8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pours dark amber with a large, lasting mousse-like head.Nose shows lovely sweet clean malt with a cookie dough-like hint, musk sticks, fruity confectionery and mango/paw paw/rockmelon. Lovely.Toned down flavours, some sweet clean malt, grapefruit, pine and bready notes leading to an aggressive sharp bitterness.Carbonation is a bit over the top.
Tried
on 29 May 2014
at 05:44
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled. Near black, beige head. Aroma of rum and licorice. Mid sweet with medium-full body and well rounded mouthfeel. Coffee and rum, some vanilla. Warming finish with low-medium bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2014
at 14:33
8.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 10
Texture 6
Overall 9.5
From a 375ml bottle on 10/5/2014. Pours not far off black with a small dark tan head. Has a very pleasant aroma of caramel, chocolate, vanilla, cognac, dough and a dash of coffee. The Flavours are huge with sweet milk chocolate and caramel most prominent. This is joined by quite a bit of soy, some vanilla, wood, prunes, cognac and a touch of honey. There’s some roasty bitterness at the back but the sweetness prevails here - it’s a real dessert job. Whilst there’s certainly some cognac and booze present, it’s actually super easy drinking for something that’s over 15%. The palate approaches sticky and the carbonation is quite lively for an impy. Damn this is one impressive and enjoyable brew - definitely the best Moon Dog I’ve had to date. And it’s an ode to the Fonz, who appears on the label. I give it the big thumbs up and an ’ayyyy’.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2014
at 03:14
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
From a 330ml bottle on 7/5/2014. Pours a cloudy dark golden with a big foamy white head. Has a slightly odd, sweet, fruity, yeasty aroma, with some bubblegum in the mix. Take a sip and it’s the malt that holds sway, with lots of bread and some caramel. Some sweet citrus fruit follows, along with a medium spicy bitterness. Has a fullish body and is a touch over-carbed. This is a bit of a strange beast - I wouldn’t really pick it as an IPA blind, as it barely resembles the typical US style. There’s more malt than hops here, notwithstanding the spicy kick at the end (there is perhaps a hint of a rye IPA there). The body is fullish and it’s perhaps just a touch over-carbed. I actually quite enjoyed it after my initial puzzlement, but real hop heads may be a bit disappointed.The monkey on the label is pretty cool though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 May 2014
at 03:10
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
From a 330ml bottle on 27/3/2014. Pours the darkest brown with a huge tan head. Cherry and a bit of chocolate feature in the aroma. Flavour wise, there’s a lot going on, with milk chocolate most prominent, along with caramel, dark fruit, licorice, nuts, and smoked meat, followed by a light bitterness. The chilli is quite noticeable at the back, but it’s never too much, and provides a nice contrast to the initial sweetness. The body is creamy and the carbonation lively. This is an unusual brew but well worth a try if you like a beer with a touch of heat.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2014
at 01:44
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle, 8C. Amber with a white head. Aroma of grapefruit, pine, spices, bread crusts.A little soapy. Sweet bread crusts, lots of pine, kumquat, grapefruit, spices. Doesn’t dry out all that much, bitterness and zesty aromatics struggle to break through the sweetness a bit, although not so much as the first I tried which was not so cold. Solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Mar 2014
at 05:15
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
20th February 2014
Fare thee well Josh tasting at Bruce’s. Thanks to our Josh for another Australian rarity. Opaque dark brown - black beer. Small pale tan - cream head. Nose is an unusual mixture of smoke and flowers. Palate is light, softish and semi dry. Light tangy dark malt, little dark chocolate. Mild smoke and tcp. Not getting any rum, mores the pity. Light finish. Not bad.
Fare thee well Josh tasting at Bruce’s. Thanks to our Josh for another Australian rarity. Opaque dark brown - black beer. Small pale tan - cream head. Nose is an unusual mixture of smoke and flowers. Palate is light, softish and semi dry. Light tangy dark malt, little dark chocolate. Mild smoke and tcp. Not getting any rum, mores the pity. Light finish. Not bad.
Tried
on 27 Feb 2014
at 01:47
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
20th February 2014
Fare thee well Josh tasting at Bruce’s. Thanks to Josh for this beer, relieved to find it is a beer and not a porno flick he picked up in Copenhagen! Very hazy brown beer, small pale cream coloured head. Palate is light and semi dry. Nice toffee malt with caramel and coconut. Little vanilla and biscuit and tangy fruits. Touch of cherry. Finishes light and spicy. A winner!
Fare thee well Josh tasting at Bruce’s. Thanks to Josh for this beer, relieved to find it is a beer and not a porno flick he picked up in Copenhagen! Very hazy brown beer, small pale cream coloured head. Palate is light and semi dry. Nice toffee malt with caramel and coconut. Little vanilla and biscuit and tangy fruits. Touch of cherry. Finishes light and spicy. A winner!
Tried
on 27 Feb 2014
at 01:38
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at Josh’s Farewell bash, thanks to the man himself, 20/02/14. Extremely dark mahogony brown meets light black with moderate tan spotting/edgework. Nose is light smoke, medicinal tones, TCP, dark roast, toffee, ashtray, all about the smoke. Taste comprises lighter levels of smoke, dark maltings, dark toffee, pinch of spice. Medium + bodiment, fine carbonation. Ok smoke laden impy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2014
at 11:26
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Josh’s Farewell tasting, thanks to the man of the moment - Far out ! 20/02/14. Hazed orange amber with moderate off white edgework. Nose is rich on dark fruits, dark toffee, whisp of booze, prunes, mellow pitted fruit notes, woody twang. Taste comprises coconut shavings, dark toffee, vanilla fudge, light wine BA twang, dark fruit rinds. Full bodied, fine carbonation, lightly warming booze in the close. Solid barley wine, well integrated alcohol for 14.6%, good depth of flavours, never gets to sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2014
at 00:53