When your most popular beer is soured with yoghurt and flavoured with strawberry and rhubarb, it’s fair to say you’re a pretty crafty brewery.
But Brouhaha aren’t interested in excluding anyone just because they might not want niche flavours. They’ve welcomed a couple of lagers into their core range that are, in their words: “Brewed for the everyday beer drinker in mind (none of that fruity S**t…)”.
If the maroon can and map of Queensland on the label don’t give you enough hints as to what this beer’s all about, perhaps the description: “full-strength, clean, light-bodied and still maintaining the low bitterness of a classic Queensland lager” will tell you what to expect.*
This isn’t a beer that’s demanding a long, flowery description. It brings a soft malt character on an equally soft body, and just enough bitterness to fill the gap in between sips. Perhaps you wouldn’t print the word BITTER on the front of the can, but you can still use a four-letter word to describe it: “Nice.”
Locals Lager carries a lower price point than Brouhaha’s other beers, and unlike the brewery’s other beers, it’s sold in six-packs and cartons of 24.
Easy on the palate and easy on the wallet.
Mick Wüst
*Of course, if the craft beer scene is where you spend your time, 4.2 percent is at the lower end of the ABV spectrum. But in the world of commercial lagers that have been associated with Queensland for many decades, it’s full-strength. You can read about the accompanying mid-strength here.
Published June 5, 2024 2024-06-05 00:00:00
