7.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

It's a sign that Melbourne breweries have been strip-mining popular culture for names for a while that we're down to naming beers after the output of cover bands. Can. Brooding opaque dark red with a pink head that's soon a coat. Beguiling mix of berry aromas - sweet, hairy/ herbal, feral. Has depth and presence (for 4.1%) but also lightness. Slightly slippery, low carbonation. Moderately but insistently tart with lovely berries that are both mellow and have a hairy/earthy edge. A little nibble of bitterness at the end. Hope this one becomes a regular.