Epic Beer - Hop Zonbie

The Gilbert Street Hotel continues to deliver with this outstanding beer from the land of the long white cloud. Rich and fruity with an awesome burst of hops sourced from around the planet this beer has all the answers. Originally born in 2011 this beer is back to the delight of all craft beer drinkers on the planet. At 8.5% it packs a punch as all double IPA's should. The rich flavour is malty depth but the hops set it apart. My next holiday is to New Zealand and Aukland and EpicBeer will be a destination of choice. This beer tanteluzes the tastebuds like a gypsies dancing spell with is fruity hops. Score wow! a perfect 10.

Clare Valley Brewing - Port Barrel Aged Stout

Another fine effort from CVBC. This stout is fruity with an awesome port aroma that invites the pallet with its intriguing almost Spanish beer like qualities. Drinking this in The Gilbert Street Hotel which has become a South Australian Mecca for great craft breweries in Adelaide. The barrel aging process is starting to get traction with many craft brewers delivering speciality brews using similar techniques. I must admit @ 6% the end results are amazing. Deep malts provide a rich chocolate complexity that is sweet finished in the port barrel. Brilliant score 9.8 out of 10.

Barossa Valley Brewing - Canis Majoris

An awesome IIPA that has a sweet fruity aroma that says: I need to enter your mouth! It has excellent citrus hops with pine tones that are expertly balanced by deep caramel malts. This beer has been beautifully crafted by this master South Australian brewer in the home of fine wine, the Barossa Valley! At 8% it makes a statement but does not compromise on the flavour with a fruity bitter pallet that is the trademark of the fines double IPA's around. Brilliant Canis Majoris  which is perfectly named after the brightest star in the universe, may all your brewery adventures shine this brightly in the Barossa Valley, score a perfect 10!

Big Shed Brewing Concern - Dr Shedlove

Big Shed Brewing Concern Dr Shedlove Imperial Double Stout, 10% BAV, deep chocolate taste with a sweet to bitter after taste. I have heard a lot about it from other reviewers and I agree it is very good. The deep chocolate taste and dark colour is blended with the full richness of the 10% alcohol BAV. Perfect for a cool winters day at lunch, how awesome is life! Another fine effort from The Big Shed Brewing Concern, quickly becoming one of SAs best brewers of fine craft beer! Score 9.5 out of 10.

Fox Hat - Metric IPA

Fox Hat is a brewing offshoot from Vale Brewing in South Australia. It has launched to spectacular affair with this beer winning an award at the Royal Adelaide Beer Show and it is little wonder why. With a whopping 80 IBU on the beer bitterness scale which can be attributed to the tremendous amount of citrus and pine hops. This beer is an American West Coast IPA with malty goodness that is balanced by the bitter hoppy finish. Great things continue to happen on the Adelaide, and Greater Australian, craft beer scene which bodes well for beer lovers everywhere. I loved the 7% ABV which gives it a warm finish to make you appreciate the complex fruits and malts that crown it King. Glad to say that I have a fridge with plenty of Fox Hat on the shelf, nothing less than a perfect 10 as I really like their work!