On a flight at the brewpub on 12th August 2025. Mahogany coloured body, beige crown. Mild malty front with an earthy/nutty leaning, light hop content, but enough to stop the beer being sweet or sticky in nature. Nice Brown Ale all round.

On tap at Spinnakers, pours a hazy dark reddish brown with a small beige head. Aroma brings out toasted malt with a touch of nuttiness. Flavour is along the same lines, with toasted bread and nuts. Standard stuff for the style. Clean and easy to drink, but not robust or especially interesting. Meh.

Bomber bottle. Nice smooth head and okay brown body. Aroma of hazelnut, syrup, hints of molasses. Flavour is an unintrusive and weak hazelnut with graham crackers notes. Very little going on here in fact.

Some hops. Pours clear mahogany with some lacing, no head. A little sweetened malt. Some bitterness, not very interesting. Average carbonation and slick texture. On tap at brewpub.

Brown, beige head.Faint sweet nose. Vague watery malt profile. Mild medium length hop finish.Lacks body and character

Bottle from Spinnakers Spirit Merchants, Victoria
Brown mahogany color, with small head. Strange aroma of roasted malts and light durian. Lean body, with mild caramel flavor, and a hint of vegetables and cardboard. Low bitterness, with a very light trace of liquorice in the end.
Failing on many points: no nuttiness, poor malt presence, and even poor hopping.

Verre, 5 onces, en fût, bue sur place, le 27 avril 2009; oeil : bronze, claire, pas d’effervescence, petit anneau de mousse beige, légère dentelle; nez : beaucoup de malt, légère poussière, léger cendré, léger sirop d’érable; bouche : beaucoup de malt, légère poussière, léger cendré, léger sirop d’érable, léger brûlé, finale en malt avec présence de léger sirop d’érable brûlé, corps moyen, peu carbonatée, texture légèrement poussiéreuse, un peu aqueuse; en résumé : bien ENGLISH Glass, 5-ounce, draught, on the premise on April 27 2009; eye: bronze, clear, no effervescence, tiny ring of beige head, light lacing; nose: lots of malt, light dusty, light ash, light maple syrup; mouth: lots of malt, light dusty, light ash, light maple syrup, light burnt, finale in malt with presence of burnt maple syrup, medium body, not much carbonation, slightly dusty texture, a bit watery; overall: fine

Dark brown with ruby highlights. No head, unfortunately. Chocolatey, nutty aroma promises depth. Body is moderate, as is the sweetness. Hints of nut, chocolate, muscovado. Probably could use a bit more fullness but what’s here is quality.

Draft. Dark amber beer with a thin white head. Light bodied. Low malt aroma and flowery hops. Malty flavor balanced with just enough hops.