Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
From a 375ml can on 14/1/2018. Described as an imperial pale ale but have entered as an IIPA as this appears to be the nearest and most appropriate description.. The nose is dank and a bit fruity, but I don't associate with my doona (or donna as described on the label). Taste wise, there's caramel malt and lots of peach sweetness, a fair bit of warming alcohol, and some pretty big, resiny hops. Slick palate and moderate carbonation. Drinkable enough but a little unbalanced and unfocused for mine.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Can. Brown with a large beige head. Aroma of chocolate cake, oranges, some licorice and pine. Sweet but hoppy with citrus, spice and a little pine but little to support - caramel, hints of stewed fruit. Doesn’t dry out really and bitterness is pretty modest. A bit indecisive.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Can. Deep reddish amber with a large beige head that lasts well. Fat malty aroma with layers of caramel, some dried fruit, toast. A fair bit of body for 5%. Moderate carbonation. Rich but not over sweet with just enough slightly spiced bitterness to help it not outstay its welcome. Caramel, toast, biscuit, some fruit. Hmm, bitterness creeps up after a while. A bit like a Scotch ale with a slight Southern Hemisphere twist to the hops. Likeable, characterful drop.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Pours amber with a large head.Nose shows honey, spicy and herbal hops.Flavours include herbal hops, spicy and earthy notes, honey.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Pours dark brown with a large head.Nose shows soft roast and liquorice, soft pine and resinous hops, caramel and toffee.Flavours include a bit of brash roasted malt, light pine and grapefruit.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can. Bright amber with an inch of white head. Despite the worrying "inspired by" that I ought to have read, the aroma is quite clean, with lowish key citrus and spice over light grainy bread. Only under there are vague tropical wafty things - toasted coconut, pineapple. Low carbonation. The orderly nature of the aroma doesn’t apply so much to the taste - everything’s there and pleasant enough but it’s a bit jumbled. Sweet; grainy with some coconut, pineapple, and modest bitterness that really struggles to get through the sweetness.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Canned. Grassy, fruity nose. Pours dark golden. Surprisingly timid flavours with limited bitterness. They’re attempting to evoke a pina colada, and the pineapple flavours certainly come through. The coconut adjunct may have given it some of the creaminess. More effective than expected despite not really being on style.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
On tap at the Gertrude Hotel, pours a hazy orange amber with a small beige head. Aroma brings light resins and dry bready malt. Flavour is quite dry and somewhat metallic, with bready malt and a weird metallic astringency. Not overly offensive, but clearly a bit off.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Draught, Preachers. Chewy, lots of crystal malt and a hit of yeastiness. Also, there’s a decent amount of Bitterness and toastiness.