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| Clifton Hill Brewpub 89 Queens Pde, Clifton Hill |
The Meal
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| 400gm Rib Eye steak $32.00 & Waygu Beef burger $19.00 |
The Beer
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| La Sirene Praline Tap |
One of the best beers I've ever tasted!
La Sirene "Praline"
This is what the Beer Advocate had to say about it!
"Pours a deep brown colour with a lightish weight to the body. Hazing is fairly pronounced. Head is beige and forms a firm ring around the edge of the glass that leaves streaks of lace. Carbonation comes through a little. Looks pretty good.
Nose is lovely. Rich sweet fatty chocolate cake batter characters mingle with nuts and cherry characters to give it a little brightness. Sharp, fragrant sweetness is also very strong. It's an impressive opening.
The flavour is even better. Very smooth entry, stacks of sweet praline nut characters: peanut and almond with a touch of sharpness like ink. Toasty sweetness comes through on the middle of the palate along with a long, burnt toffee character towards the back. The back is balanced by a pleasing char and coffee note smoothed by the sweetness, leaving the aftertaste clean but still ringing with fragrance. Feel is smooth and lovely.
This is a really gorgeous beer—so smooth and sweet, but with subtlety and complexity. The Praline ended up taking out the People's Choice award at the festival, and it was a worthy winner. This is truly delicious stuff. I only wish I had some more of it right now."
