5.8

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Can, 7.3% ABV. Ooh, another Lion brand beer brewed around Australia. Gosh, I wonder what comes next. Should declare my prior on this one: there's a student party at your place and something must be provided for the impecunious and those trots who won't BYO on principle: sangria is how you stretch a bottle of cheap red to do the job. To assuage my discomfort at a lack of good faith I pour it into a Rodenbach Grand Cru glass. Somewhat murky pale reddish brown with no head. Aroma of oranges, oaked red wine, nutmeg. Thinnish, low carbonation. Barely sweet with light bread, lots of red wine, a little citrus peel. Spices get a bit lost. Dry and oaky at the end. It's OK but I don't really see the point.