Obvious do's and don'ts and why Australian microbreweries mostly kick arse

So I've tried half of the purchases from last week. I have to admit, they've been hard to get through, mainly because I purposely tried the ones I thought would be the weakest - unfortunately they've been quite terrible to the point that the desire to drink died as soon as I had a taste.

Rules for the future;

1. Never buy beer/cider with "banana" in the title, no matter how curious you are. Apple, yes. Pear, yes. Banana, run for the fucking hills.
2. Never buy beer with a Japanese owl cartoon on the label.
3. Never continue to drink a beer that makes your tongue tingle (that would be offender #5 from the left in the photo)
4. Always give a brewery a second chance (except Pepperjack - stick to your fucking wine).

And by the fourth rule, specifically I'm talking about White Rabbit (VIC). I didn't like their dark ale, I thought it was pretty standard as far as dark ales go, which I don't find to be a very exciting brew to begin with. However, they've released White Rabbit White Ale (VIC) that steps up their game. Think the immediate bite and flavour of Hoegaarden (Belgium) but without the lingering fruitiness. This one is a lot drier at the end which is pleasing news for folks that hated the second half of the Hoegaarden experience. Damn impressive, well done White Rabbit.

Also, 3 Ravens (VIC) - YES. Now this brewery excites me. Fortunate enough that the Napier has 3 Ravens Golden Ale (VIC) on tap which was an absolute pleasure to drink the other night, and I do have the limited edition 3 Ravens The Ravenator Bock (VIC) sitting in my fridge which I'll report on next week. More 3 Ravens will be sourced, and I am further pleased by the brewery being based in Thornbury. May just have to pay them a little visit.

Oh and note my new Leffe (Belgium) glass in the picture. My aim is one new glass a week, I saw some Young's and Monteith's glasses in Harvest alongside this one, though pity Monteith's make such diluted products. Someone tried telling me Monteith's Crushed Apple Cider (NZ) was one of the best ciders on the market and I wanted to kick them in the head but I figured they needed as many braincells still working as possible.