6.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
cloudy brown, smooth small white head. very nice dry , sweet ,caramelly, sweet malty, honey aroma. flavor is malty, bitter caramelly, butter caramelly, honey, mild but distinct hoppy bitterness (english style)
Tried
on 08 Apr 2011
at 07:59
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of bluebetty. Pours a clear dark amber with an off-white head. The nose is roasted with burned dark caramel and a little yeast. Pretty solid body, roast, nuts and dark fruits with only a vague underlying honey note. Very beery and pleasant. 080411
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Apr 2011
at 07:57
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
33 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is honey, herbal and roasted malty. Floral, fruity and solid bitter, Light toasted and malty. Bitter and fruity into a bitter and floral finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Apr 2011
at 07:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, Feb 11 release. Very dark brown with a large light tan head. Cola caramel aroma with vanilla, cloves, plums and banana. A little roasted malt underneath. Good gentle bready mouthfeel. Light slightly smoky roast and cola taste is moderately sweet, followed by some fruit and spices and grassy finishing hop bitterness. There’s a tiny bit of wheaty sourness as it warms a tad. Chocolate is there at the end too.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2011
at 04:42
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap at GABS. Reddish brown with a small beige head. Aroma is really grapey. Sweet caramel underneath lots of white fortified, a of bit herbal bitterness at the end. Some spirit notes. Barrel ate the beer with this one. Not that flash.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Feb 2011
at 03:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From a 330ml bottle on 6/2/2011. Pours a cloudy dark orange. Has a moderate hoppy aroma, with some pine and citrus fruit. In the mouth, there’s some more sweet fruit and toffee, with medium though quite long hop kick. Has a very creamy body. A decent crack at an IPA, though not in the same class as Jamieson’s Beast, Feral’s Hop Hog, or a raft of excellent American IPAs.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Feb 2011
at 19:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From the tap at the Local Taphouse, St Kilda on 27/1/2011 (part of a five beer tasting paddle). The aroma is of Belgian yeast, apples and apple pie. The flavour is dominated by green apples and lemon. This one has a nice subtle and refreshing sour/bitterness. Quite nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Jan 2011
at 22:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Very murky light orange with a coat of white head. Aroma of ripe and under-ripe quinces, pears, vanilla, pepper, fenugreek. Tastes really quite tart up front with some pear-like sweetness and spices. After the mouthful of fruit the taste falls away to just lingering spices. A little too much fruit for the beer, I think - the intial tartness of the quinces is too much for what comes after. But it’s refreshing and a very good soft cheese beer. Pretty bold stuff from an Australian brewer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2011
at 04:17
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Apparently this is brewed with elderflowers and blueberries. Bottle. Cloudy amber with a rapidly fading white head. Aroma is floral and yeasty with pears and cloves. There’s light dough and a little funk. Quite tart and spicy before light fruity sweetness with pears and just a hint of berries. Zesty and spicy drying finish with white pepper and cloves. Some hints of blueberry skin there too. Very refreshing brew where the additions are slight accents to the normal saison. Only adding it as a fruit beer because that seems to be the done thing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2010
at 05:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Pours pale yellow with a small head.Nose shows grassy, lemony hops and definite chestnut, along with some metallic malt. The grassy character is a bit strong.Similar flavours, lots more lemon and nutty notes. Grainy malt still remains unfortunately.Carbonation is moderately high, goes well with the light flavours.
Earlier Rating: 7/24/2009 Total Score: 3
Golden pour with a good-sized head, pity it didn’t last.Quite a grassy aroma, with some sweet toasty malt and interesting nutty characteristics. Chestnut aroma can definitely be found if you know what to look for.Flavours are not as interesting, chestnut characteristics are hardly noticeable. Very crisp and dry (very pale-lagerish). Some lemony hops and satisfactory but boring malt.Carbonation is too sharp and prickly.
Earlier Rating: 7/24/2009 Total Score: 3
Golden pour with a good-sized head, pity it didn’t last.Quite a grassy aroma, with some sweet toasty malt and interesting nutty characteristics. Chestnut aroma can definitely be found if you know what to look for.Flavours are not as interesting, chestnut characteristics are hardly noticeable. Very crisp and dry (very pale-lagerish). Some lemony hops and satisfactory but boring malt.Carbonation is too sharp and prickly.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Dec 2010
at 18:58