Davros (5279) reviewed Gippsland Gold from Grand Ridge Brewing Co. 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Pours dark amber with a small head.Nose is extraordinarily malty, with loads of caramel, toffee and butterscotch.Similarly malty flavours before a challenging bitterness rolls through. Unfortunately its quite dull and almost metallic (the bitterness that is). Malt character is great though.A bit too watery.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
From a 330ml bottle on 17/5/2010. Has a slight but distinct burnt toffee aroma. In the mouth, it’s an unusual combination of sweet malt, spice and citrus, capped off by some quite firm and long hop action. This has quite a distinctive character, but is not a complete success.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
From a 330ml bottle on 21/3/2010. Somehow the name of this beer seems inappropriate - sounds like a boring pale lager, which couldn’t be further from the truth. This a dark, bottle conditioned treat. Smells great - very malty and hoppy, with dried fruits. The flavour bursting with malt and fruit, and has a fabulous, satisfying bitter finish. A lovely beer which is full of character.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Pours black, nice finger of tight crema head. Chocolate, coffee, raisins and (oddly) citrus aromas. Body is fairly thin, but perhaps heavier than the ABV would suggest. Carbonated mouthfeel - quite a lot too much. Sweetish fruits and coffee with some burnt malt notes.
hawthorne00 (9781) reviewed Moonshine from Grand Ridge Brewing Co. 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Cloudy deep caramel with a beige coat for a head. Dark fruit, singed malt and alcohol nose. Sweet, plummy taste. There’s a little portiness, but it’s not of terribly good port. Soft carbonation lightens the palate considerably, along with some citric/ spicy hops. Very nice drop.Rather more bitterness and a drier finish in this than previously.
SimonF (3322) reviewed Moonlight from Grand Ridge Brewing Co. 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Hazy mid brown with very slight head. Little aroma - bread, malt, tea. Light body, medium carbonation. The flavour is disappointingly bland with little to say about it - some sweetish malt and a taste reminiscent of cold tea. There is however a pleasant fairly long bitter finish. Disappointingly bland but definitely drinkable.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Slightly muddy amber, rapidly dissipating light-beige head. Somewhat earthy aroma, with some toasted caramel and fruit malts. Slightly resiny hops, too. Taste is fruity and mildly sweet, body medium. Finish is quite dry and slightly excessively carbonated.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Stubby. Aroma: bread and grapefruit. Dark copper with a little cloudiness even with a careful pour. Modest but persistent light beige head. There’s enough chewiness and malt to balance lingering medium hop bitterness. 7 2 8 4 16[3.7] Muddy copper with a persistent pale beige head. Aroma of caramel, bread, grapefruit, pine. Biscuits, caramel malt with grapefruit. Lingering bitter finish. Maybe this has got bitterer over the years or the hops have become more American-accented. First couple of these for quite a while and I like it as much as ever.[3.7]Bottle from 1st Choice. No date, but presumably old. No hops detectable in the aroma, a hint of citrus in the taste. More biscuit than bread. Still pleasant enough, but time to date the bottles. Leaving score as is but this was 3.0.
Davros (5279) reviewed Supershine from Grand Ridge Brewing Co. 16 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Deep garnet pour with good clarity, large off-white creamy head leaves thick lacing. Nice!Aroma shows loads of caramel and golden syrup with some fruitiness (dates, figs, sultanas). Molasses also evident, along with toffee. Lovely.Flavours follow along the same line: intensely malty with lots of caramel and some prunes. Easy going bitterness, the alcohol makes for a smooth lingering finish.Very creamy body, almost velvety. Moderately low carbonation, very chewy though.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Pours garnet/pale copper with a creamy somewhat persistent head.Quite a powerful aroma of resinous hops, sweet caramel malt and a bit of citrus.Lots of caramel flavour with what might be some sweet crystal malt later on. Hop profile is limited, but finishes with a prominent green hoppy bitterness.Good mouthfeel with a great laid-back carbonation.Really loving these malty English pale ales I’ve been having lately.