TedE (2776) reviewed Hazy Pineapple IPA from Ocean Reach Brewing 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Schooner on tap at The Grainstore, Newcastle. (Now) classic hazy Amber colour with a foamy white head. Fruity nose but understated. Nice body. Easy-drinking. Touches of spicy bitterness in the finish, quality quaffer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Pours gold with a small head.Nose shows massive feijoa and some strawberry behind. A bit of lemon rind and soft wheat-like notes too.Flavours include more Feijoa and strawberry sweetness. A gentle tartness rounds things out.
Davros (5303) reviewed Grapefruit IPA from Ocean Reach Brewing 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Pours amber with a large head.Nose shows grapefruit, citrus, soft resinous hops and clean malt.Flavours include more grapefruit, biscuity malt, and light spicy, resinous and piny hops.
Davros (5303) reviewed Lager from Ocean Reach Brewing 4 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7
Pours gold with a small head.Nose shows grainy and bready malt along with spicy, herbal and earthy hops.Flavours include more grainy malt, a touch of honey and more spicy hops.
SimonF (3374) reviewed Strawberry Gose from Ocean Reach Brewing 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
(Can) Pours hazy golden with small white head. Aroma is cooked / canned strawberries. Medium body with plenty of fine soft carbonation. Taste is sour, but not overly so. There’s strawberries and yeasty yoghurty notes, and some pleasant salty hints in the finish. Unusual, refreshing, keep coming back for another taste.
Davros (5303) reviewed Orb & The Gang from Ocean Reach Brewing 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Pours deep amber with a large white head.Nose shows caramel, tropical fruit confectionery, soft pine and resinous hops.Flavours include more focus on the pine and resinous notes, but still with dried pineapple and papaya poking through. There's a slight petrol-like note and the finish is not as clean as one might hope. But pretty decent, very robust.
Davros (5303) reviewed Tropical XPA from Ocean Reach Brewing 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Pours gold with a large lasting head.Nose shows floral hops, peach, nectarine, soft clean malt, passion fruit, lychee. Flavours include more of the fruit - peach, pear, nectarine, lychee, pineapple, guava, lemon. Behind there some clean malt along with a slight biscuity character.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can. Clear amber with an inch of near white head that laces well and never disappears. Brooding tenor register citrus aroma - kumquat, grilled grapefruit - some pine and sticky breadcrust. Maybe some red berries. Sweet and fairly plain before lots of pine and some citrus and a fairly rowdy bitter finish. Loud.
Davros (5303) reviewed Oatmeal Stout from Ocean Reach Brewing 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Pours black with a large creamy head.Nose shows roasted malt, heavy banana, banana confectionery, and some toasty notes.Flavours include heavy roasted malt, more banana notes carrying through, a bit of liquorice, and a lingering bitter roasty finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Can from brewery. Golden and clear. Breadcrumb nose. Citrussy, with some biscuit. The grapefruit is subtle, which makes me happy, as I'm not a big fan of said obese lemon. Very serviceable IPA.