Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Holgate Brewhouse Temptress Chocolate Porter (by Holgate Brewhouse):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5
1/VII/17 - 33cl bottle from a trade @ home - BB: n/a, bottled: 9/VIII/16 (2017-966) Thanks to Paul for the trade!
Clear dark purple brown beer, creamy solid beige head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: pretty roasted, heavy, some dark chocolate, coffee touch, dusty, cocoa powder. MF: ok carbon, medium to light body. Taste: pretty roasted, bit sourish, dark chocolate, some coffee, bitter hops. Aftertaste: more roast, some caramel, cocoa powder, very roasted, dark chocolate, bitter finish.
Davros (5279) reviewed Sour Brett Ale from Holgate Brewhouse 8 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5
Pours amber with a quickly fading head.Nose shows overripe pear, apple and strawberry, funky horseblanket and rose notes.Flavours include funky overripe melon, passionfruit, lychee, pear, apricot and a fair acidity.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Taster at GABS Auckland 2017. Pours hazy yellow. So much mango, little peach, some lemon peel. Big smooth body. Nice.
jimgreen (21510) reviewed ESB from Holgate Brewhouse 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle at Slow Beer, Fitzroy, Melbourne. Poured a clear copper colour with a thin broken white head. The aroma is malt, woody resin hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a light, crisp, light fruity, malty, light metallic hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
At a tasting, thanks, smallish bubbly head, very deep brown color, aroma of coal, chocolate and dark bread, stromg flavor of coal with dark bread and licorice, mellow light to medium bitterness. Nice, smooth and enjoyable.
jimgreen (21510) reviewed Norton Lager from Holgate Brewhouse 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Tap at the Boilermaker House, Melbourne. Poured a clear medium amber with a thin broken white head. The aroma is big skunky floral light hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a malty watery, lIght sweet, floral hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with average carbonation. Dont waste your money.
jimgreen (21510) reviewed Tank Nine Alpha Crucis from Holgate Brewhouse 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Tap at the Boilermaker House, Melbourne. Poured a hazy straw colour with a thin broken white head and some broken lace. The aroma is yeast, grassy hop, piney, tropical fruit. The flavour is moderate bitter with a dry crisp, fruity, woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
LesArgen (1205) reviewed Hop Tart from Holgate Brewhouse 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5
This is the perfect beer for introducing someone to sours. Lots of lemon, a little passionfruit, some dirty socks and a tiny bit of fruit cake. A slightly watery palate is about the only reservation I have.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
2013 bottle, carefully cellared since this afternoon turned chilly. Clear deep amber with a beige head that laces well. Rather grand aroma of dried fruit and toasted nuts, toffee, fruitcake spices. A whiff of alcohol. Getting towards syrupy. Sweet dough, toffee, prunes, sultanas, figs. Some praline, but it’s not as nutty as the first whiff suggests. Light oak, slightly peppery. Bitterness is certainly still present and deals sufficiently with the sweetness to make a finish. Some booze at the end. Rather a lot really. Hints of Oloroso, but this barleywine (BA quad, wvr) still has a few good years in it.
hawthorne00 (9781) reviewed Alpha Crucis from Holgate Brewhouse 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle (which says "Australian IPA"). Almost clear gold with a frothy white head. Aroma of grapefruit, bitter oranges, mango, some slight herbal notes. Light bodied, highish carbonation. Some crackery malt but all about hops: clean, sharpish citrus with tropical fruit backing it up. Solid bitterness at the dry and mildly astringent finish. Straightforward and good.