Davros (5279) reviewed Bam-Ba-Lam from Bright Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Pours black with a light tan head.Nose shows lavender, spicy phenols, soft roasted. Very heavy on the lavender, almost soap-like.Flavours include more heavy lavender with a bit of roast behind, finishing quite dry. The lavender seems a bit full-on.
Davros (5279) reviewed Alpine Ale from Bright Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
Pours gold with a fading head.Nose shows floral and spicy hops, faint vegetal notes and light biscuity malt.Flavours include spicy hops, grainy malt, and finishes with an assertive bitterness.
DreamAudit (3889) reviewed Stubborn Russian 2018 from Bright Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9
From a 330ml bottle on 26/9/2018. Pours near black with a huge tan head. The nose features masses of chocolate and cocoa. This tastes absolutely sublime - dominated by rich and silky milk chocolate and dusty cocoa, tempered by just the right amount of roasty bitterness. The palate is super creamy with lactose prominent. The last couple of bottles I've had have been a little too fizzy and gushy, so I've taken a point off the palate score, but it still drinks beautifully and way too easily. Very dessert like, and not really a typical RIS, but who cares? This is the perfect beer for a rich mud cake. Magnificent.
hawthorne00 (9781) reviewed Black Diamond from Bright Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Very dark brown with a beige head. Aroma of mild roast, kumquats, nectarines, pine. Medium bodied. Some chocolate and bready sweetness before fruit and a fair bit of resinous bitterness at the end. A little licorice. Nice but somewhat dissonant.
explosivedog (14050) reviewed Bam-Ba-Lam from Bright Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
GABS Auckland 2018. Pours black. Lavender, strawberry, toast, caramel. So much lavender. Thin body. Weird and a bit unpleasant.
hawthorne00 (9781) reviewed Red XPA from Bright Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Amber with an off white head. Aroma of bread crust, pine, spices, some kumquats. Malty but much drier than expected with bread crust and biscuit, citrus and a decent resinous kick at the bitter finish. A rare hoppy amber/ red IPA that really works.
hawthorne00 (9781) reviewed Wandi Nut Brown Ale from Bright Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Deep clear brown with a dense cm of pale beige head that lasts very well. Rich chestnut aroma with some light roast and chocolate. Flavours follow the aroma - not all that sweet but earthy and malty with bitterness that's slightly spicy and only grips right at the end. Good.
hawthorne00 (9781) reviewed Brain Pleaser from Bright Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Amber with a small off white head. Aroma of green tropical fruit, lime, earth, grapes, grass. Taste has some caramelly bready sweetness but it's rapidly overtaken by lots of Enigma - which as they say is an interesting hop. There's limey, minerally Riesling, melon, green mango, then yuzu and fairly strong bitterness.
DreamAudit (3889) reviewed Stubborn Russian 2017 from Bright Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
From a 330ml bottle on 28/8/2017. Pours a deep deep brown with a small head. Has a light nose of chocolate, grain and roasted malt. Taste wise, it’s rather sweet with lots of milk chocolate, some lactose, vanilla, and a very mild roasty bitterness. There’s a touch of alcohol at the back but it’s pretty easing drinking for its size. The texture is a touch syrupy and the carbonation soft. Not overly complex but a very pleasant dessert sipper.
PabloZab (3302) reviewed Stubborn Russian 2017 from Bright Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle 330ml. Black with small, beige head. Aroma is delicate with chocolate and grain notes. Nice sweetness in taste, chocolate, pralines, vanilla, really much better than aroma. Full body, smooth, warming a little bit, very nice.