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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5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Tap at the JS Brewhouse in Melbourne. Pale golden, white lace. Low on tropical notes, or any really Quite bland pale ale. Weird I remember the basic swindler to be more flavorful
Tried from Draft on 17 Feb 2016 at 04:47

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours a golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty grainy weak hoppy aroma. Fruity malty grainy flavor with weak hoppy hints. Has a fruity malty grainy weak caramel hoppy finish.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Jan 2016 at 01:15

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
345ml bottle from Dan Murphy’s, Hurstville. Hazy yellow colour, white foam head and aroma of fruity apple, hints of citrus. Taste is mellow apple, sweetish, sugary, fruity and abit sour with some light tannins. Light bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry tangy slightly tannic finish. OK.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Dec 2015 at 02:27

4.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Pint on tap at The Charming Squire. Sour/sweet nose. Crystal clear golden beer with thin white head. Highly effervescent. Chalky mineral water taste. Finish is bitter with that same sourness from the nose. I think it’s trying to be a golden Ale with an APA citric freshness but........too harsh and too sour. Bit of a failure, I’m afraid.
Tried from Draft on 25 Dec 2015 at 20:38

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at Charming Squire, Brisbane on 9th September 2015. Gold with white lacing foam. Mild citric hop aroma. Grassy hop and sweet malt in-mouth. Malty, fruity finish. Medium-bodied with a zingy mouthfeel.
Tried from Draft on 13 Nov 2015 at 12:38

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tap. Amber, fine carbonation, low white head. Nice citric aromatic hops in the nose.Sparkly, Medium light straw malt body, bitternes with a light iron twist, grassy and citric hop finish. Quite sessionable, shame it is so damn expensive here.
Tried from Draft on 09 Nov 2015 at 22:00

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Bottle. Amber, low offwhite head. Light biscuit malt aroma. Medium light body, a bit flat. Balanced to boredom. Meh.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Nov 2015 at 02:21

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle. Light citric and earthy nose Copper, low head Medium light body, ok chewiness Restrained well balanced, a bit too restrained really - when you work with these great hops they should get the opportunity to shine a bit more.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Nov 2015 at 05:08

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Fizzy mouthfeel, medium bitterness. Hops of passionfuit/grapefruit. I really enjoy this beer. A nice aroma and spicy/citrus flavours. A good body and easy to drink
Tried on 01 Nov 2015 at 01:56

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Tap. Cloudy yellow, white lace. Light hayish malt, restrained but pleasant aromatic hops. Good quencher.
Tried from Draft on 23 Oct 2015 at 20:41