December Tradition

Last year, Michael and I got a craft beer advent calendar from BoozeBud. For some strange reason, we decided to keep data, which you can view below at your leisure. What did we discover? Apparently I like beers from our home state of NSW, bottle and can art does not correspond to how good something tastes, and we have limited tasting note vocabulary we need to expand on.

Maybe every year we will have to have a different food/drink tasting advent calendar - this year it's cider. Let the merry tasting begin!

(I'm not sure why two of the boxes below are showing up as white, but I can't be bothered to fix them.)

Number	Company	Beer	Location	State	Type	Alcohol Content	Michael Score	Ronny Score	Bottle/Can Art	Notes
1	Two Birds Brewing	Taco "Flights of Fancy"	Spotswood, VIC	VIC	Hoppy Wheat Ale	5,20%	5	4	6	Tastes like a sour, unripe orange (lime) and something green (coriander)
2	Bargara Brewing Co.	Hip Hop	Bundaberg, QLD	QLD	Session IPA	3.50%	5	7	8	Crisp, hint of sourness
3	Fortitude Brewing Co.	Golden Ale	Mount Tambourine, QLD	QLD	Hoppy Session Beer	4.50%	7	5	1	Lightly sweet with hints of orange, mildly bitter, Michael thinks it tastes a bit like Blue Moon
4	Hargreaves Hill	ESB - Extra Special Bitter	Yarra Glen, VIC	VIC	English Style Ale	5.20%	8	8	2	Aromatic, crisp, hint of coffee, mildly bitter
5	Southern Bay Brew Co.	Requiem New World Pilsner	Moolap, VIC	VIC	Pilsner	4.60%	6	7	8	Sweet, floral aroma. Light, mildly sweet floral taste.
6	Hop Nation Brewing Company	The Fiend	Melbourne, VIC	VIC	IPA	5.40%	5	4	6	Citrusy, bitter
7	Stone & Wood Brewing Co.	Pacific Ale	Byron Bay, NSW	NSW	Golden Ale	4.30%	7	9	7	Buttery aroma, lightly sweet and citrusy, no bitterness
8	Balmain Brewing Co.	Original Pale Ale	Balmain, NSW	NSW	English Style Ale	4.90%	7	7	6	Crisp, lightly bitter
9	The Rocks Brewing Co.	The Governor	Alexandria, NSW	NSW	Golden Ale	4.50%	8	9	8	Tastes like pine needles, fuity/orangey, no bitterness
10	Mornington Peninsula Brewery	Mornington Brown	Mornington, VIC	VIC	English Style Brown Ale	5.00%	7	7	5	Chocolate and coffee, mildly bitter
11	Holgate Brewhouse	Norton Lager	Woodend, VIC	VIC	Lager	4.30%	8	8	7	Safe solid lager, good aftertaste
12	Temple Brewing Co.	Bicycle Beer	Brunswick East, VIC	VIC		4.20%	6	7	6	Wheaty and piney
13	Nomad Brewing Co.	Long Trip Saison	Brookvale, NSW	NSW	Saison	6.60%	6	7	6	Lightly bitter like an IPA,
14	Nail	Red Ale	Bassendean, WA	WA	Red Ale	6.00%	7	6	7	Standard red ale taste, Mild, Safe, no chances
15	Mountain Goat Beer	Summer Ale	Richmond, VIC	VIC	Ale	4.70%	4	5	3	Smells like pine and mango, mild and boring taste
16	Noisy Minor Brewing Co.	Anzus IPA	Mount Tambourine, QLD	QLD	IPA	6.00%	6	7	5	Tasted like ginger and molasses
17	4 Pines Brewing Co.	Pale Ale	Manly, NSW	NSW	Pale Ale	5.10%	9	9	7	Smooth with coffee
18	Thunder Road Brewing Co.	Amber	Melbourne, VIC	VIC	Amber Ale	4.60%	5	8	7	Tastes like a mild IPA with hints of berry
19	Feral Brewing Co.	Hop Hog	Baskerville, WA	WA	Pale Ale	5.80%	6	7	7	Tastes fruity and familiar, lightly bitter
20	Murray's Craft Brewing Co.	Whale Ale	Bobs Farm, NSW	NSW	American Wheat Beer	4.50%	7	4	7	Flat taste
21	Young Henry's	Hop Ale	Metricup, WA	WA	Ale	6.00%	9	8	10	Malty coffee taste
22	Prickly Moses	chainSAW	Barongarook, VIC	VIC	Golden Ale	4.80%	8	8	7	Very fruity, light
23	Brewcult	Hop Zone	Derrimut, VIC	VIC	Session IPA	5.00%	5	6	8	Sharp but mildly refreshing (when cold), bitter
24	Australian Brewery	The Pilsner	Rouse Hill, NSW	NSW	German Style Pilsner	4.80%	5	7	7	Hoppy, bitter, light
25	The Little Brewing Co.	Wicked Elf Pale Ale	Port Macquarie, NSW	NSW	Pale Ale	5.40%	7	6	6	A hint of butter, lightly bitter, citrusy