Ocean Reach Brewing

Microbrewery in Cowes, Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia 🇦🇺

Established in 2016

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47 Thompson Ave, Cowes, Phillip Island, 3922, Australia

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7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Pint on tap at Club Rivers, Riverwood. Pours a hazy pale amber with a thin creamy white head. Patchy lacing. Citric nose, hint of earthy cardboard. Clean, full-bodied, slight zing. Bitter finish. Lingering bitter orange taste. Very pleasant American style IPA. No worldbeater but very pleasant.
Tried from Draft on 10 Jun 2026 at 08:59

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Can. Dark brown with a good cm of beige head. Aroma of mocha, nectarines, oranges, some pine. Very much how it tastes. Moderately sweet with mocha and stone fruit. Citrus and pine take over but the end is a little less bitter than I'd like. Still, solid brew.
Tried on 08 May 2026 at 12:33

8.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Pours hazy gold, large white head.
Nose shows melon, caramel, clean malt, apricot.
Flavours include include more tropical fruit, clean malt, pine, resinous hops and an assertive bitterness.
Tried from Can on 14 Mar 2026 at 09:31

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8.5 Texture 7 Overall 8
Press amber with a large fading head.
Nose spread coconut, pineapple, caramel, pine, heavy malt.
Flavours include more coconut and pine along with resinous hops and heavy clean malt with a pint bitterness.
Tried from Can on 13 Mar 2026 at 07:53

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
A top shelf hazy with aromas of pineapple, passionfruit, mandarin and grapefruit. It's got a nice body and those tropical flavours make it hard to resist.
Tried on 31 Oct 2025 at 11:31

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can. Amber with an inch of white head. Fumy citrus and tropical fruit aroma. Light bready sweetness, citrus, tropical fruit and some overt alcohol at the naggingly bitter finish. Strong for what it offers.
Tried on 07 Oct 2025 at 13:06

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Pours black with a large fading off white head.
Nose shows roasted malt, liquorice, coffee.
Flavour include more liquorice, roasted malt, quite dry. A soft bit of bready malt sweetness in the finish.
Tried from Can on 07 Jun 2025 at 07:44

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Aromas of pine and pineapple and a little stone fruit. Quite a sharp pine flavour in the mouth. Light body. Not memorable.
Tried on 03 May 2025 at 10:02

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Can. Almost clear amber with a cm of white head. Aroma of grapefruit, breadcrust, pine, some red berries. Medium bodied. Slightly sweet with crusty bread balancing fruit - some lime too - and pine. Quite bitter finish. Solid stuff.
Tried on 21 Apr 2025 at 11:42

7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
(Can) Pours slightly hazy golden with small white head. Nice aroma - tangy tropical fruit and a hint of pine. Medium to light body with good fine carbonation. Taste is all about the hops. Tangy fruity start develops herbal notes and then a growing hoppy bitterness. The good bitter finish calls for the juicy start making this very drinkable.
Tried from Can on 05 Apr 2025 at 12:34