Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle, 10C. Cola brown with a 1 cm beige head. Aroma of bread and caramel, some nuts, grass, light spices - wouldn’t have guessed juniper. Sweet bread crusts, quite zingy grass and spices. Quite dry at the moderately bitter end. Juniper is more obvious there. A bit fizzy, and at first the hops were too prominent, but the malt side of things came out a bit more after a few swirls. Goes well with duck pâté .
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
From a 330ml bottle on 6/10/2013. Pours a slightly cloudy orange golden with a small head. Has a modest aroma featuring fruit and malt. In the mouth this has a lot of typical English bitter to it (should be classed a bitter not a pale lager imo). It’s very malty (bread and toffee), with some fruity notes, and quite a dry, lingering medium bitterness. Has a medium body and carbonation. Pretty solid brew.
gnoff (11188) reviewed Vienna Rye from Grand Ridge Brewing Co. 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottled 33 cl from the bottle shop section of The Abbey Cider Lounge & Bottle Shop, Sandy Bay - Hobart. Sampled on August 8, 2013.As "Limited Release Brew 1 - Vienna Rye".Hazy brown color, tan head. Sweet, malty, caramel scent. Malty, caramel, toffee taste. Toffee aftertaste.
gnoff (11188) reviewed Dark Side of Juniper from Grand Ridge Brewing Co. 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draught at The Brunnswick Mess Hall, Melbourne. On July 27, 2013.Dark red to black color, teal head. Sweet, malty, herbal taste. Medium mouthfeel, medium bitterness. Malty aftertaste. Sweet, malty scent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
From a 330ml bottle on 20/5/2013. Pours a cloudy amber with a smallish head. Has a quite a sharp fruity aroma. The flavour follows suit, with sharp, tangy sweet fruity notes - particularly stewed plums and cherries. Has a big distinct bitter citrus hop kick. The palate is a little creamy an the carbonation medium. It might prove to be a little too full on for some, but this is quite an unusual beer which is full of character. A nice one from Grand Ridge.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Pours dark brown with a large, fading head leaving nice lacing.Nose shows spent coffee grounds, soft roasted malt and nutty notes.Similar flavours. Spent coffee, light roast, bready malt. Pretty drinkable. It’s a pity about that the coffee note seems stale.Soft carbonation, could be a bit higher.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
From a 330ml bottle on 19/12/2012 (bottle says Brew 1, 10252). Pours a very dark amber with a medium head. Has a strong licorice aroma with some caramel in the mix as well. The flavour is also dominated by licorice, with a good dash of roasted malt, and hints of chocolate and caramel. I don’t really know what sarparilla tastes like, but I think they should have named this a licorice stout. Has a thinnish body and medium carbonation. As observed by other raters, this is a bit of an odd brew but it comes together quite well. Would be terrific for a session at just 4%.
DreamAudit (3889) reviewed Hoppy Frog from Grand Ridge Brewing Co. 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
From a 330ml bottle on 14/12/2012. Pours a clear deep golden with a medium head. Has a big, sweet toffee and caramel aroma. Flavour wise, the toffee dominates, but there is also more caramel, a little butterscotch and a good dash of nuttiness. It finishes with a quite pronounced, long, slightly tart hop bitterness. This really is something quite different - not very much like either an American or English IPA. A very nice, quite distinctive drop.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
From a 330ml bottle on 11/12/2012. Pours a clear light golden with a small head. Has a slightly weird aroma of grain, paint and chemicals. There is some sweet malt and fruit at the start which is bludgeoned by a surprisingly assertive, long hop bitterness. I’m not really sure what to make of this. There’s actually a fair bit going on with it, but it’s a bit on the harsh side.
Davros (5279) reviewed Hoppy Frog from Grand Ridge Brewing Co. 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Pours amber with a small head.Nose shows caramel, pine, apple pie, toffee and nutty notes. Also a vague lemon custard character, reminiscent of sorachi ace. A bit wierd.Some similar nutty notes as flavours, along with some grapefruit and light spicy notes.Perfectly enjoyable, not completely sold on Triskel though.