Spiderland wrote:I rated the Kosciuszko Pale Ale highly.
Well that's good. But it's brewed in some large brewery in Sydney, it's not a small microbrewery operation. What it is, is a small brewery operation in Jyndabyne that allows them to (i) supply their beer on tap in the pub, but also, far more importantly,(ii) allows them to get this beer mass produced in a large brewery in Sydney, and claim (with a disclaimer on the bottle in small print along the lines of 'Brewed at Jyndabyne and/or Under Licence...') that it's a microbrewery beer. When it's put into kegs and then distributed to pubs and bars, there's no disclaimer notice given to consumers. [Same applies to all the BUL "imported" beers on tap.]
According to the Dan Murphys website: "Brewed from the "highest brewery in Australia", Kosciuszko Pale Ale refreshes your palate...[bla bla bla]." In other words, what I'm saying, is that the brewery in Jyndabyne is just a front. People buy this beer in Canberra, Cooma, etc thinking it's part of the local micro brewery scene. It's not. It's fraud. A scam. It's a joke. Pathetic. I have no respect for bars/pubs that sell, and are therefore part of, this scam.
The funny thing is, when they were building the small brewery at that pub in Jyndabyne, I was looking forward to it. There's the other BUL Snowy Mountains BS beer, and I thought at last a real local product. What a joke. Anyways, I tried the real product, the one on tap in Jyndabyne, soon after they opened. What a disappointment; To me it tasted like flat, watered down LCPA. Actually the barman told me he preferred the bottled Sydney version.
Broome Pale Ale. WA's Finest Craft Beer.