Beer Felons Brewing Co Natural Ale – RETIRED

When you visit Felons, it’s easy to have all of your attention fall on the panoramic view of the river. But walk through to the other side and you’re in a beer garden that feels like less like Brisbane city than it does Italian countryside - bursting pink bougainvillea, silvery olive trees and faded grey flagstones take you to the courtyard of a trattoria somewhere in Tuscany, where well-dressed waiters bring sparkling mineral water and lively aperitifs to your table.

In this courtyard, even the Australian and New Zealand hopped Natural Ale can have you tasting the sweet peach of a Bellini and the bright refreshment of San Pellegrino. But then the Galaxy’s passionfruit aroma punches through, you let out a truly Australian belch, and you grab some tinnies to take home ‘cause your mates are coming round for a barbie later on.

Mick Wust