Cricketers Arms - Captains IPA

Melbourne brewer Cricketers Arms brings to us a classic IPA with a true toffee flavour from the combined malts that has a distinctive hoppy bitterness that is sure to delight. I was very pleased by this beers welcoming toffee pallet and rich colour. I must say I was hoping for a better aromour but overall this is a fine beer. At 5.8% it sits nicely in the IPA range for strength of flavour and finish. Score 9 out of 10.

Coldstream Brewery Crisp Pale Ale

Coming from the Yarra Valley in Victoria I have a very pleasant surprise for the fine beer conisure. The welcoming aromour of caremel is sweet on the nose which welcomes the pallet to a "true to name" experience of crispness and a top notch hoppy finish that lingers to saviour on the tounge. So much so that a second beer was consumed immediately. Notwithstanding the quality alone, This beer is seriously well priced at $15 per six pack. At 4.9% the beer is heady enough to consume as a staple beer. I was impressed by the quality of the hoppy finish and scored it 9.5 out of 10.