Slow Lane Brewing

in Botany, New South Wales, Australia 🇦🇺

Established in 2020

Contact
30 Byrnes Street, Botany, 2019, Australia
Description
Slow Lane Brewing is a small family owned brewery located in the Sydney suburb of Botany. We specialise in modern interpretations of old world European ales and lagers.

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7.1/10 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 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 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 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 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 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