7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. Very dark brown with a light tan head that lasts well. Aroma of earthy coffee, chocolate, nectarines, pine. Light bodied, smooth textured. A little dry, roasted flavour with the mocha. Stone fruit gets lost. Dryish and moderately bitter finish. Solid drop.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Oct 2023
at 12:28
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
A really nice black IPA. Notes of coffee and chocolate with some pine and stone fruit, leading to a chip-dry finish.
Tried
on 29 May 2021
at 10:52
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
A really nice malt-driven IPA. The aromas of pine, grapefruit, watermelon and orange peel mix with dough, biscuit and honey. A slightly-too-sharp pine flavour is the only discordant note in the mouth. Other than that, perfectly balanced. Bottle from the brewery (still doing pick-ups during COVID).
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2020
at 09:12
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap GABS Melbourne 19. Red. light fruity, clean. Dryish with some hints of tannin at end. A bit empty but refreshing.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 May 2019
at 12:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap @ GABS. Cloudy gold with a white head that lasts OKish. Full but clean lager texture. Malty with bread, some biscuit. Moderate sweetness. Distinct floral & peppery bitterness. Wouldn't have minded more. Brewers are of Czech origin and it shows.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 May 2019
at 12:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Deep gold with a large white head. Aroma of tenor-register citrus, sticky bread crust, hints of tropical fruit, pine. Clean and not as sweet as expected, but with a touch of caramel as though the mandarins and kumquats were grilled a little. Not a lot goes on until a little pine with the gradually gripping medium high bitterness. Pretty good but kind of forgettable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2018
at 14:25
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Deep gold with a large white head. High bead. Aroma of Seville oranges, passionfruit, crackers. There's no date on the bottle (which may well stop me buying it again) but seems ripplingly fresh. Fruity and perhaps a little thin with a dry but not particularly bitter finish (which works well). Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2018
at 12:30
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
GABS Auckland 2018. Pours pale gold. Mango, pineapple, lemon juice, not too much flavour. Medium body. Nothing wildly exciting.
Tried
on 30 Jun 2018
at 08:29