Shedshaker Brewing Company

in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia 🇦🇺


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6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can. Deep brown with a cm of loosish beige head. Aroma of chocolate, bread, some nuts, spices. The chocolate is not very sweet at all but there are hints of bready richness before quite firm bitterness. Seems like dark lager is their thing.

Tried from Can on 25 Nov 2024 at 11:26


5.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Light aromas of straw, grass, citrus and melon. In the mouth, there is some moderate bitterness and melon. Nice body.

Tried on 19 Jan 2024 at 12:07


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Can. Just unclear gold with a white head that sticks around as a coat. Grainy aroma with mild spices and hints of tropical fruit. Not as clean as it might be with smudging between light malt and fruity hops. Modest bitterness. Not so good.

Tried from Can on 07 Jun 2023 at 14:20


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Tap, PoO. Lovely clear rosé amber with a small off white head. Rich sticky breadcrust aroma with light spices.Just medium bodied. Briefly rich before firm spicy bitterness.

Tried from Draft on 17 May 2023 at 09:41


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

A pretty underwhelming pale ale. Most of what I'm getting is the grain bill, with bread and raw grain flavours that linger longest in the mouth. There is also hemp, stone fruit and grapefruit, which come across nicest in the aroma.

Tried on 22 Jan 2022 at 10:19


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

As someone who doesn't love RIPAs, this is one I could get behind, with a very restrained rye flavour combining with pine, bread, toast and honey. Just lovely.

Tried on 25 Aug 2019 at 10:23


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Boy, that's a heap of coffee, with a little cherry, citrus, toast and chocolate. If I were to quibble, I'd say you could dial back the coffee every so slightly, but it's a lovely coffee aftertaste. May need a cleanser to get me to sleep.

Tried on 23 Aug 2019 at 10:58


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Lots of grapefruit, raisins, bread and cherry in the aroma. That raisin and grapefruit hop taste lingers in the mouth, with some pine and honey as well. Nicely balanced pale ale with a point of difference.

Tried on 23 Aug 2019 at 10:32


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. As Shedshaker Espresso Black Lager. Black with a beige head that lasts OK. 3+ Aroma of sweet, good coffee, bread. Medium bodied, lovely silky texture. Lowish carbonation with a nice creaminess. Not as sweet as expected with bitterness really working its way into the palate so that the coffee doesn't dominate. Clean with that passing illusion of richness that often marks a good lager. Good brew.

Tried from Bottle on 13 May 2018 at 13:11


5.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle. Amber, white head. some floaties. 3- Aroma of cornflakes, some herbs and tropical fruit. Pretty much how it tastes - sweet and not quite clean, modest but pleasant hops are a mix of old and new world. 5+ Dryish finish is moderately bitter. A bit timid. Room for improvement - probably hasn't bottled all that well.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Feb 2018 at 11:31