Ok, so this is going to be a really short post, because frankly I do not consider this beverage to be a beer. Sure, Melbourne Bros. Apricot Ale probably started as a beer at one point in the brewing process. Maybe it could have turned out to be a pretty solid ale before they added the freaking apricot juice to it. Yeah that's right, full on apricot juice. Most of the time when you have a beer with an added flavor, that flavor is subtle and understated. Take for example Samuel Adam's Cherry Wheat Ale; a good solid ale with just enough of a fruity flavor to give the beer an interesting taste, without taking away from the taste of the actual beer. Melbourne Bros. Apricot Ale does exactly the opposite. All you can taste in this beer is the Apricot juice. To be honest, if your poured a glass of Melbourne Bros. Apricot Ale into a glass and set it in front of me, I would swear on a stack of holy bibles that it was some kind of cider. The simplest way for me to put it is that if it doesn't look like beer, doesn't smell like beer, and doesn't taste like beer, then in my mind it's not beer. Melbourne Bros. Apricot Ale might be a good choice for someone who likes to call themselves a beer drinker, but can't stand the taste of beer. My girlfriend really liked this beer, but then again she really likes cider and isn't much of a beer lover, so I guess that tells you something about it.
So if you're looking for a carbonated glass of apricot juice that might make you a little tipsy, then Melbourne Bros. Apricot Ale is the beer for you, you spineless, sniveling little weiner.
Cheers,
Ian
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