Date Consumed: 2011
Beer: Lasko Club
Brewed: Pivovarna Lasko, Lasko, Slovenia
Size: 500mL
Alcohol Content: 4.9%
Sourced: International Beer Shop (thanks Jim Cook)
World Beer Rating: 7/10
Notes: Very drinkable beer with a smooth aftertaste, although not drunk at the same time as eating those lemon and thyme roast chickens in the picture on Good Friday!
Date Consumed: 2011
Beer: Lav
Brewed: Carlsberg Srbija D.O.O. Pivara, Celarevo, Serbia
Size: 330mL
Alcohol Content: 5.0%
Sourced: Liquor Stax, Bonnyrigg, NSW, Australia
World Beer Rating: 7/10
Notes: This beer doesn’t go on the offensive (in terms of flavour). Very drinkable, I would definitely enjoy a six pack of these on a hot/cold/warm/any day.
Date Consumed: 2012
Beer: Zlaten Dab Svetlo Pivo
Brewed: Prilepska Pivarnica, Prilep, Macedonia
Size: 4.5%
Alcohol Content: 330mL
Sourced: Liquor Stax, Bonnyrigg, NSW, Australia
World Beer Rating: 1/10
Notes: No real flavours, too much carbonation, aftertaste left a ‘toilet smell’ in your mouth. You were lucky to score 1 because you were just a thirst quencher after work.
Date Consumed: 2012
Beer: Tusker Lager
Brewed: Kenya Breweries, Nairobi, Kenya
Size: 4.2%
Alcohol Content: 500mL
Sourced: International Beer Shop, Australia
World Beer Rating: 8/10
Notes: Great flavours and a lovely aftertaste. Kenya, you should export your beers more!
Date Consumed:
Beer: Carlsberg Elephant (Imported)
Brewed: Carlsberg Brewery, Copenhagen, Denmark
Size: 330mL
Alcohol Content: 7.2%
Sourced: Liquor Stax, Bonnyrigg, NSW, Australia
World Beer Rating: 9/10
Notes: Harder to find as this one was imported from Denmark as opposed to being brewed under license. Really great tasting beer, although at 7.2% you need to be careful!
Date Consumed: 2012
Beer: Niksicko Pivo
Brewed: Trebjesa Brewery, Niksic, Montenegro
Size: 500mL
Alcohol Content: 5.0%
Sourced: Petersham Liquor Mart, Petersham, NSW,Australia
World Beer Rating: 8/10
Notes: Smoother, less hoppy taste than the Czech beers of Eastern Europe. Definitely a summer BBQ beer.
Date Consumed: 23rd May 2012
Beer: Maccabee Lager Beer
Brewed: Tempo Beer Industries, Netanya, Israel
Size: 330mL
Alcohol Content: 5.0%
Sourced: thebeerstore.com.au
World Beer Rating: 7/10
Notes: Surprisingly good. Metallically aftertaste but good flavour and very drinkable!
Date Consumed: 2011
Beer: Goldstar
Brewed: Tempo Beer Industries, Netanya, Israel
Size: 55mL
Alcohol Content: 4.9%
Sourced: The Beer Cellar, Hamilton, New Zealand
World Beer Rating: 5/10
Notes: Not bad, a little heavy for a hot dry climate but overall it’s pretty good.
Date Consumed: 2012
Beer: Dreher Classic
Brewed: Dreher Brewery, Budapest, Hungary
Size: 500mL
Alcohol Content: 5.2%
Sourced: Kemenys Supermarket, Bondi, NSW, Australia
World Beer Rating: 8/10
Notes: I really liked this beer. Very hoppy flavour but with that lovely Czech-style aftertaste.
Date Consumed: 2011
Beer: Baltika 4 Orginaloe
Brewed: Baltika Brewery, St. Petersburg, Russia
Size: 500mL
Alcohol Content: 5.6%
Sourced: 1st Choice Liquor, Naremburn, NSW, Australia
World Beer Rating: 7/10
Notes: Not at all bad, although the flavour is very bland. Lovely aftertaste brings it into the 7 category.
Date Consumed: 2013
Beer: Baltika 7 Eksportnoe
Brewed: Baltika Brewery, St. Petersburg, Russia
Size: 500mL
Alcohol Content: 5.4%
Sourced: Russkiy Bazar, Cambridge Heath, London, United Kingdom
World Beer Rating: 7/10
Notes: A different style Baltika to compare with the above dark lager. Minerally with short aftertaste. Drinkable on a hot day, but not a beer you’d want to have in place of a superior European lager.
Date Consumed: 2011
Beer: Sinha Stout
Brewed: Ceylon Brewery, Nuwara Eliya & Biyagama, Sri Lanka
Size: 330m
Alcohol Content: 8.0%
Sourced: Glebe Cellars, Glebe, NSW, Australia
World Beer Rating: 10/10
Notes: This is absolute gold, what an amazing stout. Full of flavours and immensely strong to boot. A six pack of these would put you under the table in a pleasure and alcohol induced coma!
