4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 4
From a 500ml bottle on 15/9/2019. Pours a murky apple juice colour with virtually no head. Has a fairly sharp spicy nose. Flavour wise, there's bugger all sweetness, with the claimed mango and pineapple barely presenting. Finishes with a quite salty, spicy and astringent bitterness which these days seems to be the hallmark of a bad NEIPA. Medium bodied with prickly carbonation. Harsh and a touch unpleasant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2019
at 08:28
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Glass at the brewpub, Manly. Handpull from cask. Pours a golden amber with zero carbonation. Solid thin white head, nose is sweet and hoppy. Really smells English. Nice lacing. Mouthfeel is smooth as silk, this is super easy drinking. There's a hint of refreshing bitterness throughout but the finish is mostly sweet and nutty. It's a superb English pale ale with some late biscuity notes.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Jul 2019
at 12:22
7.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at 4 Pines brewpub, Manly. Pours a pale yellow with a dissapating head. High champagne carbonation. Nose is pickles, nice! Sharp, refreshing, a little zing. The pickle is obvious but not overpowering. Some background malt and a little balancing sourness and, hey presto! Great beer, probably brilliant with burger and chips.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Jul 2019
at 02:52
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
This has a very strong pineapple aroma, plus some pine needles, stone fruit and bread. A high alcohol XPA. Not really my thing.
Tried
on 15 Jun 2019
at 12:06
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(On Tap) Pours clear golden with good white head. Nice subtle fruity floral aroma. Light body with good carbonation. Start is fruity with floral notes. Some gentle caramel malt develops. There is very little bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Jun 2019
at 12:47
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
(Bottle) Pours black with tan head. Very subtle aroma - hints of oats and maybe coffee. Full body, creamy / oily, slightly sticky with soft carbonation. Good taste, rich and dark. There’s a nice balance of sweet and bitter. The start is transiently just slightly tart and fruity then quickly becomes quite sweet and rich. This would be cloying if it were not for a balancing burnt sugar, dark toffee bitterness and some alcohol bite steadily replacing it. Very drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2019
at 14:09
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Pours amber, creamy head.Flavours include subtle caramel, little else.Flavours include caramel, toffee, bready malt.
Tried
on 19 May 2019
at 03:03
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Plastic glass at Melb Storm/Roosters game. Thin white head, high carbonation. Good lacing. Nose is thin fruit, pepper, malt. Light body, sweet taste. Finish is sweet fruit but not overly so. OK mid-strength.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Apr 2019
at 10:47
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle) Pours clear pale gold with small white head. Nice tangy fruity aroma with hints of bread. Light body with good fine bright carbonation. Taste starts with a nice mix of tangy fruit and gentle biscuit malt. I would not have identified the fruit as kiwi without having read the label, but it’s nice, refreshing and subtly different. The biscuit notes grow along with a pleasant but quite subtle bitterness. There’s no hint of the relatively high alcohol. Very drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2019
at 13:59
7/10
Tried
on 21 Mar 2019
at 10:55