Brewing Co. Insane Uncle IPA This comes with a lengthy story about how insane it is. Fun, but the beer isn't that wild at all. A blend of Warrior, …
Founders Centennial IPA I'm not convinced this was the most representative can (a little advanced), and v. keen to try another. Almost medicinal bitterness here, with a hint of sultana like sweetness …
BEER: Hop Nation Brewing Co. The Fiend Australian IPA A 'session IPA' made with all Aussie hops, complete with a grassy pineapple nose (Galaxy hops?) and some malt richnesss on the …
BEER: Bridge Road Mikkeler Dark Harvest A fresh hopped dark ale collaboration beer between Bridge Road and Mikeller. Made from Rostrevor hop garden experimental hops, it's rich, dark chocolate bitter malty and …
I've had two of these Little Brewing Company Citra IPA now and both have looked flat, and even more dramatically than the other single hop IPA from Little Brewing Co. …
BEER: Little Brewing Co. Galaxy IPA Single hop IPA from the Little Brewing Co. I've had two of these now with similar results. Light golden, this has a delicate pineapple citrus nose …
IPA meet hefeweizen. Or at least that's the intention for this Stockade Brew Co. Hopzilla Hoppy Weizen. Works too. A blend of Galaxy. Citra and Cascade hops, this has the expected …
I've had four bottles of these Fixation IPA now; enough to know that this is right up my alley. Fixation is an offshoot of Stone & Wood, with a focus purely …
At 18, I started working in a small suburban bottleshop, largely to buy cheap beer. It was my first year of university, slogging through physics and chemistry, so a liquor shop seemed like fun. Needless to say, I discovered wine, and my life evolved with a unique dual focus - wine and the environment.
Twenty one years later and I spend my days wearing many (wine) hats, mostly as a writer, presenter and marketer. and judge at wine shows around the world...Read more