Gone are the days when VB and XXXX were one's stock standard choice of beer.
As new styles of beer brewing become more popular, the choices are now overwhelming. Everything from Indian Pala Ales to Witbier to Czech Pilsners are now becoming more readily available alongside your boring old favourites.
With this in mind, the aficianados at The Beer Lovers Guide have compiled a list of Australia's Best Beers to aid your decision making, so that you don't wind up standing in a bottle-o like a stunned mullet for too long.
The full 100 list is available in the third edition of The Critics' Choice: Australia's Best Beers, on sale this week from beerloversguide.com.au, but for now here's the top 12:
Australia's Best Beers
12. Mountain Goat - Steam Ale11. Two Birds - Golden Ale
10. Hargreave’s Hill - ESB
09. Mountain Goat - India Pale Ale
08. Kooinda - Full Nelson Black IPA
07. Little Creatures Pale Ale
06. Bridge Road Brewers - Chevalier Saison
05. Two Birds - Sunset Ale
04. Feral Brewing Co - Watermelon Warhead
03. Holgate Brewhouse - Chocolate Temptress
02. Stone & Wood - Pacific Ale
01. Feral Brewing Co - Hop Hog
