6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
75 cl bottle. Pours cloudy amber with a small white head. Aroma is wineous and fruity and toasted malty. Fruity and mild citric. Lingering fruity. Mild citric and fruity. Mild citricand lingering fruity finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2014
at 08:55
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
cloudy red, smooth light red head. aroma is fruity, berryish, fresh.flavor is berries, little sourness, little bitterness, very freshish flavor, pretty tasty
Tried
on 08 Feb 2014
at 08:09
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Bottled. A hazy dark red beer with a light pinkish head. The aroma has notes of sour cherries, brettanomyces, and lacto. The flavor is acidic with notes of sour cherries, brettanomyces, lacto, and wood, leading to a tart finish. The body is a bit light. Thanks Jay for this gem.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2014
at 05:42
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle - as Dark Apple Ale - apparently six different barley malts and 20% apple juice) Clear mahogany brown with tan head. Refreshing aroma with notes of scrumpy cider, lambic, maybe white wine vinegar, and as it warmed up some dark roast malt notes. Medium body with plenty of pleasant carbonation. Taste is good although rather unusual, mixing two styles - a tart scrumpy and dark ale with roasted malts. The taste balance is very much towards the cider with pleasant acidity and apple cider dominating, especially in the foretaste, although there is also some malty sweetness just apparent. The chocolatey, toasty malt flavours develop in the mid palate and persist into the finish, however they are rather in the background. As the beer warmed up, the balance shifted somewhat with the porter characteristics coming forward more. An enjoyable, unusual drink - to me, more a fruit beer than a porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jan 2014
at 05:07
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From a 500ml bottle on 4/11/2013 (bottle labelled ’Aromatic Spelt Ale’ rather than ’Clear Ale’, brew date 9/5/13, bottled 17/8/13, bottle no. 369). Pours a cloudy light golden with a small head. Has a sharp fruity, yeasty aroma which points to what’s ahead. The flavour features slightly fermented apple and slightly tart, sour citrus. Has more than a bit of cider about it. Has a slightly oily palate and highish carbonation. Yet another odd beer from this brewer - they seem to do everything in a sour style. Still, this one is actually quite refreshing, its strangeness notwithstanding.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Nov 2013
at 02:25
3.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
From a 500ml bottle on 2/11/2013 (bottle no 0653, brew date 8 Apr 13, ABV listed as 5.2%). Pours a cloudy light amber with a medium head. The aroma is modest, with some acidic and metallic notes. Flavour wise, this is just weird. There’s barely a hint of malt, with huge doses of sharp vinegar and tart citrus, and a touch of fruit sweetness, with a lingering bitterness. The body is thinnish and the carbonation relatively lively. Comes across as an ordinary sour ale rather than an amber. Did not enjoy this one at all. But at least their beers are very nicely marketed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Nov 2013
at 01:41
4.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Draught from handpump/Cask, at Preachers, Hobart. Sampled on August 7, 2013.Stated to be 5.2% ABV.Hazy brown color, tan head. Light acidic, fruity, berry taste. Thin mouthfeel, low bitterness. Acidic, berry aftertaste. Malty, sweet, acidic scent.Feels a bit off, but as of the girl at Preachers many haev thought the same as me, but apparently the beer is supposed to be this way? Odd, didn’t enjoy it much, hard to finish the one small (10 oz) pour.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Aug 2013
at 10:24
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
From a 500ml bottle on 31/5/2012 (vintage 19 Dec 11, filled to bottle 5 Mar 12, bottle number 413, labelled ’Dark Apple Ale’). Pours a cloudy dark amber with a small head. Has a slight sweet, fruity, skunky aroma. The flavour is all tart apple, with a distinct long sourness overwhelming the slight sweetness at the beginning. Has some salt, vinegar and vinous notes. Has quite a bit of flavour but it’s not particularly pleasant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 May 2012
at 02:19
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours black, some brown highlights, small head.Nose shows lovely chocolate and nutty malt with sweet caramel underneath.Similar flavours, but sweet apples start to overwhelm. A bit too tangy to mix with the other characters.Carbonation is moderately high, nice.Get rid of the apple juice and this could be quite good, the roasted and tangy flavours don’t mix well.
Tried
on 07 Dec 2010
at 19:29
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle. Light dirty orange with floating bits. Large white head that filled a weizen glass. Aroma is has earthy yeasty, light lemon, cloves and white pepper. Lightish mouthfeel. Taste has bready sweetness with a little lemon and orange, but is dominated by spices: white pepper, cloves and a lot of Sichuan pepper (prickly ash). I suppose they’re Tassie-grown German hops but they’re really powerful and leave the mouth tingling with spices. Mild astringency at the finish too. Startling. [ 3.5]
As Derwent Aromatic Spelt Ale. Cloudy orange with a small white head. Barnyard, apricot stones, lemons, spices. Light bodied, just slightly slippery, highish carbonation. Tart with grainy and under-ripe stone fruit, moldering lemon and spices. This time it’s made clear that it’s meant to be sour and was brewed from a sour mash, but it’s actually a bit tamer than last time (if it can really be said to be the same beer). Still, pretty bold stuff.
As Derwent Aromatic Spelt Ale. Cloudy orange with a small white head. Barnyard, apricot stones, lemons, spices. Light bodied, just slightly slippery, highish carbonation. Tart with grainy and under-ripe stone fruit, moldering lemon and spices. This time it’s made clear that it’s meant to be sour and was brewed from a sour mash, but it’s actually a bit tamer than last time (if it can really be said to be the same beer). Still, pretty bold stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2010
at 04:05