#aussie beer

[phlan-michelle]

A really good Aussie Beer. Also remember Australian’s DON’T BLOODY DRINK FOSTERS 

[5inthemourning]

Praise the Lord

[jaysalth]

Yes its that chilled.

[an-american-in-australia]

Lord Nelson Old Admiral

I've been hearing about Lord Nelson beers for ages now. They have a pub hotel in Sydney which I was planning on visiting this weekend. They're such a micro brewery that I thought you could only get it in Sydney. I found a 6 pack in Byron Bay for $26. That's by far the most expensive 6 beers I've ever bought from a store. You could order 6 full pints of great craft beer at a bar in America for less than that.

It was worth it. Instantly I knew this beer was tops. I didn't have a proper glass around, but even from the bottle it's better than 99% of beers I've had.

I won't sully the beer with one of my dumb reviews so I'll just give it the score:

Lord Nelson Old Admiral 4.9/5

I can't wait to visit the hotel this Sunday. I'll be so sad if they're closed.

[an-american-in-australia]

Grand Ridge Gippsland Gold Pale Ale Review

This is the last of my Grand Ridge beer reviews. So far the Bitter and Yarra Valley stick out in my mind as being 2 things I'll miss about Australia (unless Grand Ridge Brewery has a heart and sends some cases my way).

Man, my curtains sure are ugly. I'm glad I'm moving out of this apartment soon.

Yeah, this one is great too. I've met a lot of Aussies that say they don't like pale ales. They seem to mostly like lagers here. I can understand that. I think I must prefer bitter beers because this one is fairly bitter. It's not as malty as the Yarra Valley Gold, but I still love it. I'd like to go back to my classic wrestler motif now:

If this beer were a classic WWF wrestler it would have to be Jake "The Snake" Roberts. It's kind of an underdog in a world full of VB, but it's a hard worker and worthy of your respect. After a hard day of work this is the kind of manly beer that mates deserve to reward themselves with. Not VB.

Grand Ridge Gippsland Gold Pale Ale: 4/5

[an-american-in-australia]

Grand Ridge Yarra Valley Gold Review

Today we have the Grand Ridge Yarra Valley Gold ale. I've been a bit disappointed and pleasantly surprised with Grand Ridge Brewery so far. I think they just have so much that they're not going to please me with every beer they have, and that's totally fine with me. I loved the Grand Ridge Bitter, let's see how the Gold goes.

This is probably one of my favorite beers. It's hoppy & malty. They describe it as being ultra hoppy, but I'd rate this as the perfect amount of hoppiness. It's bold, but well-balanced. You know you're drinking a beer.

If this beer was a person it would be Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat; a well-rounded wrestler & champion body builder.

Back to the Yarra Valley Gold. You should try this right away. Unless you've been brainwashed by VB or Miller Lite into not respecting your taste buds, this will be the only beer you'll ever drink again. This really hits the spot. I tried it after an 11 hour work day and it was the perfect thing to wind down with.

Grand Ridge Yarra Valley Gold: 4.1/5

Grand Ridge, if you're reading this, please export to America. Specifically, to my house so I can show my mates how great Australia is.

[an-american-in-australia]

Grand Ridge Draught Bitter Review

Another Grand Ridge Brewery review up today. This time it's the draught. I have a feeling it's going to be slightly better than my experience with Carlton Draught.

This is what beer should taste like. Smooth and sharp at the same time. Bitter, but not too bitter. Nothing too flash, but there's a lot going on if you want to look for it.

Maybe my taste buds are shot, but this is one of my favorite beers ever as far as workhorses go. If they ever export this to Nashville it will go in my rotation right between Dogfish Head & Yazoo.

4/5

[an-american-in-australia]

James Squire One Fifty Lashes Pale Ale Beer Review

I like pale ales. They're great work horses. This one comes from James Squire based out of New South Wales. The story behind the name is that James Squire was one of the convicts sent to Australia and he was caught stealing ingredients to make the first batch of beer in Australia. The judge ordered 150 lashes and 2 barrels of ale as his punishment. 

From my experience Australians seem to flip-flop on the convict stuff. Sometimes they'll insist it's just a stereotype; that they're not all descendants of convicts, and other times they'll wear the badge proudly. I don't care, I just want another delicious beer please.

It might be the green on the label, but this makes me think of green apples. It's not a cidery beer though, but It is a bit fruity. They mention passionfruit, grapefruit & citrus. I just taste apples. 

Like the Big Helga, I could see this one becoming part of my regular rotation.

3.8/5