Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Southern Highlands appears to have merged with Powder Monkey. Can. Pretty much black with ~cm of beige head. Aroma is roasty with some stewed fruit and singed sugars. So it tastes - a fair bit of caught caramel & chocolate but it's really not sweet. Solid drop.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
From a 375ml can on 30/3/2025. Seems to use the brand of the English brewery but brewed by Southern Highlands Brewing with no express mention of being a contract brew. Pours an ever so slightly hazy light golden with a big, bright white head. The nose features some modest, indistinct citrus notes. The flavour features some orange and lemon, and maybe a touch of mango. Finishes with a light tangy bitterness. Light to medium body with average carbonation. Passable I guess, but nothing more.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
(Can) Pours clear amber with good white head. Pleasant aroma with notes of orange and toast. Medium body with excellent carbonation. Good taste too. Light biscuit malt, orange fruity notes at start. Good peppery bitterness in finish. Very well balanced. Very enjoyable.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
(Can) Pours clear golden with small white head. Subtle aroma with notes of candy, lemon, grain and a hint of cardboard. Light body with moderate, slightly fizzy, carbonation. Pleasant, simple, taste. There’s a bit of citrus up front, some restrained sweetness in the middle and some restrained bitterness in the finish. There’s some peppery notes at the start and some bread / dough hints towards the end. Pleasant enough.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
(Can) Pours slightly hazy golden with tiny white head. Subtle aroma with hints of light caramel, veges and grain. Light body with good carbonation. Taste is rather thin and a little tart. There’s notes of grain and some slightly metallic bitterness. Not great.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
(Can) Pours clear red brown with small tan head. Aroma is pleasantly and surprisingly smoky. Medium body with good carbonation giving a very pleasant mouthfeel. Taste is very good too. There’s a restrained dark toffee flavour that gives a mix of sweetness and burnt sugar bitterness. There’s hints of smoke, bread, dried fruit. The finish has a pleasant hoppy bitterness. Very good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
(Can) Pours clear amber with small white head. Subtle pleasant aroma with notes of fruit, pine and toffee. Medium body, smooth with great carbonation. Unusual and enjoyable taste with some unusual hops prominent. There’s a good bitter finish. There’s some interesting complexity with notes of tea, stone fruit, toffee, herbs. Unusual and enjoyable.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
(Can) Pours black with tiny tan head. Great aroma of chocolate, coffee, roast grain. Medium body with excellent fine bright carbonation. Good taste - dark roast malt with smokey, chocolate, dark toffee and coffee notes. Hint of raisins at the start. Very drinkable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
(Can) Pours clear golden with good white head. Nice, albeit subtle, aroma of yeast, pine and citrus. Great mouthfeel- medium body with mouth filling soft carbonation. Good taste too. There’s a peppery bitter bite throughout the palate that carries into a long finish. The short lived foretaste has fruit and candy notes. Very good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
(Can) Pours clear deep brown with ruby highlights and a small tan head. Pleasant aroma of pine with toffee hints. Good mouthfeel with smooth medium body and plenty of fine carbonation. Taste is a nice balance. There a restrained toffee malt sweetness. At the start there some refreshing berry tartness. At the finish there’s a long restrained pleasant bitterness. Very nice.