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Hello from the far east…<\/p>\n
It’s a hot time here in Manila (I know, you just suffered from a Nor’Easter). I saw a little about it on the news stations here. I had had a couple of beers and I wanted to share my experience…<\/p>\n
On Monday Night, which really is Tuesday morning, I tried two different beers with my dinner. I started with the “Sparkling Ale<\/strong>” from Coopers Brewery<\/strong>, located in South Australia<\/strong>. The bottle promotes that it’s “Australian Made \/ Australian Owned”. Interesting motto, maybe this was to complete with Fosters.. which everyone knows it’s Australian for beer.<\/p>\n I was quite surprised when it poured a cloudy medium brown color. The color and cloudy body reminded me of apple cider. With a quickly diminishing fizzy head, the nose didn’t detect too much from the Sparkling Ale. When moving to the drink, the initially light bitter taste increased into a moderately bitter finish on the mouth. It was very carbonated and lefty my mouth a little tingly.<\/p>\n Here’s what Coopers says about it:<\/strong><\/p>\n Sparkling Ale<\/strong>
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\nThe ale by which all others should be measured. With its famous cloudy sediment and its distinctive balance of malt, hops and fruity characters, the old ‘Red Label’ is a tasty slice of Coopers history.
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\nLittle has changed since Thomas Cooper produced his first batch of Coopers Sparkling Ale in 1862. It’s still brewed naturally using the century old top fermentation method and it still tastes great!
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\nSparkling Ale contains no additives or preservatives.
\n5.8% Alc\/Vol <\/em><\/p>\n