Oakes (33770) reviewed Mussel Stout from Bellarine Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Dark brown, lots of chocolate and brown sugar on the nose. Full body, a lot of chocolatey/fudgey, and a slightly salty finish. Good stout.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Bottle. Pale and just hazy gold with a white head. Aroma has lots of honey, wheat, a little lemon. Very light-bodied, high carbonation. Honey in the taste, but little sweetness. Tangy wheat, some citrus. Refreshing, an OK dust-cutter.
gnoff (11189) reviewed Lonsdale Lager from Bellarine Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottled 33 cl from Dan Murphy’s Geelong, on August 2, 2013.Hazy golden color, white head. Sweet, malty scent. Sweet, malty taste. Malty aftertaste. Medium mouthfeel, low bitterness.
gnoff (11189) reviewed Mussel Stout from Bellarine Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottled 33 cl from Chas Cole Cellars, Belmont/Geelong, on August 1, 2013.Black color, light brown head. Sweet, salty, roasted scent. Sweet, salty, roasted taste. Salty, roasted aftertaste. Medium to smooth mouthfeel, medium high bitterness.
gnoff (11189) reviewed Queenscliff Ale from Bellarine Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottled 33 cl from Chas Cole Cellars, Belmont/Geelong, on August 1, 2013.As a "Honey wheat", BB 13.03.14.Hazy golden color, white head. Sweet, honey scent. Sweet, honey, sugary taste. Medium mouthfeel, low bitterness. Honey aftertaste.Gone a bit too heavy on the honey for my taste, way too evident and sweet.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle, 12C. Seems tempting fate to put an arse on these labels. Just hazy amber with an inch of off white head that never disappears. Aroma of rye bread, caramel, light spicy floral notes. Medium bodied, fairly gentle carbonation. Sweet and bready with prominent rye, dries out a little towards the end. Modest bitterness is spicy. Can’t imagine why they put IPA on the label, took a while to start enjoying it for what’s there.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Black with a tan head that is very soon less than a coat. Aroma of chocolate, coffee, licorice, vanilla, oak. Medium-bodied, lowish carbonation. Quite chocolaty but not very sweet. Some coffee, red berries, licorice, cinamon and pepper. Lots of vanilla, oaky finish. Nice stuff - complex, well balanced, obvious woody notes that don’t overmatch the beer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Pale straw with a loose head. Aroma is floral and honey. Medium body and good carbonation. Taste is tangy citrus with good honey notes and clean a finish. Very nice
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Clear pale gold, no head. Citrus aroma. Light body with spritzy carbonation. Pleasant flavor with light malt and lemony notes with some grassy hops in the finish. Nice interesting and refreshing lager.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
If I had have known this was actually brewed with mussels, there’s no way I would have picked this up. Mussels, really? How do they do that? Aaaaanyway, I’m glad I gave it a crack. There’s a strong chocolatey, coffee aroma but there’s also an unmistakeable briny, sea water scent. No mussels, thank god, but it’s a strange combination, mocha and brine. Nevertheless, the aroma the highlight of the beer, if for no other reason that it’s something truly different. The taste is more coffee with a hint of chocolate. It could be a little bit heavier on the palate, and a little longer at the end, but nevertheless it drinks very well. Overall, this beer is, oddly, greater than the sum of its parts. I’ll definitely give it another go.