I've converted my ticks to smileys. No smiley means I could take it or leave it.
Each sample was 60ml. There is a strong lean toward the beers that were available upstairs, as going up and down the stairs was inconvenient.
| Time | Brewery | State | Beer | Smile! |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.30pm | Mountain Goat | VIC | Hefeweizen | |
| Matilda Bay Brewing Company | VIC | Redback Pale Ale | ||
| Malt Shovel Brewery | NSW | Mad Brewers Raspberry Wheat Beer | ||
| Mash Brewing | WA | Mash Black Lager | ||
| Potters Brewery/Hunter Brewing | NSW | Smoked American Pale Ale | ||
| Wig & Pen Tavern & Brewery | ACT | Velvet Cream Stout | ||
| Red Hill Brewery | VIC | Imperial Stout | ||
| Five Islands Brewery | NSW | Parkyn’s Shark Oil | ||
| Murray’s Craft Brewing Co. | NSW | Grand Cru Belgian Tripel | ||
| 1.35pm | Temple Brewing Company | VIC | Temple Saison | |
| Scharer's Brewery | NSW | Scharer’s Bock | ||
| Bright Brewery Fainters Dubbel | VIC | Belgian Abbey-style Dubbel | ||
| Jamieson Brewery | VIC | Son of a Beast Double IPA | ||
| 2.22pm | Barons Brewing Co. | NSW | Black Wattle Original Ale | |
| 2.25pm | Holgate Brewhouse | VIC | Holgate ESB | |
| The Little Brewing Company | NSW | Wicked Elf Pale Ale | ||
| Mt Tamborine Brewery | QLD | Mountain Bitter | ||
| 3.10pm | Otway Estate Brewery | VIC | Prickly Moses Belgian Strong Ale | |
| Coopers Brewery | SA | Dark Ale | ||
| 3.30pm | Moo Brew | TAS | Moo Brew Imperial Stout | |
| Paddys Brewery | NSW | Paddy’s Rye |
Most of my written comments are fairly useless, but a few are worth sharing.
I excitedly wrote that the Mash Black was "Awesome".
Son Of A Beast was "Bitter. Reminds me of fish, or sushi?"
Moo Brew Stout was "Very Stouty." I know exactly what that means, but I'm not sure you do.
Hunter Smoked America Pale Ale was "Intense! Smokey!". Indeed it was. It was like drinking smoke. I loved it.
I noted that you could kind of taste the bubble gum flavours described in the Murray Grand Cru blurb, but only just. It was more a smell, like Lipton's flavoured tea-bags.
Parkyn's Shark Oil "smelt of caramel" and was "very bitter".
Wig & Pen Velvet Cream Stout had a strong "Coffee and Chocolate" flavour, more so than most "chocolate" beers.