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!
Date Consumed: 2012
Beer: Almaza Pilsner
Brewed: Brasserie Almaza, Beirut, Lebanon
Size: 330mL
Alcohol Content: 4.1%
Sourced: Liquor Paradise, Geenacre, NSW, Australia
World Beer Rating: 7/10
Notes: I’m impressed by its flavour and despite being supremely hard to get hold of (it was in a gift pack of four beers, so I bought the pack just for this) I would definitely drink again.
Date Consumed: 2012
Beer: Nambia Tafel Lager
Brewed: Namibia Breweries, Windhoek, Namibia
Size: 340mL
Alcohol Content: 4.0%
Sourced: Springbok Delights, Lane Cove, NSW, Australia
World Beer Rating: 8/10
Notes: Surprising entry into the 8 range with a lovely strong flavour. I could easily breeze through a six pack of Tafel Lager on a sunny day at a BBQ get together.
Date Consumed: 2013
Beer: Windhoek Lager
Brewed: Namibia Breweries, Windhoek, Namibia
Size: 340mL
Alcohol Content: 4.0%
Sourced: Noble Green Wines, Hampton Hill, London, United Kingdom
World Beer Rating: 7/10
Notes: Looking forward to trying another Namibian lager, however Windhoek is not as nice to drink as it’s brother from the same brewery, Tafel. Bitter and hoppy flavour that doesn’t last.
Date Consumed: 2012
Beer: Beerlao
Brewed: Lao Brewery Co, Vientiane, Laos
Size: 330mL
Alcohol Content: 5.0%
Sourced: Dan Murphys, Burwood, NSW, Australia
World Beer Rating: 6/10
Notes: It’s adequate, from a country that isn’t famous for anything in particular, especially in the beer world. Tricky to get hold of but does have a very unique rice flavour I quite enjoyed that raises the score into the top half.
Date Consumed: 2012
Beer: Hansa Pilsner
Brewed: South African Breweries, Sandton, South Africa
Size: 340mL
Alcohol Content: 4.5%
Sourced: Springbok Delights, Lane Cove, NSW, Australia
World Beer Rating: 5/10
Notes: I was expecting more from this one, but alas.
Date Consumed: 2012
Beer: Karlovacko Pivo
Brewed: Karlovačka Pivovara, Karlovac, Croatia
Size: 330mL
Alcohol Content: 5.2%
Sourced: 1st Choice Liquor, Sylvania, NSW, Australia (thanks to Stuart McTaggart!)
World Beer Rating: 6/10
Notes: Typical Eastern European taste much like a Czech pilsner, but lacks the pedigree of established beer nations which is evident in the flavour.
Date Consumed: 2012
Beer: Pivovar Zlaty Bazant
Brewed: Heineken Slovensko, Hurbanovo, Slovak Republic
Size: 500mL
Alcohol Content: 5.0%
Sourced: Kemenys, Bondi, NSW, Australia
World Beer Rating: 8/10
Notes: Very typical European style lager but it has a rather lovely lingering hoppy taste that the neighbouring Czech Republic doesn’t have.
Date Consumed: 2012
Beer: Archipelago Samui
Brewed: Archipelago Brewery Company, Singapore, Singapore
Size: 330mL
Alcohol Content: 4.6%
Sourced: Amatos Liquormart, Leichhardt, NSW, Australia
World Beer Rating: 7/10
Notes: I really enjoyed this beer (as I do all wheat beers) however as it started to warm outside of the fridge, the citrus notes faded. Drink cold (and quick) to enjoy it best.
Date Consumed: 2012
Beer: Archipelago Explorer
Brewed: Archipelago Brewery Company, Singapore, Singapore
Size: 330mL
Alcohol Content: 5.0%
Sourced: Changi International Airport, Singapore, Singapore
World Beer Rating: 7/10
Notes: This beer is very refreshing, with citrus and some mild spices. Has a distinct tea like flavour, which is slightly off-putting.
