So how many people have heard of Willie the Boatman? Well not many, yet at every festival they go to, it seems to be the crowd favourite. We (the wife and I) had the privilege of going to Willie the Boatman on Daves Brewery Tour and we got a few bottles of their beers. Well the other day I had their golden ale. It is a great beer! I have always said with a golden ale, the thing that makes it work for me is that it has a light body but a decent amount of flavour on the tongue. This way Golden Ales can be a session beer - i.e. a beer you can drink happily all night. This is a great example of a great golden ale.
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| their labels make great door hangers! |
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| Golden in colour but actually a light body that you can see through... |
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| A proper size for a beer, none of this 330 ml rubbish! |
So the Foo Brew doesn't have too much smell on the nose, a light body and it has a slightly bitter finish that gives the beer a nice finish. I drank this on a warm evening after a day of exercise (tough mudder) so I was great need of refreshing beer. This was perfect for the occasion. I reckon in winter this beer lacks the big flavour but thats the awesome-ness of craft beer - this beer is perfect for a time and a place while their other beers (such as 'Todd's Trailer Ale' or 'The Crazy Ivan') are bigger in flavour and taste. While other refreshing beers such as Saisons or Belgian wheat beers you can drink, but not all night - a golden ale, such as Foo Brew, you can sit happily with and enjoy whoever's company you are with.
If you can find Willie the Boatman - http://www.willietheboatman.com.au/venues.html then grab one, or if you are in Marrickville, or are looking for an excuse to go to a small and really cool brewery, head to Marrickvile and then pop in to their new brewery you won't regret it... OK, I need a few more beers now - the pain of tough mudder is starting to kick in; what high strength beers do I have? Bugger it, it's whisky time!
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