James Boag

Commercial Brewery in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia 🇦🇺
Owned by Lion Breweries - NZ
Associated Venue: Boag’s Brewery and Centre For Beer Lovers

Established in 1881

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39 William Street, Launceston, 7250, Australia

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4/10 Appearance 2 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4
375ml bottle into schooner glass. Nice label. Has the aroma of burnt sugar, like distant dark caramel. Slightly hazy beer with zero head. High carbonation. Medium body with really sharp carbonation. That dark malt taste is there at the finish then a tiny touch of acidic bitterness. Weird beer! Just stays one step ahead of being truly horrible.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Aug 2015 at 03:16

3.8/10 Appearance 2 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5
330ml can into schooner glass. NOT made by Boags, can says ’Made in Vietnam’ for Australian Beer Connoisseurs. Smells of sweet corn and bread. Amber beer with a few bubbles, derisory white head which becomes a film. Light body, quite sweet. Finish is mildly metallic with stale cardboard and distant sugar. I’ve had much worse.
Tried from Can on 23 Aug 2015 at 03:04

5.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
375 ml bottle. Bright pale Gold color. Decent sized fluffy white head. Faint grainy malt nose. Zesty, light bodied, grainy malt flavor with metallic notes. Some citrus hops, but barely evident. A good hot weather lager. Nothing more.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Aug 2015 at 21:41

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Dorada muy clara. Espuma normal. Aroma malteado. Sabor tambien. Refrscante algo dulzona y muy bebible, con carbonatacion tirando a subida. Otra lager.
Tried from Can on 08 Jun 2015 at 12:13

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
bottle oro limpida non molta schiuma poco intensa ne dolce ne amara senza aroma
Tried from Bottle on 11 May 2015 at 15:56

4.2/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
750ml bottle into schooner glass. Distant hop nose. Pale yellow beer with diminishing head. High carbonation. Really zingy on the tongue. Some fruity hop notes, a mild malt finish & that’s about it. Inoffensive.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Apr 2015 at 03:44

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
In this part of Australia, pale lagers seem to rule. Can’t tell one from the other, nondescript and bland.
Tried from Can on 01 Apr 2015 at 02:32

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Mass market lager, not much else to say, blends with the rest. Thirst quenching ability is saving grace.
Tried on 01 Apr 2015 at 02:24

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
375ml bottle. Clears golden with a medium head. Slightly sweet nose. Refreshing aroma, good hops, a bit of malts, not boring indeed.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2015 at 04:47

4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 2 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
375ml bottle into schooner glass. Barely discernable malt nose. Yellow/amber with lasting white head. Nice maltiness up front. Very little bitterness at the end. Much better than other Aussie mainstream lagers.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2015 at 04:06