Island Bay Brewing Company

in Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand 🇳🇿


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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

(Bottle 33 cl) Clear, golden with a creamy, off-white head leaving some lacework. Lightly tart fruit aroma and some alcohol. Medium body with a very soft mouthfeel and a litte low carbonation. Quite fruity with some alcohol in the finish. Not exactly a great beer but highly drinkable. 050208

Tried from Bottle on 13 Feb 2008 at 21:52


5.4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

(Bottle 33 cl) Clear, pale golden with a tiny, white head. Distinct aroma of ginger. Medium body, lightly sweet notes of orange and again a distinct touch of ginger. Somewhat chemical. Absolutely no bitterness. I have a strong feeling that this could be identical to Harringtons Summer Ale. 050208

Tried from Bottle on 13 Feb 2008 at 21:28


4.9
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

(Bottle 33 cl) Slightly hazy, pale golden with a small, white head. Lightly sweet malt aroma. Medium body with a fairly sweet malt base, a little flowery hop accents and a short, dry finish. A straight, OK lager - perhaps a little on the sweet side. 010208

Tried from Bottle on 11 Feb 2008 at 21:14


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

(Bottle 33 cl) Clear, brown with an orange hue and a beige head. Sweetish, hard roasted malt aroma. Medium body with sweetish, hard roasted malts, some bitter dark chocolate and an almost smoky touch. Very subdued bitterness. There’s no reason for the low ratings - this is a very decent, light porter. 010208

Tried from Bottle on 11 Feb 2008 at 20:46


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

(Bottle 30 cl) Clear, golden with a tall and handsome, lacing head. A light maltiness in the aroma. Medium-bodied with a fairly low carbonation. Sweet and somewhat sticky malts and then again these chicory notes that every now and then pops op in some lesse lagers. Dry finish with some hop bitterness. 310108

Tried from Bottle on 11 Feb 2008 at 17:02


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Bottled. Black with firm, beige head. Lemony licorice aroma. Fairly dry with rounded mouthfeel. Notes of licorice and syrup. Low-medium bitterness. Licorice dominates the finish.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Feb 2006 at 02:31


2.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3

Bottled. Deep golden, no head. Aroma of lime and cinnamon. Sweet and medium bodied with bold and somewhat sticky mouthfeel. Lemonade and spices dominate completely. Not nice in any way.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Feb 2006 at 07:30