Coolum Beer Co Beach Days Session Ale

Beach Days is aptly named, since this beer’s all sea foam and summer sun.

Obviously "sea foam" captures the big white frothy head, but it’s also there in the mouth, where malt softness and foamy carbonation come together to create an almost creamy feel.

Then the golden liquid brings a spray of summery flavours: a bowl of fruit ripening on the bench and filling the kitchen with a sweet smell; planning to eat a few white grapes then finishing the whole bunch; nibbling a slice of melon all the way down to the fresh white rind. If that ain’t the essence of summer sun, I don’t know what is. (Other than actual sunshine, of course.)

And at 3.5 percent ABV, even a four-pack won’t last you long on a good beach day.

Mick Wüst