SUMMER IN A CAN

Iam sure there would be many readers who have been on Earth long enough to remember the film Endless Summer.

For those in need of a prompt, it was made in the early 1960s and follows the adventures of two blokes who travel the world looking for the perfect wave.

The title comes from the concept you could repeatedly travel from the northern to the southern hemisphere, creating a summer that never ends. If this sounds like you would need to be stoned to think this is much of a plot, I say again: it was the ’60s.

I was reminded of the movie when Hugh the Neighbour and I, continuing our somewhat less travel-intensive quest for the perfect beer, sat down to enjoy a six pack of Drifter Endless Summer Ale from Fortitude Brewing Company.

You may not have yet heard much about Fortitude Brewing, based out of Mount Tamborine in the Gold Coast hinterland. Their backstory is that two mates dreamt of starting a brewery – which they did after one of them won a quadrella at the gallops.

The label is becoming more available in mainstream outlets – you may have seen Charger Lager, Interceptor Pale Ale, Pacer 2.8 or Eats Roots or Leaves ginger beer?

Drifter Endless Summer Ale really did hit the spot. It looks a bit like a wheat beer, pouring cloudy in the glass, and has really floral, fruity notes on the nose. The hops does not overpower the underlying backbone of malt but is still pleasantly bitter. An enjoyable drink on a hot day.