7.8/10
β
Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Can. Very black, tan coat is fairly swiftly at the rim. Roast, fudgy mocha, whisky aroma. Just short of syrupy. Some overt booze. Briefly sweet with lots of heavy roast and singed/ burnt notes, oak. The base stout must be pretty raucous. Roasty, dry and oaked at the end. Interesting to try again in a year or two, but fun if assertive now.
Tried
on 25 Jul 2026
at 13:39
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
In the future, every proprietary yeast strain will have its own IPA style for 15 minutes - Andy Warhol, probably. Can. Cloudy amber, a fat coat of white head. Aroma of kumquat, pineapple, some peach, light bread. It is indeed cleaner than it looks and quite fruity, but with a little astringency and modest bitterness. Tasty.
Tried
on 21 Jul 2026
at 12:53
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
From a 375ml can on 15/7/2025. Pours a deep brown with a small to medium light tan head. The nose feature a good whiff of coffee with some light roasty notes. Coffee also dominates the taste, with dark chocolate, a bit of caramel and perhaps just a hint of the promised donut. Finishes with a light roasty bitterness. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Not super dessertish, but very nicely balanced and pretty assertive for the size. Good stuff.
Tried
from Can
from
Plonk
on 15 Jul 2025
at 08:01
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Missed the event but caught a few of the beers (although CTRL not among them) Can. Fairly pale gold with a brief white head. Aroma of citrus, soft tropical fruit, crackers. The softness does not continue through to the palate - it's clean and a little harsh with bitter and somewhat astringent herbal notes.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Oct 2023
at 14:05
7.8/10
β
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
6/11/2022. Can from Bo Gurks, Edithvale, VIC enjoyed at Rydges On The Rock, NSW. TAS rating #10. Pours black with a frothy beige coloured head. Aroma of coffee, chocolate, roasted malt, vanilla, dried and dark fruits. Medium coffee sweetness with moderate roasted bitterness. Medium body, smooth, average carbonation. Coffee, fruity, developing bitter finish. Nicely done.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Nov 2022
at 11:01
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Can. Opaque brownish orange with a modest white head. Aroma of peach, barely ripe tropical fruit (mango, pineapple), herbs. Fruity and a tad chalky initially then it kind of sags with just a little herbal and lawn clipping astringency as it departs.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Apr 2022
at 14:57
6/10
β
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Can) Pours clear pale gold with no head. Modest slightly citrus aroma. Light body with good carbonation. Light tangy fruit, hint of biscuit malt and some modest hop bitterness in finish. Easy drinking.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jan 2022
at 09:26
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Can) Pours clear coppery brown with little head. Pleasant citrus and toffee aroma. Light body and somewhat fizzy carbonation. Nicely balanced taste with tangy fruit and caramel and some pleasant hoppy bitterness in finish. Very drinkable
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jan 2022
at 09:19
6.8/10
β
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Clear amber with a small white head. Aroma of pine, spices, grilled grapefruit, biscuit. So it tastes. Fairly sweet with lots of pine creeping out of caramel and biscuit before a finish that's not dry but is firmly bitter. Is what it promises.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Dec 2021
at 11:21
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can, date illegible. Yes, dirty copper with a small beige head. Aroma of breadcrust, some stewed fruit, oranges, pine. Thinnish. Not really sweet at all with breadcrust and a dry bitter finish. OK, but I wonder whether this is past it.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Feb 2021
at 13:55