Coopers Brewery Sparkling Ale

Sparkling Ale

 

Coopers Brewery in Regency Park, South Australia, Australia 🇦🇺

  Golden / Blonde Ale Regular
Score
6.00
ABV: 5.8% IBU: 30 Ticks: 217
Little has changed since Thomas Cooper brewed his first batch of Sparkling Ale in 1862. It's still naturally conditioned in the bottle with our unique strain of Coopers yeast. To enjoy the complete Sparkling experience, roll the bottle to mix in the yeast sediment before pouring. No additives. No preservatives.

Our much loved Sparkling Ale is a bold and distinctive beer with a perfect balance of malt, hops and fruity characteristics. One of the things that give our ales that unique Coopers flavour and cloudy appearance is a process called natural conditioning. To achieve this, we add a small amount of live yeast to our beer just before packaging. This causes a secondary fermentation in the bottle or can, which carbonates the beer and eliminates the need for any preservatives or additives.
 

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7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

I've had this many times in the past, now I get to review it.

The bottle has a best after date. Sept 1, 2009.

I've always loved the name of the brew as compared to what it looks like when you pour it in a glass. Sparkling? It's a cloudy orange yellow. Small head of foam with some good lacing.

I note some citrus and a strongish smell of malt. Just like I remember.

Taste wise, it brings the lemony citrus hops and brings a solid malt background though it's not as sweet as in the smell. Could be a good thing. Also has some fruity tones I can't stick solely on the lemon I'm tasting. A nice plus.

A nice medium or at least close to medium body with a little less carbonation than a few of their other offerings...definitely an improvement in the mouth feel department.

Finally, I could drink copious quantities of this sparkling ale. Lots of good flavours and not a high price tag when it comes to the abv. Just generally, very enjoyable.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Nov 2025 at 16:35


6

Tried on 18 Oct 2025 at 21:36


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottled. Orangey w/medium head. Kind of flavorless but drinkable in the hot.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 00:51


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

Old rating from 2014 - 500ml bottle, pours orange with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of flora, apricots, pear, lemon, herbs & biscuit malt. Medium body. Crisp clean light bitter finish

Tried from Bottle on 18 Apr 2025 at 15:19


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle: Poured a golden color with a medium head. Very similar to the pale ale by Cooper’s. Aroma has a sweet cereal smell. Taste is pleasant, balanced. Like the pale ale it is a good thirst quencher.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2025 at 05:12


7

RB score 3.02

Tried from Bottle on 08 Mar 2025 at 02:42


3
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3

wasnt very impressed with this. i know this is bottle fermented, but i had big CHUNKS in the beer. maybe it went bad? there was next to no aroma. Flavour was very very bitter, but not a good bitter, tasted really bad.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Feb 2025 at 06:11


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Pours a hazy orange with a thin white head. Aroma of grains, some hops, citrus notes. Not nearly as tasty as the Belgian blondes, but better than most lagers.

Tried on 18 Feb 2025 at 05:19


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Second round for this beer, a solid brewery and this beer is classical, best before in 2023. First beer yesterday coming back from a vide grenier. A kind of keller beer with American influence, malty, a bit buttery, creamy, smooth, fruity, bitter. 21.04.24

Tried from Can from Amstein on 15 Feb 2025 at 16:11

gave a cheers!

7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Аромат хмелевой по большей части, но при этом умеренный, приобладают цитрусовые нотки, немного трявяные и сухие составляющие. Цвет весьма мутный, пенка средняя. Вкус питкий, свяжий, слегка бодряжий с очень сухим финалом. Во вкусе хмель, цитрусы, немного ягод. При глотке сухость и травянистость. Послевкусие с корочкой от цитрусов. В целом приятное пиво.

Tried on 01 Feb 2025 at 11:31