5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
On tap at Darby’s, pours a hazy yellowish blonde with a small white head. Aroma is dominated by the vermouth, with the brett somewhat perceivable behind it, along with light citric acidity. Flavour is rather astringent, with harsh vermouth character dominating, astringently bitter dry brett, and light acidity. The vermouth has completely taken over, and doesn’t harmonize well with the brett. Clumsy, lacking integration, and really not all that pleasant.
Tried
from Draft
at
Darby's Public House
on 22 Jun 2025
at 19:45
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Hazy, pale, thick head. Lots of hops, just distinct enough on the palate with gooseberry and apricot. Soft malt. Very good.
Tried
on 10 Jun 2025
at 03:59
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Amber-brown with a thick head. Lots of smoke on the nose. Rich malty character, smoke just rolling through the palate. Not actually getting any whiskey…though these are third use barrels. Maybe the stout comes through a touch. Still, I like the base and I’m here for variants. The barrels must have rounded things out because I appreciated a bit more richness and balance here than in the base.
Tried
on 10 Jun 2025
at 03:57
8/10
Can 355ml. @ home - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏡🇩🇰 ☀️ 🐝🦋 [ As Luppolo Dark Room Blend #01 - Whisky Barrel ]. ✅ ABV:11.9%. Thanks to Matt & Rachel [20250604]. 8/4/8-9/4/17
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jun 2025
at 20:20
8/10
Thanks... --- Beer merged from original tick of Dark Room #01 – Whiskey Barrel on 05 Jun 2025 at 20:20 - Score: 8. Original review text: Can 355ml. @ home - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏡🇩🇰 ☀️ 🐝🦋 [ As Luppolo Dark Room Blend #01 - Whisky Barrel ]. ✅ ABV:11.9%. Thanks to Matt & Rachel [20250604]. 8/4/8-9/4/17
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jun 2025
at 18:09
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Luppolo, pours a hazy dark orange with a medium white head. Aroma is very dry, with quite a lot of bitterness and lots of dry bread crusts. Flavour is very dry, with lots of dry bread crusts, toasted bread, and a lingering bitterness. Dry, bready and bitter finish. Pleasant for what it is.
Tried
from Draft
at
Luppolo Brewing Company
on 01 Jun 2025
at 22:58
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 5
On tap at Luppolo, pours a clear blonde with a medium white head. Aroma has some unfermented wort, moderate bitterness, and crunchy herbal notes — not getting any NZ hops. Flavour is dry and somewhat soapy, with moderate bitterness without any real hop flavour, and a crunchy, herbal finish. Not digging the hops here, and I find little else to appreciate. Not bad but not one of Luppolo’s better lagers.
Tried
from Draft
at
Luppolo Brewing Company
on 01 Jun 2025
at 22:57
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at Luppolo. Pours murky ruddy orange with a white head. Biscuity malts and some dry grass on the nose. Flavour has dry, astringent grass and biscuit malts. Clean, but too bitter; not terribly pleasant.
Tried
from Draft
at
Luppolo Brewing Company
on 01 Jun 2025
at 17:44
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
On tap at Luppolo. Pours clear blonde with a white head. Dry grass and cracker malts on the nose, a bit soapy. Flavour has straw, dry grass, pale malts; a bit soapy. Nice dry finish. Crisp, but thin and soapy. Not great.
Tried
from Draft
at
Luppolo Brewing Company
on 01 Jun 2025
at 17:36
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Golden colour, thick foam. Herbaceous hop nose. On the palate, good pilsner. Rich bitterness. Nice biscuity malt base. Laurel leaf, grass, lemon, sage, some really good subtle elements here.
Tried
on 31 May 2025
at 06:14