Rare Breed Hightail XXV
Mountain Goat Beer in Richmond, Victoria, Australia 🇦🇺
Amber / Red Ale - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.09
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This is Hightail Ale, but bigger and bolder than ever before. To celebrate 25 years we’ve given Hightail Ale the Rare Breed treatment, ageing it for five months in Cognac barrels. We also kept a bit of the brew to age in Pedro Ximenez barrels, before blending it together.
The cognac barrels provide smooth, oaky characters, with a slight Chardonnay-funk, while the Pedro Ximenez barrels add a rich aroma of sweet, overripened raisins.
The blended brew is smooth, soft and sumptuous; a fitting tribute to the beer that started it all.
The cognac barrels provide smooth, oaky characters, with a slight Chardonnay-funk, while the Pedro Ximenez barrels add a rich aroma of sweet, overripened raisins.
The blended brew is smooth, soft and sumptuous; a fitting tribute to the beer that started it all.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12oz can from Ratman. I wish I’d found this when I was in Sydney last November! Nose is toffee, cognac, with hints of vanilla. Brown with a heavy lacing tan head. Flavor is slightly sweet vanilla caramels and a hint of cognac.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Oct 2023
at 03:14
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. Almost black with a fat coat of light tan head. Big snootful of singed toffee and Cognac, sherry, spicy oak. Sweet and heavy with stewed and dried fruit. Creamy toffee. Barrel and hops struggle to lighten the load. Old Ale-ish. Pretty good but a little frustrating. Shame the beer it's a tribute to seems a travesty in recent years.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jun 2022
at 15:47