Burleigh Brewing HEF

HEF, the label boldly proclaims. I've got to say I like the moustache on there too. Subtle but persuasive, like a well practiced pool boy.

Hef here also won gold at the world beer cup in 2012 - quite the achievement in what is a class filled with competition both new and ye olde. I'm not one to place too much store in these awards overall but drinking this, it's easy to see how it's done so well.

Perfectly on style it seems with all of the elements you'd expect from a hefeweizen, the beer also manages a lovely mouthfeel to ensure you experience it all as you drink. Typical banana, cloves, sweet yeasty notes, creamy head. Nothing radical, just a bloody good hef. Trust in the mo.

Good stuff, needs a retry, looking forward to slamming back a 6-pack over the summer sometime.. 8.0

Burleigh Brewing My Wife's Bitter

Back to Burleigh for Myrtle's favoured drop.

Pours pretty dark actually with an off-white head, surprised me a little. Malty bread nose, bread malt taste too quite gentle and restrained. Ever so slight caramel to back it up. This is a faithful recreation of an english style ale.

Is this a seaside beer? Maybe for the english seaside? 7.0

Burleigh Brewing 28 Pale Ale

The first venture into QLD craft brewing if I'm not mistaken.

Certainly pours nicely, dark, well built head, aroma of sweetness and bitterness, not bad.

Take a pull and it's pretty muted malt as the order of the day, bitterness more in line with a lager than anything particularly hoppy, little if any floral notes or fruit. Slight peppery finish.

This is not a particularly great beer - but taken in the beachy context of the label the watery nature starts to make a bit of sense. I could drink this under a cabana on the hot sands. 7.0