Beer Review Razorback Red Ale from Snowy Mountains Brewery in Australia.
It has been a long time between drinks here at FortyBeers.com – alas I have not had the time to sit and enjoy a nice birthday beer and do a beer review on it of late. My daughter has hurt her ankle on the trampoline, I’ve been busy doing (mostly boring) stuff, and enjoying good beer has not been an option in recent weeks.
But – I have now opened a Razorback Red Ale from Snowy Mountains Brewery in Australia.
And let me just say it was worth the wait.
As a beer review / enjoyer of beer type of guy, I have to agree with the label on this fine Ale – “For us, like you, it’s all about the beer“.
A dark, deep red colour, Razorback Red Ale is aptly named. With a slightly sweet aroma, and taste, it is certainly one of the better beers I have had 
the priviledge of drinking. Some beers, particularly those that advertise the fact that they use various fruits as this Razorback Red Ale does, are sickly sweet. However, Razorback Red Ale, I’m happy to say, is not one of those. While on the whole I’m not a fan of sweet beers (or wines for that matter), Razorback Red Ale only has a slightly sweet hint to it. It is actually a great Ale. With very few bubbles, it went down very nicely with the curry I had for my lunch immediately after I made the above video.
Again the label mentions that this is also a “Handcrafted Beer”. What actually is that ? I don’t know, but, what ever it is, it usually tastes good. I guess the put a lot of love, care, and attention into it’s creation, they probably put it in it’s fluffy pyjamas, then sing to it at night before tucking it up in a nice warm blankie. And the end result is well worth sampling.
“With a medium body, four malts in combination provide its rich malty sweetness along with its nutty and biscuit characteristics … and it’s the roasted malts used in the brew which give Razorback its deep copper-red hue. Forget the woollies, this is a wonderful winter warmer!“
The Snowy Mountains are part of the Great Dividing Range – a long stretch of mountains that run from just north of Sydney, down and across to just north of Melbourne along the east coast of Australia. Razorback Red Ale takes it’s name from a particular ridge in the Kosciuszko National Park. Mt Kosciuszko (pronounced “Koz-i-oss-co”) is the tallest mountain in Australia, and is a spectacularly beautiful part of the world. The bushland, the natural rivers and streams, the snow ski-ing, the camping and hiking, are all attractions to this part of the world. If you get the chance, and you are into nature, it is well worth a visit.
Also, if you get the chance, seek out Razorback Red Ale – it too is well worth the effort.
I’ll give it a perfectly respectable 8 out of 10 on the Forty Beers Cheers O Meter.
Thanks,
Matthew – Beer Reviews , Beer Review ,
Tags: Ale, Australian Beer
