Malt Shovel Brewery: Scribbly Gum Lager

This limited release lager pours a cloudy tan/yellow with a fresh-white head. Not too frothy either.
An elegant herbal and smoky aroma surprisingly comes to your attention. This is intriguing considering the strange things that the James Squire, Malt Shovel Brewery guys have given us before.
Two hefty mouthfuls into this beer and it is still quite hard to explain so i will just throw around some adjectives. Soft. Creamy. Floral. Herbal. Bitter. Smokey. Yes, smokey! It's also got a strangely bacon-like aftertaste (is bacon-like and adjective?).

Anyway, what the hell are you doing still reading this? You should be sprinting to a great liquor store near or far from your current location because this beer is weird! I am sure it may be obvious but, for those who are perplexed about the idea of what food could possibly go with this lager: cheese, bacon, barbecued anything, smoked anything. "Give me more details.." I hear you shouting... Fine! Baked chicken wrapped in a bacon jacket with chive mash. Satisfied? You should be.

640ml Bottles
6.5% Alc/Vol
AUD$10 (Approx)

Dieu du Ciel: Aphrodisiaque (Cocoa & Vanilla Stout)

Into the glass, this oily deep brown beer resembles liquid leather as it flops into the glass to produce a fat brown and dark head.

Typical bitter stout aromas lightly dance toward the nostril with gentle touches of cocoa.

Tasting this special stout knocks you into a dimension of unexplored territory by previously said style. The initial mouth feel is that perfect hot cocoa made by your Nanna after you have come in after playing outside in the cold twilight for too long. This, then is followed quickly by a long, smooth and decadent dark but lightly vanilla noted ale. Not until you swallow this beer do you really get the burst of bitter cocoa similar to the feeling of chomping off a square of dark (DARK!) chocolate.

This incredible French-Canadian stout from Montreal would go fantastic with any dark chocolate dessert, but more specifically: mousse.

341ml Bottles

6.5% Alc/Vol

Approx AUD$10 (yes, "TEN DOLLARS" for one small bottle of beer)

Keep on pushing boundaries and opening minds Brasserie Dieu Du Ciel!!

http://www.dieuduciel.com/

Brasserie Dupont: Moinette Biologique

Poured into a goblet style glass, this organic Belgian blonde appears more like a gold/amber ale. It is immediately obvious this beer is unfiltered as it is not only cloudy, but has quite a lot of sediment floating around. This should not be a point for concern as the beer undergoes a second fermentation in the bottle and this sediment enhances the flavour and in no way is bad for the beer; like those large brewing companies would like you to believe for some strange reason. Anyway, topping off this beer is a voluptuous lumpy froth.
Orange/citrus and sweet malt aromas hover around as a small dollop of the creamy head slides down the glass screaming "why aren't you drinking me yet!"
Malt sweetness fills the mouth with a few sneaky visits from your old friend mandarin. A Royal lingering bitter aftertaste hangs around until all the other guests have left the party in your mouth.

This lovely beer quenches a thirst that can be attained from a warm morning of walking through any historic town. Perfectly matched with a pork lunch, outdoors, cast iron seating, old stone building covered in vines.

750ml corked bottle
7.5%Alc/Vol
AUD$15-$20 Approx.

Little Creatures: Rogers

This mid-strength amber ale pours a treacle coloured body with a light amber/orange head.
A delicious, grassy hop aroma wafts from the glass with hints of honey.
The massive and unexpected initial sweet/bitter flavours erupt in the first mouthful of this beer, slowly fading out to a light nutty malt aftertaste.

This beer is perfect for the BBQ. Red meats are also the best match for the flavours this beer has to offer. Another great thing about this mid-strength amber ale is that you can drive home after a few of these and not worry about waking up the next morning in the slammer. On the other hand; it is a great drink for those times when you are at a lunch party that you didn't really want to go, you don't like the people and on top of all that; it's your day off. But, your partner pleaded with you to come along.
For this particular situation, you will find that you will not end up making a drunken idiot of yourself. You may even be legally allowed to drive your lovely partner home and they will think the world of you, because you have been drinking possibly Australia's best low alcohol beer.
6x330ml Bottles
3.8% Alc/Vol
AUD$18(approx)