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Tasting Notes: Hawthorn Brewing Co - Amber Ale

Well, a couple of beers in and thought I'd have a crack at the Hawthorn Brewing Co Amber Ale.....

The Label is eye catching, almost a little too busy but holds all the information.... kind of reminds me of a larger American craft brewery style... very professional.

From the onset we have a nice head, lasted a good 5-7 minutes before dying off.... the colour is a nice Dark Brown....

A VERY nice Malty aroma with a light Hoppyness...

BANG... the flavour, nice and syrupy, Maltyness.... do I taste a very very mild honeyness??..... very very mild biterness left on the tongue.

I'm having a good run with Amber Ales..... definitely a must buy again.... excellent!!

Labels.... WTF are you talking about them for??

You may be wondering why I'm blogging about labels???? Or not....

It struck me as I was perusing the shelves of a much loved Craft Brew vendor..... some labels are rather bland, and some aren't.

I think a label is an important part of the reason a person will reach for that beer on the shelf over others..... lets face it, a Brown Ale is a Brown Ale by style definition, and unless the customer has tried the Brewery before, the label/packaging is the only thing it has going for it.

One brewery I'm thinking of has a rather plain label, more of a sophisticated style I would say,  if I was a newby to the craft beer scene and was quite taken/distracted with a flashier, one could say, more Americanised label, I may reach for them. instead, yet, through experience, this Brewery is incapable of producing a bad beer, they both would be missing out.

At the end of the day, if the newby is serious, they will work their way through the whole range, research and hunt down their beers of preference and enjoy.

Just saying... as they say :)

Tasting Notes: 2 Brothers - Growler

Format change on the tasting notes.... Mrs Geek thinks I should just ramble my thoughts on the beers... as I have a tendancy to do after a couple.

First, I wonder if the 2 Brothers are Geeks?? <crickets>

Secondly, I'm going to mention the label. The Label although quite simple, really jumps out at you, the chainsaw does it's job of making the bottle look appealing... or may just be my love for things that burn fossil fuels ;)


After it was poured into my Philadelphia Brewing Company Pint Glass <personally bought on my last trip>, the head lasted for all of about 15 seconds, by the time the camera was out, it had all but vanished.... personally, this doesn't bother me!

The colour is a nice dark Brown...

I will interject here and say I am QUITE partial to a Brown/Amber Ale, I think I have single handedly kept the Malt Shovel Brewery in business for the last couple of years purchasing their James Squires Amber Ale!

The aroma is magnificent with the Maltyness, a slight roastyness and a tinge of Hoppyness... insert <somethingness> here.

The taste is amazing, with a big Malty Flavour and very subdued, if at all, bitterness...... the type of beer I could drink for hours... it almost seams a very thick, almost syrupy beer.... right down my alley.

Absolutely fantastic, I can't believe I only bought one bottle, this is going on the list for a few more!!... just read the 2 brothers Brewery does Growlers, ON THE LIST!!!

Product Familiarisation... an exploration!!

Growlers are in at Slowbeer, I shall be popping in at some point to sample their wares. It will be a couple of hour trek there and back, but well worth it!!

Growlers = a bloody good idea!!

There needs to be a boutique beer outlet somewhere in the Outer Eastern Suburbs of Melbourne...... anybody up for the challenge or has research concluded that most people out this way only drink/buy rubbish??? The selection at most of the outlets definitely backs up the monopoly of the main brands (I couldn't bring myself to call them breweries).

How would one research the need of the people without stalking the outlets and checking peoples boxes on the way out..... polling the bar flies at the locals would be a waste of time....

Google, here I come........

Council Dealings

Here we go, let the dealings with the local council commence.... lets hope this post doesn't bite me in the arse ;)

Scary stuff

OK, it was time, I have thrown 2 Geeks into the #Twitterverse among all the big honchos of the #craftbeer world.

I have noticed whilst following this craft under an alias ;) that one thing the Craft Beer world isn't is pompous, over-bearing or just plain "I'm better than you" like. The fact that Breweries, Brewers, Outlets etc. will reply to a tweet from a Joe Shmo, fosters (lets hope thats the last time I use that word) an acceptance in the community.

OK, enough drivel, and I haven't even had a beer yet :)

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Tasting Notes: Boatrocker - Alpha Queen

Colour: Slightly darker Amber.

Aroma: Floral Hoppyness

Palate: Malty, hoppy and bitter after taste.

ABV: 5.0%

Tasting Notes: White Rabbit - Dark Ale

Colour: Very dark Amber, with a slight reddish tinge.

Aroma: Malty

Palate: Slightly Darker Malty flavour with a slight hoppy taste and a mild bitter after taste.

ABV: 4.8%

Hey, we've all gotta start somewhere, I'm sure my Blog/Tasting.... Blogsting? will get better with time :)