6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
650mL bottle, pours a very hazy copper with a small white head. Nose brings out some metallic notes, some fresh hops, and some bready malt. Flavour brings out fresh doughy malts, somewhat metallic notes, and floral hops. A bit too metallic, but nicely flora. Easily drinkable, but rather standard pale ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2013
at 19:56
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Re-rate since it's been 10 years: Poured from 473mL can (dated 03 Oct 2023). Clear deep gold with full white head. Gentle malty biscuit underlay, feint toasted quality, with light leafy earthy grass and floral hops. Decent APA. Sept 20, 2013 (8/3/7/3/14=3.5): Poured from 650mL bottle. Clear orangey yellow with white head. Very grassy aroma, some grapefruit and hop, some ginger. Very unique grassy sweet caramel, but lacks finish.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Sep 2013
at 01:15
3.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 3
Nice to see more and more Victoria brewers coming into the fold. This one has a sub-par appearance for a porter with quickly dissipating thin head and a bubby dark brown body, coca-cola like almost. Aroma of dog hair, grass, rotten barley, tin. Flavour is a thin mix of barley and metal with a weak dry finish. I tried another Hoyne that was quite nice, but this one is a total miss.
Tried
on 06 Jun 2013
at 17:53
4.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
A rather boring brew with some hints of smoke and hazelnut, but not in any strong fashion. Little head, boring brown body. Indeed the nuttiness is its strong point but there is little here in the way of complexity or uniqueness.
Tried
on 02 Jun 2013
at 00:39
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sparkling amber,nice beige head.Pleasant light malt nose.Light sweet malt profile, with hints of carmel or possibly diacetyl.Medium hop end
Tried
on 31 May 2013
at 23:52
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
650 ml bottle. Pours a clear mahogany with light head. Aromas of caramel, biscuits, and toasted malts. Flavors of toasted malts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2013
at 20:59
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
This tastes decent, nice and hoppy. Hops has some pine to it. Aroma has some malt as well. Well-balanced bitter finish, pours pretty clear coppy with good head and lacing. Average carbonation, texture slightly creamy. On tap at brewery.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 May 2013
at 00:59
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours clear gold with good head and lacing. Some light bitterness. Some hops and malt - nice session beer ok for drinking. Some piny aroma in the hops. On tap at brewery.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 May 2013
at 00:57
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Has a little coffee. Pours dark mahogany with good head and lacing. Smell has some burnt toast. If this is supposed to be a porter, then it’s really not performing. Seems more like a dunkel or something. On tap at brewery.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 May 2013
at 00:54
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Very good for a pilsener. Finishes nice and grainy. Getting towards a Kolsch even. Pours blond with good head. A little snappy, crispy bitterness with a nice dose of grain at the end. One of Hoyne’s best, at least for the style. On tap at brewery.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 May 2013
at 00:50