DreamAudit (3889) reviewed Hefeweizen from Bridge Road Brewers 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
From a 330ml bottle on 14/9/2010. Moderate aroma of banana and sugar. Flavour wise, there’s not too much going on. There’s a hint of hefe spice and banana. It’s milky in texture, quite sweet and has little to offer on the bitterness front. A fairly ordinary effort.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Dark red - just a little darker than stringybark honey. No head to speak of, although there is some carbonation. Aroma of caramel, honey and spices - nutmeg, cloves, cardamon. Some cheesy yeast too - suggestive of St Bernadus 8. Quite boozy. Slightly syrupy texture. Taste has some stewed fruits as well as honey and some spicy bitterness along with the honey and alcohol at the finish. Not terribly complex and the alcohol is a bit prominent, but this is a pretty stylish drop.
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Bling IPA from Bridge Road Brewers 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Super hazy, muddied ruby coloured brown body with some copper and bronze highlights and a very thin, fast-dying tan head. Aroma of metal, peaches, nuts, caster sugar, alcohol, pit fruits, raisins and a touch of light hops - definitely not the strongest of the scents though! Medium-bodied; Strong metallic and malty flavours show up first, then fade to a hoppy overtone and a bit of a raisiny and pit fruity (almost like a barley wine) flavour. Overall, an okay IPA, definitely not what i’m used to from American IPAs, but showing a lot of malt, a lot of raisins and a lot of character from this beer. I sampled this 330 mL bottle purchased from SlowBeer in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 31-December-2009 for AU$4.30 sampled at home on the other side of the world in Washington on 06-September-2010.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle at ChrisO "I’m Trying to see the Stool" pre GBBF2010 tasting. Black, lasting tan head. Bit of staleness I guess this was left over from when Kook was last over, so not exactly fresh.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
31st July 2010. ChrisO’s ’Raise The Roof’ tasting.
Opaque black beer with a good tan head. Light palate - very soft and airy. Tangy and very lightly smoky. A little sour fruit underneath. Nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle 75cl. @ ChrisOs Pre-GBBF Shindig 2010.[ Raise The Roof Tasting ]. Clear dark black brown color with a large, creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, beige head. Aroma is heavy malty, roasted, burnt, dusty coffee. Flavor is heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, coffee - chocolate, hoppy. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100731]
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottled@The Chriso rock the roof down pre-GBBF tasting. Pitch black colour, small brown head. Aroma is wood, liquorice, mild roasted notes as well as some toffee. Flavour is similar in a nice balance and also has some quite strong spirity notes. Wellbalanced and quite brutal.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottled. A black beer with a thick brown head. The aroma has notes of cedar wood, roasted malt, and soy sauce. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of alcohol, that leaves a slight burn in the throat, combined with notes of sweet and roasted malt, as well as cedar wood.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at Chris O’s ’Raise the Roof’ tasting. Black with a tan head. Smoky, woody aromas with a splash of raisins and figs. Chocolate, cinnamon, raisin flavours. Smoky, dry feel. Smooth, sweet malty finish. Tasty.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
bottle at chris o pre GBBF ... deep black ... dry chocolate oaky woody roast ... sweet front ... big oak age ... chocolate roast ... light meatyness ... very nice