Boatrocker Brewing Company

in Braeside, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 🇦🇺
Associated Venue: Boatrocker Barrel Room

Contact
51 & 34 Macbeth Street, Braeside, Melbourne, 3195, Australia
Description
Boatrocker Brewery is an independent brewery in the south-east of Melbourne (Braeside), Australia. Our beer philosophy is pretty simple... Make the best beer possible using the best possible ingredients. We're always striving to create new and wonderful beers appealing to both newcomers on the craft beer journey and the more seasoned craft beer traveller. We hope you enjoy the ride!

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7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Tasting at Matt’s
Dark amber color, small to no head. Aroma of malt, caramel, some fudge, sweet, some alcohol. Sweet mouthfeel, good malt flavor, a bit too much alcohol (is this the whiskey barrel), round feeling from the barrel, possibly some raisins (Pedro Ximenez?), and thinner in the end.
Would be better if ticking a 2% ABV less, but good as is anyway.
Tried on 07 Jul 2016 at 01:20

5.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle. This is cloudy, medium amber, and without a head. The aroma has an oxidized character, old and dusty, with sweet malts and a dash of alcohol. Tastes mostly like an oxidized, sweet old bw. Was probably better once upon a time, but at tihis point tastes like any dusty random bw from my cellar.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2016 at 00:49

8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8
330ml bottle at Matt’s. Pours a hazy amber with a beige head. Aroma is leather, candied fruits, barrel. Taste is bakery spices, leather notes, candied fruits, whiskey, boozy. Very complex and interesting.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2016 at 00:48

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330mL bottle, pours a cloudy opaque dark reddish amber with a small beige head. Nose is very complex, with lovely notes of caramel, whiskey, wood, and a touch of dark fruits. Flavour is intense, with viscous caramel notes, light whiskey, and brown sugar. Not terribly well-integrated, but it's certainly quite complex. Sweet, boozy and a nice slow sipper. Not as good as the preliminary ratings, but it's certainly solid.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2016 at 00:48

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
750ml bottle shared with friends. Poured a hazy medium amber with a thin broken white head. The aroma is big Belgian bretty yeast, some light malt and alcohol. The flavour is moderate bitter light sweet with a smooth yeasty light vinous, big alcohol palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2016 at 02:17

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle shared with friends. Poured a hazy light amber with a frothy white head. The aroma is big yeast, orange citrus. The flavour is light bretty sour with some sweet citrus notes. The palate is light crispy refreshing mineral aspirin citrus with a bubbly mouthfeel. Medium bodied with lively carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Jun 2016 at 10:18

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle. Pale gold with a white head that fades quite quickly. Big fruity/ bretty aroma with apricots and their stones, damp hay, berries, light spices. Reminds me of Gnaume and some other Red Duck funky beers. Lightish bodied, quite slippery. Carbonation is a little lower than I’d like for thing sort of thing. a little cheesiness to the yeast, but it’s not as funky as it smelled. Fruity (stone, berries, a little citrus) but quite dry with some spices but no zinginess towards the discreetly bitter finish. Perhaps lacks a bit of presence, but very good.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jun 2016 at 08:12

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle shared. Thanks TimE! Loaded with fruit, prune, plum raisin even some apricot somehow and loads of cacao. Smooth and drinkable. Hides the alcohol fairly well, but maybe a bit thin on the body. Still lots of flavor and very nice. I’m not a big quad fan but this I dug.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jun 2016 at 08:05

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 7
Pours pale amber with large head.Nose shows lemon, green apple, soft spicy phenols and earthy saison notes.Flavuors include doughy bready/yeasty notes, green apple, slight herbal characters.Carbonation is much too high.
Tried on 15 Jun 2016 at 07:14

8.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Pours yellow, no head.Nose shows rose petals, soft funk, light woody oak, coconut and elderflower cordial.Flavours include heavy elderflower, soft funk and light woody notes, green apple. Finishes a little short.
Tried on 15 Jun 2016 at 07:09