Malt Shovel Brewery

Client Brewer in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 🇦🇺
Owned by Lion Australia

Established in 1993

Contact
99 Pyrmont Bridge Road, Camperdown, Sydney, 2050, Australia
Subsidiaries
Description
Independent brewer Chuck Hahn first opened the Malt Shovel Brewery in 1988 before it was acquired by Lion in 1993 with the brewery playing what has been cited as “pivotal role” in Australia’s craft beer movement.

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7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pint on tap@ The Crafty Squire. Faint chocolate/orange nose. Mahogany red beer with thin white head. Full bodied, smooth texture. Initial taste is fizzy and lightly bitter. The finish tastes just like Jaffas! Really tasty, easy drinking too. Not sure you could drink too many though. Not at $13.50 a pint!
Tried from Draft on 23 Jul 2016 at 23:38

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
(bottle from BWS Broadbeach) Pours clear copper with a tiny short lived white head and no lace. Aroma is caramel, toasted grain, biscuits, light pine and resin, just a hint of fruit. Flavour is similarly dominated by malty toffee, honey, lightly toasted bread, some citrus, leafy, pine needles. Finish is lightly bitter with some pine, leaf and pith character, slightly grainy nutty bread, lingering sweet malt. Medium bodied, average carb, it’s ok but it’s a really uninspiring use of great hops. Feels rather limp.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2016 at 16:33


5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
On tap at The Charming Squire, pours a cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma brings medium sweetness and crisp pears. Flavour is medium sweet, with crisp pears and medium juiciness. Not complex, but very clean and easily drinkable. Decent.
Tried from Draft on 13 May 2016 at 07:19

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at The Charming Squire, pours a cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma brings medium sweetness, crisp red apples and almost a little funk. Flavour is along the same lines, with medium sweetness, red apples and a touch of wildness. Well-balanced and drinkable. Decent.
Tried from Draft on 13 May 2016 at 07:19

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
On tap at The Charming Squire, pours s hazy amber orange with a small white head. Aroma brings out bready malt, not much else. Flavour brings out fruity berry notes and bready malt. Clean and well-made, just leaving a lot to the imagination. Decent.
Tried from Draft on 13 May 2016 at 07:19

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at The Charming Squire, pours a cloudy golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma brings out floral hops and biscuity malt. Flavour is light but fruity, with citrusy notes and light biscuity malt. Fairly fresh and fruity. Solid.
Tried from Draft on 13 May 2016 at 07:18

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
On tap at The Charming Squire, pours a hazy copper orange with a small white head. Aroma brings out light piney hops and light fruitiness. Flavour is light, with some citrus fruitiness and biscuity malt. Very mild and restrained. Decent.
Tried from Draft on 13 May 2016 at 07:17

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at The Charming Squire, pours a clear copper with a small white head. Aroma brings out piney hops and a little buttery quality. Flavour brings out floral and piney hops, backed by biscuity malt. Well-balanced and flavourful. It's not bad.
Tried from Draft on 13 May 2016 at 07:16

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
On tap at The Charming Squire, pours a cloudy golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out grassy notes and a little tropical fruitiness. Flavour brings out lots of tropical fruitiness and grassy notes. Doesn't really strike me as a pilsner, but it's clean and fresh and juicy. Solid stuff.
Tried from Draft on 13 May 2016 at 07:15