Double-handling is generally an exercise in self-defeat. But there's an exception, and thankfully it involves beer! In a nod to traditional brewing techniques, this Munich-style Dunkel has been double-decocted - i.e. the mash was boiled twice in the brewing process. Is it traditional? Yes! Does it add time? Yes! Does it add flavour? Yes!

This guy is all about the malt. It pours a damn fine ruby red, pretty clear, with a nice fluffy head. The nose is slight yeast ester - spice and a whiff of sulphur - and the body is all malt. Is that roast? Some sweetness? Caramel, leather, toast and straw? A lingering, but not overpowering, maltiness on the tongue? All of it melds together in an unctuous wave of flavour backed up by some high notes from the spice-forward hops.

• Style: Dunkel
• Location: Hobart, TAS
• ABV: 5.5%
• Size: 500ml