Bacchus Brewing Co – Lamington Dark Ale

Bacchus Brewing Co – Lamington Dark Ale

Pours a black colour with a reddish tinge in the light. Not much of a head with a fine creamy lacing around the glass.

As the name implies the aroma is like smelling a lamington straight from the bakery, the chocolate and coconut are the standouts. Flavour wise, it’s great, it’s an alcoholic liquefied Lamington. Amazing how all the flavours are all there – the toasted coconut chocolate icing and sponge sweetness.

It’s quite a light bodied ale and easily drinkable, more so for a sweet tooth dessert lover like myself, hence why I purchased a growler full of the stuff. Yum! Now to find a cheesecake beer and I’ll be set!

ABV – 5.0%
Style – Dark Ale – Dessert Ale (Craft Beerscapade’s style)
Sourced from – Bacchus Brewing Co
Brewery – Bacchus Brewing Co

Monteith’s Brewing Co. – Doppelbock

Monteith’s Brewing Co. – Doppelbock

This Kiwi brew pours a dark brown with a red tinge in the light and creamy beige coloured head. Has a real chocolaty malt aroma with hints of caramel. Has a smooth, chocolate malt, medium bodied, with not a high hop flavoured sweetness.

Easy drinking beer!

ABV – 6.0
Style – Doppelbock
Sourced from – The Vine Liquor Mart Cleveland
Brewery – Monteith’s Brewing Co

Murray’s Brewing Co/The Crafty Pint – Auld Bulgin’ Boysterous Bicep

Auld Bulgin’ Boysterous Bicep

Pours a very dark brown/black with a small creamy tan head that dissipates to a fine ring around the edge of the glass. Has a unique combination of aromas – Smokey chocolate, peppery, salty sea (it’s brewed with Mussels and Oysters). It has a strong smooth smokey roasted chocolaty flavour with a smooth sweetness with hints of seafood just coming through. You can feel the ABV sneak up towards the end of the beer!

I wouldn’t normally eat oysters and mussel’s  but used in this brew it works well. A nice drop but only in moderation of course. Unique artwork on the bottles label for a unique beer – looks like a character from the cursed crew of the Black Pearl in the Pirates of the Caribbean movie.

ABV 10%
Style – Imperial Stout (Smoked Belgio Imperial Mussel and Oyster Stout)
Sourced from – The Vine Liquor Mart Cleveland
Brewery – Murray’s Brewing Co

Dogfish Head Brewery Indian Brown Ale

Dogfish Head Brewery Indian Brown Ale

This beer comes from a unique US brewery in Delaware as one of their year round brews. One of my favourite US breweries even though this is only the second beer I’ve tried of theirs (with two more in the kegerator). It was their TV series Brew Masters for me that did it, which showed the extent that brewer Sam Calagione went to brew unique quality beers.

This Indian Brown Ale pours a very dark brown reddish almost black colour with a creamy head that reduces down to leave a foam ring around the glass edge. The roasted malts give a sweet chocolate caramel aroma and that continues on into the taste with hints of sweetness of brown sugar with fruity hops. A full bodied beer with a smooth mouthfeel.

A quality dark beer full of flavour.

ABV 7.2%
Sourced from – Queensplaza Wine & Beer
Brewery – Dogfish Head Brewery