Indian malt, courtosy of Stan when he is on BT there, he got this for I think less than 30 SGD when he travel to GOA. He got it for less than SGD 30 for me, if I remember correctly. This bottle is by McDowell’s Goa Distillery, 48.8% v/v, 75 proof, which doesn’ make sense to me, official bottling. Batch no BT.12 and bottling date is SEP. 08

Anyway, some interesting wording on the bottle.

“Deluxe brand”
comment: well, at least I know I didn’t got myself a cheapo brand

“use of alcohol is injurious to health”
comment: does that means it’s the best that we don’t drink at all ???

“consumption of liquor is injurious to health”
comment: why the f**k you would even bother to bottle this and sell ???

Nose: spices, mainly cinnamon, gingery, some tangy soury fruitiness here, may be dried tangerine peel, some coppery note too, quite ticklish to the nose.
Palate: black pepper sauce on beef steak, just a fade hint of malt, raw almond, followed by light oakiness.
Finish: dry, minty, salty, oaky and peppery, ended with alcohol bite at both side of the tongue and throat, long
Comment: savoury, should be able to go along with all sorts of steaks and lamb chops

water added
Nose: not ticklish anymore, some raw toufu and hints of tangerine peel
Palate: still not much malt here, mainly oak with very fade trace of honey
Finish: more oak, coated with malty sweetness, fruit cake and just a touch of strawberry sourness, longer than before
comment: water actually cut down the alcohol bite and brings out the fruity side of it, not a bad idea

This bottle under-ripe in my opinion, no age statement, but I think it should be aroud 4 -6 years, you can almost taste the raw spirit in it. However, I would like to compare this with the Amrut brand, which you can find it easily in Singapore to get more accurate impression of indian malt.

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Darkside Lager
This darkside lager have a dark copperish color. The nose is caramel, nutty with a hint of coffee and malty. Drink was easy, with flowery, malty with a lil’ hint bitter dry finish. An interesting lager, nice palate, after taste with a lil’ hint of hoppiness and malty.
This beer have 5% ABV, an Australian award winning beer.

Oatmeal Stout
This beer have 6.2% ABV. Looks darkish with brownish head, it is a stout anyways, so is the color. The nose is toasty, mild sweetness and malty. The mouthfeel is quite relatively smooth, and crisp, was trying to figure out where the oatmeal taste stand in, just a lil’ hint, with slight bitterness and malty after taste. An award winning beer as well..creaminess department could do better.

White Rabbit
The highlight of this whole tasting sessions. It was newly brewed fresh from Brewerkz recipe. A whopping 7% ABV wheat beer. Look hazy, cloudy tangerine body with whitish foam head. The nose is fruity, flowery, and wheaty..quite interesting. Trying to find the banana smell. The taste was breadines, with slight hint of banana..not a strong one..but very interesting body. A very different kind from the other 7 kinds i tasted. Easy to drink almost full bodied beer, would attract those whom prefer less biting beer.

Xtra IPA
This xtra IPA has a copper rusty color, very thin whitish head. The nose is floral with grassy hop aroma. This beer has whopping 7% ABV as well, a strong one indeed. It taste just like the aromas, hoppiness and malty. Good carbonation, the bite was good, and nice palate.

Brewerkz have this 90ml tasting which allow you to taste all their beer at one go, without getting too tipsy. Remember to ask for a cold water to wash away after each beer to savor the next tasting.

Where?
30 Merchant Road, #01-05, Riverside Point
Singapore

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We are invited for the launched of Hoofed located at Lorong Rahim Kijai @ TTDI just above the Tom, Dick And Harry. I always like the pub and restaurant in Lorong Rahim Kijai, as they always attract crowds in their own way. So I expect the same when hoofed is open.

Going up the steps don’t really give me the idea how the place look like. As I quite skeptical it will turn out nice. Because is not easy to challenge the surrounding hang out pub like Boathouase, TDH, Deutsches and Sid’s.

First thing on the display is Singleton whisky, which struck a different note. This may not be a beer place as I expected it to be. The logo out there seems cartoonish and fun, but once I saw the display this place look a bit serious.

Once I enter, I saw the wine rack and black leather sofa and brick texture wall. For sure this place is more posh then I imagine. Is a wine and whisky place that serve pork to enhance your appetite desire.

One thing I like the most is the ceiling. It’s really look nice and wonderful, this ceiling really make and change the feel of the whole place. It give the chill and posh factor to the place. Hope no bricks will fall out… haha

The look and feel of this place give you this comfy and chill mood.Of course my favourite spot is the one on the edge which is the balcony.

The balcony give you an open air feel, which able to see then landscape outside. If your car park nearby, you can also keep an eyes on it. I always like open air feel, even when the place is crowded, I still can feel the space.

On the launch day, they offer free flow of Carlsberg and red wine plus a mouth watering buffet of food that this place is offering. The best is their roasted pork belly. This dish will easily pair with red wine.

Of course, as the day turn night the place is crowded with friends and supplier to check out this new place. There’s even some promoter to push for drinks.

Most people are quite happy with the launch, what can you complain when there free food and drinks all the way. It just too tempting for not giving this place a thumbs up.

I like the details of the place, the ceiling, the wall, the display, the black leather sofa making this place nice and comfy. Sipping in whisky and chatting with friends while sitting on the sofa sure is relaxing.

Lorong Rahim Kijai again come out with another new type of drinking scene. Hoofed are posh, chill and relax, really make a good impression. For sure I’ll come back and maybe try out their whisky. Congratulation to Hoofed from Beerbeer. Cheers!

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