J Boags Wizard Smith English Ale

[Shed101]

I thought it was a fairly ordinary attempt at a bad English keg beer, tbh, and preferred a bottle of Cascade's Amber Ale or Moo Brew Dark Ale on tap.
... perhaps it didn't travel well to Southern Tassie :lol:

(... plus it's made with that dirty Esk ditch water h34r: )

 

[dago001]

I thought it was a fairly ordinary attempt at a bad English keg beer, tbh, and preferred a bottle of Cascade's Amber Ale or Moo Brew Dark Ale on tap.
... perhaps it didn't travel well to Southern Tassie :lol:

(... plus it's made with that dirty Esk ditch water h34r: )

Oh dear - the old North vs South thing again. Boags vs Cascade - we got over that years ago.
Back on topic - I did see quite a few 20 litre drums of tetra hop extract during the tour, but can't remember if they use it in the Wizard Smiths. The carbonation is a little high, but hey are trying to appeal to the average drinker, so they need to make some compromise with the carbonation. Joe Average doesn't like flat beer. Interestingly, on the tour, only approx 1/2 of the people drank their sample of the Wizard Smith - most didn't like the hop taste. Myself and Mrs Bomb were quite happy with it.
Cheers
LagerBomb