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hawthorne00 (10291) reviewed
Dark Lager from Pirate Life Brewing
1 year ago
7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can, bb 4/25. This version is 5.6% ABV. Brown with an off white head that lasts pretty well. Aroma is toasty with some spices. Medium bodied, medium high carbonation. Moderately sweet with nice balancing bitterness. Toast more than caramel, no fruit. Spicy end. Solid beer.
Tried from Can on 18 Dec 2024 at 11:29
kristincedar (7036) ticked
IIPA from Pirate Life Brewing
1 year ago
7/10
Meh, it is pretty flat but it's good. Just very subdued and ... well, just easy to forget. Oh, and this is coffee.
Tried on 13 Dec 2024 at 18:39
SimonF (3468) reviewed
NZIIPA from Pirate Life Brewing
1 year ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
(Tap) Clear amber with good white head. Fresh fruit aroma with tropical fruit, lime and pine. Great mouthfeel with medium body and plenty of soft mouth filling carbonation. Nice juicy start transitions to growing hoppy bitterness. Some caramel malt present. Very nice.
Tried from Draft on 03 Dec 2024 at 09:05
SimonF (3468) reviewed
Tripel D’Adelaide from Pirate Life Brewing
1 year ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
(Tap) Hazy golden with good white head. Lovely fruity and floral aroma. Medium body with great plentiful soft carbonation giving excellent mouthfeel. Great taste. There’s a good fruitiness - stone fruit and citrus - and gentle caramel sweetness together with a nice gentle bitterness in the finish. Very nice.
Tried from Draft on 03 Dec 2024 at 08:30
Davros (5342) reviewed
Japanese Style Lager from Pirate Life Brewing
1 year ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Pours gold with a large fading head.Nose shows hay, slight bready notes, faint spicy hops. Very clean.Flavours include more soft bready/doughy notes, a bit of a corn flake character, more faint spicy and herbal hops. Again, very clean.
Tried on 23 Nov 2024 at 06:21
hawthorne00 (10291) reviewed
NZIIPA from Pirate Life Brewing
1 year ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Can. Clear pale amber with a cm of white head. Tropical aroma with a bit of lime, kumquat, light biscuit. So it tastes. Wafty tropical fruit with a citrus edge. There's a little caramel to the malt but it's not very sweet. Fairly bitter end, slightly fumey. Good.
Tried from Can on 31 Oct 2024 at 11:56
hawthorne00 (10291) reviewed
Bright IPA from Pirate Life Brewing
1 year ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can. Yes, bright pale yellow gold with a loosish white head. Aroma of mandarin, peach, , mango, pine, light bread. Clean. Fruity but more zesty and defined rather than pillowy and juicy (fine) but also a bit simple. Quite bitter.
Tried from Can on 26 Oct 2024 at 14:37
hawthorne00 (10291) reviewed
Reggie's Oyster Stout from Pirate Life Brewing
2 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can. Very dark brown, 2cm tan head that never quite dissipates. Aroma of singed caramel, the sea, coffee, roasted malt. Rich but only medium bodied - carries mocha, liquorice, singed & briny flavours without all that much sweetness. Moderate bitterness is enough to make a finish. Balance is very good.
Tried from Can on 14 Sep 2024 at 13:27
hawthorne00 (10291) reviewed
Hazy XPA from Pirate Life Brewing
2 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can. Fairly cloudy orange with a loose white head. Aroma of pineapple, oranges, some lime, crackers. 7- Dryish and fairly clean with (for a hazy) focused crackery malt, citrus more than tropical fruit, moderate bitterness. Solid drop - although probably would disappoint murk aficionados.
Tried from Can on 12 Sep 2024 at 12:18
hawthorne00 (10291) reviewed
Brandy Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout from Pirate Life Brewing
2 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can. Black with a 2cm brown head. Aroma is very chocolaty but not obviously sweet, with strong bread, spices and fairly clearly brandy barrel. And so it goes - lots of chocolate, a fair bit of roast, some coffee, spices, a building warmth from brandy. A bit spicy at the end that might be oak, hops or both. Silky but not syrupy. It is very nice but nudges up on being strong for what it offers.
Tried from Can on 05 Sep 2024 at 14:27