7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From a 375ml can on 16/3/2021. Pours an opaque amber with no head. Smells, of dark and dried fruit, spice and booze. The same is evident on the taste, along with some caramel, toffee and nuts. It's quite sweet up front but has a reasonably firm bitter boozy finish. Definitely a slow sipper but it holds the 14% pretty well. The mouthfeel is syrupy, the carbonation soft. Got much better as it opened up. It certainly has a few rough edges, but there's a fair bit going on. Might be quite interesting sometime down the track.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Mar 2021
at 08:02
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can, 14C. Clear deep brown with no head. Aroma of bread, brandy, prunes, mace. Getting on for syrupy. Medium to low carbonation. Very sweet and fairly bitter with stewed fruit and layers of dark sugars. Boozy, bitter and spicy at the end. Released 9/20 and about ready now but I'd guess I'd like it more in one or two years.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Mar 2021
at 14:09
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. Just unclear yellow. A wisp of white head is very soon gone. Funky aroma with crackers, pears and woody peach. A bit slippery. Quite high carbonation. Dry so the fruit is less prominent than suggested by the aroma. A little sour and separately acid at the end. Soft pretzels. Some bracken at the end. Refreshing.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Feb 2021
at 11:10
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can. Slightly hazy gold with a large fluffy white head. Aroma of old lemon funk, crackers, peach, some greenish mango, pineapple. Light bodied, a bit fizzy. Sour and fruity with a dry end that's only slightly bitter. Quite similar to the Bridge Rd Hoppy Sour. Very nice. I wonder whether the Brett will change it over a few months.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Dec 2020
at 11:26
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. This October 20 version is hopped with Nelson Sauvin. Almost opaque pale orange with a puffy cm or so of white head. Aroma of gooseberries, grass, wintery oranges, some herbal notes. Smooth creamy texture with lowish carbonation. Some crackers but little distinct on the malt side of things. The fruitiness of the aroma is a little subdued but spices, vague citrus and a little resin grip along with moderate bitterness and a slight astringency towards the end. Pretty good. Modern vagueness of palate is a drawback for me.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Nov 2020
at 12:58
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can. About 14C in Rodenbach Grand Cru glass. Reddish brown with a beige head that hangs on indefinitely as a coat. Aroma is moody and woody with forest floor, chocolate, twigs, old oranges, oak. Somewhat slippery with some acid but it's not thinned. Moderate carbonation. Gently sour and quite woody in a way that gives structure to the fruit, chocolate and singed toffee. Not quite as good as Earthmonk, but in the neighbourhood. A very good beer from an exciting newish brewery.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Oct 2020
at 14:44
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(Can) Pours hazy golden with big white head. Lovely aroma of yeast with peppery notes. Light body with excellent mouth filling carbonation. Great taste too. There’s plenty of yeast, peppery spice, lemon, hints of dough and banana. There’s some pleasant bitterness in the finish too. Very enjoyable.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Sep 2020
at 13:49
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. Cloudy pale orange with a white head. Aroma of lemon syllabub, rising dough, mild spices. Quite yeasty aroma but light bodied and fairly highly carbonated with less zesty citrus than guessed and a dry, spicy slightly bitter end. A real dust cutter and another very encouraging beer from Slow Lane.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Sep 2020
at 12:27
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can. Gold with an excessively large white head. Aroma of crackery dough, unripe apricots, spices. A bit too fizzy but underneath is very focused pale male malt finished with spicy hops. Dry and fairly bitter at the end. Refreshing. Impressive in its straightforwardness.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Aug 2020
at 12:06
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. Pale gold with an inch of snow white head that returns with a swirl. Aroma of apricot, old oranges, cracker dough, oak. A bit of both pineapple and bracken -like funk. Very high carbonation. Fruity with some fairly austere crackery malt before a very dry oaky and moderately spiced bitter end. The bitterness creeps up after a little while but I still would have liked a bit more. Impressive.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Aug 2020
at 12:44