7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Clear 750ml bottle. Almost black with a beige head that's soon a rim and island. Gentle but brooding aroma of chocolate, mild roast and berries. A little sharpness that could be from the berries or could be a little underlying tartness. Accompanied by bracken, oak and somewhat zingy spices. Smooth texture. Foil wrapped milky sweets, chocolate, berries pop in and out of prominence. Bitterness creeps up. Interesting, good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Mar 2022
at 12:01
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours slightly hazy, gold, small head.Nose shows heavy funk, honey, a slight smoky note. Soft lemon behind.Flavours include heavy mesquite smoke, soft honey, a light acidity, soft lemon and a bit of funk.
Tried
on 03 Apr 2021
at 10:38
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can. Rose gold with a rocky white head. Aroma of mildly funky crackers, dry red w blackberry & tobacco, oak. It smells like I always hope rosé will but it never does. Only a little sour and indeed only a little flavoured but dry with crackers and a light vinous touch that's more oak than fruit. Dry, modestly bitter finish. Very refreshing. Would make a fine aperitif - a good replacement for (say) a Campari and soda.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jan 2021
at 12:07
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Pours ruby, quite hazy, large pink-tinged head.Nose shows blackberry, apple, berry confectionery, soft funk and a bit of oak.Flavours include more blackberry, raspberry, stewed apple and a fair whack of acidity.
Tried
on 05 Dec 2020
at 08:33
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
2020 version is 8% ABV and hopped with US and Australian. Clear yellow. A few bubbles cling to the rim. Aroma is Bretty with twigs and tired autumnal fruit mixing with fresher apple aromas. And so it tastes - a nice mix of tired and fresh apple flavours with sweetness and bite. Then a lurch towards dry with twigs and some not entirely expected bitterness (I hadn't read the label) nip through. Good stuff. Surprising they didn't try cider apples.
Tried
on 26 Sep 2020
at 15:54
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Pours pink tinged amber, small head.Nose shows blueberry, funk, elderflower, Mulberry, raspberry, lavender and mint.Flavours include more blueberry, a bit of granny smith, some acidity, nice funk.
Tried
on 22 Mar 2020
at 09:46
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12/1/2020. Sample, from bottle, courtesy of danlo, cheers Ed! Pours clear deep golden with a short lasting white head. Aroma of lemon, citrus, touch of herb, grass, wood and gooseberry. Light sweetness, medium bitters and moderate tartness. Medium body, oily texture, average to soft carbonation. A little more sweetness comes through to finish, as does the woodiness. Tangy, citrus sour finish. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jan 2020
at 18:22
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml bottle from Bucket Boys. Batch #0002. Yellowy gold colour, white foamy head that dissipates away and aroma of lemon rind, funk. Taste is sour, tangy, grain, citrus rind with funky brett notes. Slick mouthfeel, medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry citric sour finish. Very drinkable
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2019
at 10:42
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
375ml bottle from Bucket Boys Marrickville. Bright yellowy golden colour, fizzy white foam head that quickly dissipates away and aroma of intense tropical fruity hop resins. Taste is bretty funky apple, woody, oaky, vanilla, along with pineapple, zesty citrus, and resinous hop notes. Slick mouthfeel, medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry bretty funky zingy hoppy finish. Very drinkable hopped cider.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Dec 2019
at 11:15
9/10
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Tried
from Draft
on 22 Dec 2019
at 12:27