6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Gold with a dense 3/2 cm white head that lasts well. Toasty aroma with flowers and light citrus. Some piney and faintly medicinally herbal notes in the taste too as lightly toasty malt gives way to quite firm bitterness. As ever, plowing their own furrow.
Tried
on 15 Dec 2025
at 12:16
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
From a can, at Shandong Mama Mini. Not terribly distinguished and rather empty where you'd expect some malt richness but enough bitterness to keep you interested. V food friendly.
Tried
on 04 Apr 2025
at 14:31
7/10
Tried
on 05 Jan 2025
at 14:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Just reddish brown with a thin beige head. Funky bracken, earth and sticky bread crust aroma. Very mildly tart and a bit sweet with brown sugar, some cherry, gentle spices. Drying at the end. Mellow.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Sep 2024
at 12:40
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Draft at the baths Brighton. Melbourne. Clear golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are light floral and slight sweet. Light crisp body.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Mar 2024
at 02:32
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
2/9/2023. Can at Cardiff GP beer share. From Bo Gurks, Edithvale, Victoria. Pours black with a small beige head. Aroma of caramel, chocolate, vanilla, light roasted malt, dried fruits. Medium sweetness, light roasted bitterness. Medium body, soft carbonation. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Sep 2023
at 21:40
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Very dark brown with a fading tan head. Roasty aroma with singed caramel, bread, hints of cherries, some grass. Medium bodied, lowish carbonation. Moderately sweet with gentle bitterness. If the normal version (which it seems I rated in 2010) is subtle, this maybe lacks presence. But it's again agreeable and well balanced.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Jul 2023
at 15:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Dark brown with a beige head that fades to a cm or so. Roasty aroma with mocha and earthy notes. Medium bodied. Quite roasty with more coffee than chocolate before firm bitterness. Solid.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Apr 2023
at 14:09
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers Graham! Clear gold colour, white foam head that quickly dissipates to a thin layer and aroma of apple, green apple, some core. Taste is sweet, apple, green apple, some acidity. Medium bodied, light carbonation, medium-sweet finish. Quite OK
Tried
on 23 Nov 2022
at 20:34
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
13/10/2022. Draught at the Amstel Club, Cranbourne West. Pours black with a creamy pale beige head. Aroma is chocolate, malt, light coffee, ash, vanilla, dried fruits, hint of liquorice. Medium sweetness and mild roasted bitterness. Quite full bodied, average carbonation. Developed nicely as it warmed. Very good.
Tried
on 13 Oct 2022
at 03:19