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TOP DROP<br />
NIL DESPERANDUM<br />
Nil Desperandum<br />
GINGER BEER<br />
Midnight Mixers<br />
WEST COAST IPA<br />
Aether Brewing<br />
DAYGLOW IPA<br />
Alefarm Brewing<br />
Australian certified<br />
organic rum made right<br />
here in Queensland on<br />
the Sunshine Coast.<br />
Nothing but the purest<br />
of ingredients with no<br />
added sugar, sweeteners,<br />
caramel, glycerine,<br />
flavours, colours or<br />
chemicals. 100% pure<br />
unadulterated rum using<br />
wild fermented, locally<br />
sourced molasses,<br />
Woombye water, dunder<br />
and muck. Double pot<br />
distilled, then aged for<br />
a minimum of 2 years in<br />
bourbon barrels emptied<br />
of sherry and port. This is<br />
one rum to take pride of<br />
place in the liquor cabinet.<br />
Strong notes of fresh<br />
ginger, dark spices<br />
and molasses deliver<br />
an intense and fiery<br />
ginger beer that pairs<br />
perfectly with a high<br />
glass rum such as Nil<br />
Desperandum. It made<br />
for the most incredible<br />
‘dark and stormy’ I can<br />
recall. Midnight Mixers<br />
are proving to be world<br />
beaters in my opinion.<br />
Resinous pine, citrus and<br />
grapefruit, just what you<br />
love in a quality West<br />
Coast style IPA. Moderate<br />
bitterness and a soft<br />
mouthfeel only add to the<br />
appeal. My go-to-beerof-choice<br />
at the moment<br />
for my Friday afternoon<br />
knockoff.<br />
Made in Denmark, it’s<br />
simply incredible it’s<br />
travelled so far and kept<br />
its freshness. Dry-hopped<br />
with Strata, Azacca<br />
and Simcoe, this IPA is<br />
bursting with grapefruit<br />
and blood orange notes.<br />
It is nice and sour but<br />
for my palate could have<br />
been aided with a bit<br />
more pithy bitterness.<br />
<strong>QHA</strong> REVIEW | 45
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