2 more beers

Homestead Brewery – Midnight Blossom, Dark Cherry Sour. 5.5%ABV, 375ml can. This was really nice. Not as sour as most sours are these days, and I am going to assume it was kettle soured, which isn’t a problem. Its nice and fermented-fruit/wine characteristics with none of the weird almost fake taste that cherries can throw off some times. Mild dark cherry/dark fruit flavour, a slight cherry sweetness, and a nice mild sourness.

Lucky Bay Brewing – The Homestead, Farmhouse Ale. 6%ABV, 375ml can. Now this has the “wild” unrestrained fermentation stuff. Very Belgian, very farmhouse with lots going on flavour-wise with the yeast/bugs (some brett?). Nice malts leaning to a stronger Saison and almost a more straight Belgian Ale, but also some lager-like tastes and smells, both yeast and hops – there is definitely hops in here that become more noticeable as it warms, they seem really Pilsner-like adding to the afore mentioned lager-accents. Its good to see a more unrestrained ferment farmhouse ale like this. Definitely something we are seeing less of unfortunately.

Food

Mochi!

Tiramisu. Again awesome, great coffee liqueur taste!

Drinks

2 Beers

Margaret River Brewhouse – Brown. A Brown Ale, 5%ABV, 375ml can. Everything I have had from them has been great. Their core range are just straight up standards done really well, and so have been the few one-off’s. I have not seen this one for sale before and again its a well done standard. A brown ale, nice roasty dark malts, a little crystal sweetness, slightly bready, really worth letting it warm a bit. The smell is quite bold but the flavours are nice and moderate. Light carbonation and good body for the style, nice colour and clarity, good head on pouring.

Nomad Brewing – Brookie, Dark Ale. 4.5%ABV, 330ml can. Ive only ever had limited release and colabs from these guys, so this is the first core range beer from them. Cocoa/chocolate smell and some sweetness. Bold possibly Black malt(?) , some coffee beans, “roastyness” and the light sourness that comes from dark malt bitterness, a slight hop bitterness lingers. For all its initial punch its still quite refreshing. Not bad.

Drinks

How does this hold up?

Original version from 2015 pictured HERE

I remember the original having a just a bit of heat, crystal malt sweetness, some “Lamington” in the coconut and that cocoa nib cocoa taste. In 2021 The heat is more prevalent, it seems more biscuity, not getting the coconut but that can be expected unless its fresh. More black malt than cocoa or coffee. Not as much body as I would like, and slightly oxidized maybe though its in a can? Its still a nice sip.

Food

Another Mochi

Again, the cream was real nice, this was like a jam scone, but mochi outer layer than scone. Very Nice!

Food

Good burgs

From Local Bird . Was very busy and got served in 20mins. The double smash burger (Local Shack) was a really good straight up hamburger, the cheese sauce was an unexpected bonus. The spicy chicken (Spicy Bird Burger) was cooked well, had really crunchy crumbing, it was actually spicy. Positives all round and I will be going back.

Food

Mochi Hell

Its everything I expected.
I have smelled durian before so I had an Idea of its basic taste. It was still very insane and potent.
If Surströmming is 10 this was maybe 6. Not as existential PTSD but still bad.
That being said I would try it as the actual fruit, and there was a nice taste in there, amongst the insane scent.