Burleigh Takes Gold

Queensland’s Burleigh Brewing Co has proudly announced today its success at the Word Beer Championships in Chicago bringing home to Australia 2 gold medals. The two winning brew were:

Burleigh Brewing Co. My Wife’s Bitter.
Pale amber colour. Light toffee, toasted bread aromas follow through on a soft, supple entry to a dryish light-to-medium body with great balance and subtle hops on the chewy malt accented finish. A great interpretation of an English mild with a touch more sweet malt and spot on hops.
Awarded: Gold Medal
Judges Rating: 91 points (Exceptional)

Burleigh Brewing Co. Duke Pale Ale.
Brilliant amber colour. Nicely balanced toast, praline, and citrusy hop aromas and flavours on a crisp medium palate with a long, refreshing lightly piney hop finish. A spot on American style pale ale with seamless balance and an attractive fresh hop character.
Awarded: Gold Medal
Judges Rating: 92 points (Exceptional)

For more info on the complete Burleigh Brewing Co range be sure to check out their website at http://www.burleighbrewing.com/

About The Competition

Founded in 1994 the World Beer Championships is one of America’s oldest international beer competitions and was started by the Beverage Testing Institute (BTI). Beers are rated by judges using blind tastings on a 100 point scale and accolades awarded to brewers using a medal based system.

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My Wifes Bitter – Burleigh Brewing Co 4.8% Alcohol

My Wifes Bitter from Burleigh Brewing Co is a limited edition release of their take on the traditional English bitter. Only 400 cases have been made, and in my honest opinion if you find it for sale the bottle alone makes it worthwhile buying!

In a glass My Wife’s Bitter is a clear copper colour, with a low level of carbonation and a very small tan head which didn’t hang around long before disappearing completely. The aroma was fairly complex boasting brown sugar, ripe apple, toffee and chocolate notes.

On the palate this brew boasts a creamy mouth-feel, toffee and caramel notes lead the way on the flavour front with the odd fruity element being thrown into the mix by the hops.

Verdict: My Wife’s Bitter comes in a large 650mL bottle with retro looking label which was awesome. The beer itself came off a bit watery in taste and could probably have done with a tad more carbonation as it was almost lifeless near the end of the bottle. Still even with its faults it was still a pleasant enough beer to drink, and I will still buy another if I see it again.

Score: 7.1

Link: Burleigh Brewing Co

Where to buy: Being a limited release it is not easy to find, I brought mine from the Vintage Cellars at Balgowlah so that or another Vintage Cellars store is probably your best place to start the search.

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