Billabong Nelson Sauvin Ale

Starting a place to at least keep track of what beers we're all drinking and post reviews! Nothing fancy, nothin sus.

This one's brewed just down the road in Perth at Billabong. It's notable mostly for the hop use and puts me immediately in mind of Knappstein Reserve Lager, though that drop has a bit more vanilla and a cleaner finish.. and is certainly higher quality overall. Alcohol's standard at 5.1%.

The oddest thing about this beer is the nose on it .. while there's a fresh head when first uncapped it all gets a bit malty (think home brew) as you proceed through.

Thankfully that doesn't influence the taste and it's nicely rounded and refreshingly gooseberry / passionfruit throughout. Be a good session beer this one for summer I believe. And it gets the thumbs-up from the missus as well as easy drinking and fruity. I give it a 7.0.