8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Voici une belle IPA élancée sur une amertume saillante et un très bon équilibre sur des arômes pas des plus complexes mais très agréable. Le visuel est sur une blond doré limpide avec une fine effervescence relativement soutenue avec une mousse blanche ne couvrant par l'intégralité de la surface. Le nez est bien enlevé sur le citron, le pamplemousse et la pêche. L'ensemble fonction parfaitement. En bouche de très légères herbes et épices apparaissent à l'attaque sur une belle amertume saillante. En deuxième bouche la base maltée se fait légèrement plus présente mais sans empiéter sur l'amertume. La présence en bouche et l'intensité sont de plus très bonnes avec un alcool à 6,5 % efficace. L'arrière bouche est sur une amertume plus vive, donnant un bon contraste. Le final est plus équilibré entre houblon et malt mais toujours sur cette belle amertume, véritable métronome de cette IPA. Sympathique.
Tried
on 31 Mar 2022
at 08:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Again, brewed and canned around Australia. Cloudy pale orange with a fluffy white head. 3+ Aroma of passionfruit, pineapple, some lemon pudding, crackers. Light bodied, a very slight chalkiness. Tropical fruit sharpened both by citrus and a dryish bitter finish. Refreshing.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Dec 2021
at 11:58
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Can. Very murky light brown with a white head. Aroma of berries, grass, lime leaf. Ugh, can taste the lactose and it gives it a bit of a spider vibe. Moderate bitterness. A little leafy at the end too. Not my sort of thing at all.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Aug 2021
at 13:40
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Can, brewed at some unspecified Australian location. Very hazy brownish orange with a fluffy white head that lasts well. Very subdued aroma with pineapple, grass, some peach. Much more vibrant taste with tropical fruit and some peach and not much behind it - it's even a bit watery. Slightly astringent with lowish bitterness. Not so good.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Apr 2021
at 13:42
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
at Timboon Golden coloured. Pine hops and caramel. Fairly bitter. Purchased at Timboon
Tried
on 16 Oct 2020
at 12:22
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Can) Pours clear golden with decent but transient loose white head. Very subtle aroma, maybe hints of lemon and biscuit. Light bodied and somewhat fizzy. Taste starts with a pleasant balance of light caramel sweetness and citrus tang. There’s some reasonable bitterness, although a bit metallic, throughout the palate. Also some hints of pear drops in the mid palate. Easy drinking.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Sep 2020
at 13:44
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can. Another one brewed at various locations under licence in Australia. Amber with a large white head. Aroma is perfumey verging upon cloying with coconut, lychees, a little pine. Sweet with coconut and biscuit, the pine and moderate bitterness are about enough to pull it back - but it's still too sweet and a bit vague for me.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jul 2020
at 13:27
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
They’ve upped the petrolhead schtick and made the can pretty garish and youff, so it follows that it’s extruded under licence “at various locations around Australia”. This can is 6.7%ABV. Clear pale orangish amber with an inch of white head. Aroma of mango, feijoa, grilled grapefruit, pine, breadcrust. Medium bodied. Sweet with lots of fruit that’s a little tropical compote for me until resinous bitterness takes over. Perhaps 10c is not cold enough.
Tried
from Can
on 02 May 2020
at 13:53
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Big bottle from Thirsty liquor on Waiheke at our Vrbo. Clear copper pour with fine white head. Aroma is pine resin hops, more west coast style, biscuit malt. Taste follows - pine resin bitterness with strong malt to support, some sweetness and biscuit bite. Quite solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Mar 2020
at 10:42
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 8
Tall bottle from Waiheke Wines on the walk home from Oneroa, then poured into glasses. Not that hazy in look or flavor - dull yellow/light orange pour with fine white head. Almost translucent. Aroma is apricot with some citrus juiciness. Taste is apricot too, with juicy orange and some zest. A bit of brassiness. Very light palate with too little carbonation for me. Not bad but wouldn’t get again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Mar 2020
at 06:51