I went to the Wig & Pen in Canberra for the first time today.
I had very little time, so I rolled up my sleeves and got straight down to work on things.
Had half pints of the following:
UK Bitter
Kolsh
(Sweet?) stout - the velvet one
Irish Red
UK IPA
US IPA - Hopidemic
US IIPA - Venom
all over the course of 45 minutes.
I have to say that I enjoyed everything imensely except the stout/dark one, but I wasn't exactly in a pondering frame of mind either. I tried some samples of APAs and a galaxy ale, but they seem to be increasingly not my thing.
Anyway, I am really impressed by the standard of product. The brewer is obvioulsy allocated a decent hop budget, and it is good to see this occur. Seemingly Sydney is still in the dark on such matters as aroma.
After a ride back to Sydney, I am feeling pretty ordinary right now... But I think had a decent crack given my time limitation.