Beer Radar for TWTW Fri 14th May 2010-05-14
By John Krüger
It’s amazing how everyone’s drinking desires adjust during the change of seasons. We’ve slowed (slightly) on the Eden Valley Rieslings and are dusting off the big reds. We’re not just chowing slow cooked lamb shanks like there’s no tomorrow, we’re also changing our beer choices. The bright cold fizzy stuff that slakes our thirsts during the heat are almost undesirable compared to ales. Amber ales, India pale ales, porters, dark ales, stouts. We love imperial pints of portagaff or black & tans. They taste even better in a good pub next to an open fire, deep in conversation about nothing in particular.
Here’s what we hope to be drinking over the next few three months:
Coopers Stout with a dash of lemonade, the occasional Guinness stout &
Kilkenny Ale like you wouldn’t believe.
Big glasses of Mountain Goat’s Dunkelweizen (dark wheat beer) called Dunken. They’ve only made 20 or so kegs of it so get in quick. It’s 5.5%abv and has that subtle German hop thing going on. Head Goat brewer Jayne Lewis reckons they like drinking it too so it should pop its head up from time to time. It’s on tap, it’s fresh, very nice drinking.
We’ve also discovered Brasserie Dieu do Ciel. They produce beers from a microbrewery in Montréal that seriously kick arse. The IPA called Corne du diable (Horn of the devil) is dark and rich with earthy hops in your face. Our little 341ml bottle cost us $12 so we won’t be drinking many unfortunately.
