Contact
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.
8/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(Can) Pours hazy pale golden with big white head. Lovely aroma. Peach, citrus, notes of cream and pineapple. Smooth medium body with excellent carbonation. Excellent taste too. Short tart citrus start gives way to creamy stone fruit with peppery hints. A nice bitterness builds in the finish. Very good.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jan 2026
at 13:49
7.1/10
—
Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
(Can) Pours clear red brown with small tan head. Aroma of cherries, bread, notes of wine and vinegar. Medium bodied with good fine carbonation. Great taste. Sour, as it should be. Citrus, cherries, wine vinegar, woody notes, burnt sugar and earthy hints. Very good.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Jan 2026
at 12:37
7.4/10
—
Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
5kth 'strayan rating. Can. Glowing red, small pinkish head. Aroma of old lemons, wheaty crackers. Would have guessed berries rather than dragonfruit. It's not a strong flavour and it really accents the mellow sour beer. Just a little cordial-like sweetness. No particular finish. Much deeper than I guessed it was going to be.
Tried
on 21 Jan 2026
at 10:52
6.5/10
Tried
from Can
on 07 Jan 2026
at 02:14
6.9/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Misted pale gold with a cm+ of white head. Aroma of under-ripe tropical fruit, gooseberries, grass. So it tastes. Increasingly zesty towards the fairly bitter end. Little to no malt presence but the palate doesn't collapse and it's pretty refreshing.
Tried
on 04 Jan 2026
at 12:04
6.6/10
—
Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Can) Pours clear deep brown with modest loose off-white head. Good aroma - toffee, notes of toast. Medium body with bright carbonation. Great taste. There’s a backbone of dark toffee throughout the palate and then there’s quite a dramatic transformation to a great bitter finish. There are some herbal notes and dark berry hints at the start. Very good.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Dec 2025
at 12:37
7.1/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
(Can) Pours slightly hazy amber brown with good off-white head. Lovely aroma dominated by wood smoke with notes of toffee. Smooth medium body with fine carbonation. Good taste with the wood smoke at the fore throughout. There’s some citrus at the start, replaced with toffee sweetness that persists into the finish. There’s a flavour in the background throughout the palate that gets stronger in the finish which is a little harsh. I think it is carbolic; it reminds me of medicinal soap. Maybe it goes with the smoke. Very good.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Dec 2025
at 12:51
6/10
Tried
from Can
on 25 Dec 2025
at 04:35
7.9/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(Can) Pours deep brown with huge tan head. Lovely aroma. Spicy dried fruits, citrus, pepper, cardamom. Medium body with plenty of carbonation. Great taste with some complexity. There’s a backbone of caramel / toffee which provides some sweetness. There’s plenty of fruitiness up front and through much of the palate. There’s dried fruit but also something dark berry like tangy. The spicy notes steadily grow through the first half of the palate. The finish is simpler with some roast malt and gentle bitter flavours. Very good.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Dec 2025
at 12:03
7.6/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Can) Lovely looking beer - clear golden with big dense white head. Pleasant aroma of dried fruit and peppery spice. Good mouthfeel, medium bodied with a slight stickiness, and great carbonation that is both bright and mouth filling. Great taste. There’s a toffee sweetness through most of the palate that slowly gives way to a peppery bitterness, with both in balance in a long finish. There’s orange and dried fruit at the start. Cinnamon notes. Some alcohol heat in the finish. Very good.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Dec 2025
at 12:35