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Westside Ale Works is a family-owned and operated craft brewery tucked away on Alfred Street in South Melbourne. Partner and Head Brewer, Casey Wagner, pays homage to the microbreweries of the U.S. West Coast with everything he does - from the cozy atmosphere of our warehouse-style taproom to the hop-driven beers he brews. We take pride in creating a warm and welcoming experience for anyone who walks through our big roller door!
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Davros (5342) reviewed
Red Roo IPA from Westside Ale Works
4 years ago
7.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Pours deep amber with a large fading head.Nose shows caramel, toasty notes, bready malt and piny/spicy/resinous hops.Flavours include lots of caramel, toasty malt, bready malt, biscuity malt along with piny and resinous hops by the truckload.
Tried on 29 Oct 2021 at 08:25
Davros (5342) reviewed
Dan's Self Doubt Stout 2020 from Westside Ale Works
6 years ago
5.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Pours black with a small head.Nose shows liquorice, red wine, musty notes, heavy sweet rich treacle notes, soft coconut. Very sickly sweet-smelling.Flavours include roasted malt, treacle, liquorice, soy sauce, rye. Lots of booze, some burnt rubbery. Very sweet, very boozy.
Tried on 30 Sep 2020 at 11:59
Andre_Samma (914) reviewed
Pineapple Bob Bourbon Pants Sour Beer from Westside Ale Works
6 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can from brewery. Very light yellow. Pineapple nose. Lovely and tart with some sweetness coming through. A delight.
Tried from Can on 23 Sep 2020 at 08:10
Andre_Samma (914) reviewed
Best Coast IPA - Eureka! & Enigma from Westside Ale Works
6 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can from brewery, packaged three weeks ago. Slightly opaque amber. Pine needles on nose. Some tropical flavours, but it's resin and malt that predominate. Nicely bitter. I'm happy.
Tried from Can on 19 Sep 2020 at 08:38
Andre_Samma (914) reviewed
Dan's Self Doubt Stout 2020 from Westside Ale Works
6 years ago
8.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8
500ml Crowler. Deep black. Nose full of raisins and oak. Oily mouth. Action packed with warming booziness, Christmas cake dried fruit, whiskey and lots of joy.
Tried from Crowler on 05 Sep 2020 at 02:06
hawthorne00 (10291) reviewed
The Bridge from Westside Ale Works
6 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Westside is perhaps 30 seconds drive from the Montague St Bridge so if you picked this up from the brewery you'd barely have time to knock the top off before you knocked the top off. Can. Opaque orange with a white head that fades slowly. Aroma of peach, nectarines, a little grapefruit, crackers. Just slightly chalky. Fruity with the citrus gradually creepy up to and then past the stone fruit. A little of both bitterness and astringency. The 8% ABV is well hidden until a whiff right at the end. Still, a pretty good one.
Tried from Can on 30 Aug 2020 at 13:11
Andre_Samma (914) reviewed
Evergreen King from Westside Ale Works
6 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can from brewery. Amber. Some pine on nose. Sweet with tropical tones, decent maltiness and some lingering pine. Complex.
Tried from Can on 24 Aug 2020 at 09:35
Andre_Samma (914) reviewed
Westside Gnomie from Westside Ale Works
6 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Can from brewery. Gold. Cloves and banana aroma. The Belgian vibe is strong with this one, but I reckon you can suck the milkshake bois into this being a banana bubblegum fest and they'd go all giddy with excitement too.
Tried from Can on 18 Aug 2020 at 12:10
Andre_Samma (914) reviewed
The Bridge from Westside Ale Works
6 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can from brewery. Hazy gold. Peach nose. Stone fruit aplenty and citrus. Very on point, although much more green bitterness than most Aussie NEIPAs.
Tried from Can on 14 Aug 2020 at 09:34
Davros (5342) reviewed
Ava's Amber Ale from Westside Ale Works
6 years ago
5.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Pours dark amber almost brown with a small off-white head.Nose shows grapefruit and resinous hops, burnt caramel and soft bready malt, a bit of an overripe apple note too.Flavours include more bready malt, toasty malt, caramel, as well as a load of piny hops. More of the apple-like twang overpowers things though.
Tried on 28 Jul 2020 at 11:26