Big Shed Brewing Concern
Microbrewery in Royal Park, South Australia, Australia 🇦🇺
Established in 2013
Contact
1154 Old Port Road, Royal Park, 5014, Australia
Description
Jason Harris and Craig Basford decided they were going to do more than just brew the beers they’d been concocting in their man shed for years: they wanted to bring others along with them. So, more than a decade after they’d started making beer together in a rented farmer’s shed in the Barossa, when Big Shed Brewing Concern became a reality it came with an invitation to their peers: if you’re looking for somewhere to brew, we’ve got the space for you.
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
From a 375ml can on 22/6/2021. Pours a deep dark blueberry blue with a small head. Never had a blue beer before, that's for sure! Has a massive blueberry nose. Tastes of sweet ripe blueberries with a very mild tart finish. The mouthfeel is slick and a touch creamy, the carbonation moderate. Not overly complex, but it's a blueberry dominated experience in every respect, and genuinely very enjoyable.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Jun 2021
at 11:16
4.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Pours amber with a large white head.Nose shows faint guava, booze, soft caramel and little else.Flavours include guava, a harsh astringency and a big whack of booze.
Tried
on 12 May 2021
at 11:47
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
From a 375ml can on 24/4/2021 (shared with Butz). Pours near black with a smallish tan head. Has a strong aroma, of dark chocolate, burnt toffee, roasted malt and a bit of fridge. Has a good dash of milk chocolate, fudgey and brown sugar sweetness up front, along with some slightly burnt toffee and caramel notes, followed by a reasonably sharp, intense, warming bitterness. The mouthfeel is syrupy, the carbonation moderate. A complex and intense impy whcih comes together very nicely.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Apr 2021
at 07:54
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can. Very black with a brown head that doesn't last all that long. Intense mocha and Indian sweet aroma with singed milk caramel and spices. Silky with low carbonation. Sweet mocha, singed caramel and roast but the spicy bitter finish is toppy and insistent. Nimble and unusual.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Apr 2021
at 15:04
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can. Clear very deep red brown with a light tan head. Aroma of dried and some stewed fruit, toffee, some leather, pine, spices. Full, creamy texture. Sweet with dried fruit and brioche but strongish and spicy bitterness reins it in nicely. Warm but no overt alcohol. Liked the balance.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Apr 2021
at 14:55
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From a 375ml can on 7/4/2021. Pours a hazy golden with a smallish head that disappears quickly. Has a modest fruity dank nose with a touch of spice. Tastes only moderately sweet up front with some tropical notes but it's dominated by a firmly dank, spicy, warming bitterness at the back, featuring quite a bit of sharp citrus. Medium bodied with moderate to average carbonation. Just okay and not very oat cream like - much more like a quite green herbal hazy.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Apr 2021
at 03:29
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
(Can) Beautiful looking beer - pours black with dense medium brown head. Lovely aroma of coffee, chocolate, smoky notes. Great mouthfeel - rich, thick, full bodied, slightly sticky with modest carbonation that is smooth, mouth filling and finely prickly. Taste is rich, complex and well balanced. There’s a dark toffee sweetness as a backbone but well balanced. Balance comes from coffee and dark chocolate both giving bitter flavours, and from some dried fruit, raisin fruitiness, and from some booze bite, and some hoppy bitterness, and hints of soy in the finish. Excellent.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jan 2021
at 12:48
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. Pretty much opaque orange with a white head. South Australian beer has always been hazy of course. Aroma of peach bubblegum, crackers, some herbal and pineapple notes. Light bodied with a little chalkiness. Moderately sweet and very fruity - peach, tropical fruit and perhaps a little lime - before a finish that's a mix of bitterness and astringency. Very swiggable.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Dec 2020
at 12:23
5.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
375ml can into pint glass. Pours a pale amber with a dissipating thin white head and high fine carbonation. Nose is grainy and bready. Very easy to drink, good and smooth. Very sweet for a Pils with a dry floral finish.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Nov 2020
at 09:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Barely hazy amber with an inch of white head that never quite disappears. 3+ Aroma of mango, cooked pineapple, mandarin, light biscuit. Pretty sweet with lots of tropical fruit, moderate bitterness. For me it wanted more of a zesty top note and/or a drier and more bitter end. But it's pleasant enough.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Nov 2020
at 12:01