7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
The kind of solid old school IPA that I expect from a small regional Vic brewer. Lots of pine with some pepper, milk (aroma) and a tiny bit of caramel.
Tried
on 19 Jan 2024
at 12:07
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
375ml bottle from the brewery, number 765. Poured a hazy golden straw colour with a big lasting fizzy white head. The aroma is grainy malt, tropical citrus and bretty yeast. The flavour is moderate to light bitter and sour, with a fresh, crisp, dry yeast, herbal, mineral, light citrus fruit, light hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average to lively carbonation. Nicely balanced. Somewhat sessionable.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Watts River Brewing
on 14 Apr 2021
at 11:32
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from the Healesville Brewery. Poured a murky medium amber with a short-lived frothy off white head. The aroma is grainy malt, yeasty, big floral quince. The flavour is moderate to light bitter, with a light, watery, grainy, mineral, herbal, dry floral hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Watts River Brewing
on 10 Sep 2019
at 15:25
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from the brewery. Poured a clear dark brown colour with a short-lived frothy tan head. The aroma is roasty malt, light caramel, charcoal, coffee. The flavour is moderate liquorice bitter, with a dry, roasty, light sweet caramel, dry liqouirce bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation. A solid stout but maybe a touch over-carbonated.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Watts River Brewing
on 09 Sep 2019
at 14:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from the brewpub. Poured a crystal clear golden colour with a short-lived frothy white head and a few bubbles. The aroma is malt, light citrus fruit, light hop. The flavour is moderate to light bitter, with a light, crisp, malt, slightly watery, light citrus, mineral, earthy, light hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Rather drinkable for the ABV.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Watts River Brewing
on 08 Sep 2019
at 15:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at the brewpub. Poured a very slightly hazy golden colour with a thin broken white head. The aroma is skunky malt, yeast, light woody hop. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a crisp, fresh light citrus, dry light floral hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
at
Watts River Brewing
on 07 Sep 2019
at 14:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at the brewpub. Poured a clear golden colour with a frothy white head. The aroma is grainy malt, light woody hop. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a light, grainy, light citrus, mineral, light floral hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
at
Watts River Brewing
on 07 Sep 2019
at 14:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at the brewpub. Poured a clear golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head and lots of bubbles. The aroma is skunky malt, woody hop. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a crisp, grainy malt, light floral hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
at
Watts River Brewing
on 07 Sep 2019
at 14:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at the brewpub. Poured a hazy yellow straw colour with a thin broken white head. The aroma is grainy malt, citrus fruits, big yeast. The flavour is moderate acid, citrus, with a big dry malt, yeasty, blue cheese, citrus, guava, light tart palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
at
Watts River Brewing
on 07 Sep 2019
at 14:25
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at the brewpub. Poured a crystal clear golden colour with plenty of bubbles and a broken white head. The aroma is grainy malt, yeast, woody hop. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a crisp, floral, dry hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
at
Watts River Brewing
on 07 Sep 2019
at 14:19