O'Brien Brewing

in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 🇦🇺

Established in 2005

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36 Gregory Street West, Wendouree, Ballarat, 3355, Australia

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5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 5 Overall 5.5
375ml can from Dan Murphy's, Hurstville. Gluten Free. As "O'Brien Lager". Amber gold colour, bubbly white foam head and aroma of malt, grain. Taste is malty, grainy, with tangy fruity hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying bitter finish. Quite OK.
Tried from Can from Dan Murphy’s (All Sydney Locations) on 07 Aug 2025 at 07:13

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
375ml can from Beer Cartel. Gluten Free. Clear golden colour, white foam head and aroma of floral citric hop. Taste is malt, grain, fruity, floral, some citrus and earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, medium carbonation, dry bitter finish. Quite OK
Tried from Can on 19 Aug 2022 at 08:43

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330ml bottle frm Bucket Boys, Marrickville. Bright golden colour, white foamy head and aroma of fruity, yeast, slight banana hint. Taste is malt, grain, fruity yeasty, with apricot, banana notes and tangy spicy bitterness. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry spicy bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Aug 2018 at 08:58

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
330ml bottle from Bucket Boys, Marrickville. Yellow golden colour, white foam head that dissipates away and aroma of malt, grains, grassy. Taste is malty, grain, smokey, with fruity blackcurrant hop. Light bodied, medium carbonation, dry light grassy bitter finish. OK.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Aug 2018 at 08:02

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
330ml bottle from Bucket Boys, Marrickville. Pours black in colour with a biege foam head leaving alittle lacing and aroma of roasty malt, dark chocolate, coffee. Taste is dark malty, meaty, smokey, with chocolate & coffee, and earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry roasted bitter finish. Nicely drinkable, very good for gluten free.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Aug 2018 at 08:23

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330ml bottle from Plonk, Canberra. Brown amber colour, tan foam head that dissipates away to a thin layer and aroma of malt, roasty, toffee. Taste is dark malty, grains, milk chocolate, earthy fruity with some tangy bitterness. Light to medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry chocolatey finish. Quite OK.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Aug 2018 at 08:01

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
330ml bottle from Plonk, Canberra. Golden colour, white foam head and malty aroma. Taste is malt, grain with alittle fruity hop and cardboardy bitterness. Light bodied, medium carbonation, dry papery finish. OK
Tried from Bottle on 23 Aug 2018 at 11:31

4.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
330ml bottle from Dan Murphys, Hurstville. Amber gold colour, white foam head and aroma of malt mash, grainy. Taste is grainy with burnt plastic, blackcurrant hop, and some astringent bitterness. Light bodied, soft carbonation, dry metallic bitter finish. OK
Tried from Bottle on 21 Aug 2018 at 08:04

3.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 4
Bottle at the Hopscotch, Melbourne. Poured a crystal clear straw colour with a frothy white head and lots of bubbles. The aroma is caramel malt, gluey hopscotch, woody hop. The flavour is light bitter with a dry malt, yeast, light watery medicinal hop bitter palate. Light bodied with lively carbonation. Not a beer I will ever order again.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Jan 2018 at 03:45

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle from a Cole;s Liqourland, Melbourne. Poured a crystal clear straw colour with a frothy short-lived white head. The aroma is cardboard malt, light hop. The flavour is moderate to light bitter with a light, watery, crisp, light dry malt, light toffee caramel, light hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodies with average carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Sep 2017 at 11:04