Ocean Reach Brewing
Microbrewery in Cowes, Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia 🇦🇺
Established in 2016
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. Dark brown with a 2cm beige head that lasts well. Aroma of citrus, flowers, mocha, some lychee. Pretty light bodied, a bit too fizzy - better after a swirl. Lots of over-roasted coffee gets in the way of the fruit a bit. Dryish and quite bitter at the end. Quite different from Absence of Light but about as good.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Aug 2024
at 12:52
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
hey hey hey. one tschoo. Can. Dark reddish brown with a beige head that fades to a cm. Aroma of caramel, mild roast, light spices. Rather fizzy. Some bready body to go with the caramel (and chocolate) sweetness before a little roast and some gentle bitterness at the end. Pleasant enough - could have done with more bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jun 2024
at 12:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. Very dark brown with about a cm of light tan head. Aroma is roasty and a bit weedy with some mocha. Seems dryish and roasty at first then gradually some sweet mocha creeps in before a modestly bitter finish I wished bit a little more. Fair enough.
Tried
from Can
on 25 May 2024
at 14:22
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can. Clear amber with a small white head. Aroma of passionfruit, breadcrust, grilled peach. Medium bodied. Quite sweet with caramel and peach. Subdued stewed tropical fruit, then some spiced and somewhat resinous notes towards a moderately bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Apr 2024
at 11:40
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Can. Dirty orange with a white head. Cleaning product aroma - solventy with tropical overtones. A bit of Air Wick continues in the taste but not so much. It's somewhat fruity but sitting on nothing in particular. Moderately bitter. bb 10/24 but might be too old. Or just not for me.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Feb 2024
at 12:14
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours gold with a large white head.Nose shows gentle mango, banana, papaya, peach and biscuity malt. Restrained.Flavours include more tropical fruit, almost overripe. Sweet clean malt behind before a bit of boozy heat comes through.
Tried
on 22 Sep 2023
at 10:43
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Canned 17 Aug. Almost black with a light tan head that lasts pretty well. Choc orange (+ grapefruit) aroma with some roast and stone fruit. More bread to the malt than expected but still not very sweet, Roast, mocha, firm bitterness. Fruit gets a little lost. Has a lot of presence for 6.2%. Good stuff.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Sep 2023
at 13:17
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours gold with a small head.Nose shows pineapple, spicy and floral, soft sweet-smelling malt.Flavours include pineapple, tropical fruit, peach, and clean malt.
Tried
on 11 Aug 2023
at 10:54
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Very dark brown with a tan head that fades to a coat. Rather meek aroma of caramel, gentle roast. About medium bodied with well-judged medium-low carbonation. Maybe some chocolate but more caramel and grainy bread with firmer roast than suggested by the aroma and a decisive bitter finish that makes it for me. But doesn't really justify its strength.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Feb 2023
at 13:23
6.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
375ml in schooner. Thanks to my mate Pablo. Pours a hazy amber with a bubbly white head that dissipates. Beautiful fruit nose, mango, pineapple, guava. Good body, nice texture. Fruit juice taste with bitter fruity finish. Nice IPA, easy drinking.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Dec 2022
at 02:29