fiulijn (28382) reviewed Beelzebub's Jewels from Holgate Brewhouse 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle at Papsø’s
Cloudy dark amber color; small creamy head. It has a nice aroma of malt and caramel, a bit buttery, cheesy and maybe phenolic. It has a correct body strength, but somehow the flavor is evanescent, and the mouthfeel dryish; there is malt and caramel, a bit sweet, also alcoholic; correct bitterness; the final is warming, because of the alcohol. Unbalanced.
hawthorne00 (9781) reviewed Road Trip IPA from Holgate Brewhouse 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Growler. Amber with an inch of white head. Pine, nectarines, caramel, some citrus. Full, creamy mouthfeel - doesn’t feel underweight for an IPA at all. Modest caramel sweetness, prominent but not dominant bitterness with pine and a little kumquat. All very tenor-register hops - a little more zesty citrus would have made it more vibrant. Pretty good.
DreamAudit (3889) reviewed ESB from Holgate Brewhouse 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
From a 330ml bottle on 31/3/2011. Pours a clear copper colour with little head. Has a very strong malty aroma with some sweet fruits and honey. It starts out with sweet caramel and toffee malts, followed by some citrus fruit and nutty flavours. It finishes with a toasty/roasty bitterness whiuch is quite firm and lasting. This is a very good ESB.
yespr (55501) reviewed Hopinator Double IPA from Holgate Brewhouse 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
33 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is butterish and citrusy hoppy. Caramelish, roasted and citrusy hoppy. Roasted malty and caramelish. Bitter and roasted finish.
Pinball (15907) reviewed Hopinator Double IPA from Holgate Brewhouse 14 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
clear brown, small white head. buttery, caramelly aroma. flavor is caramelly, bitter hoppy, buttery,
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of bluebetty. Pours a clear amber with a small off-white head. Very sweet butterscotch aroma with a little citrusy hops. Medium body, very sweet caramel and butterscotch. The aroma hops are faint and even the bitterness is discreet. Poor. 150311
Anders37 (30296) reviewed Beelzebub's Jewels from Holgate Brewhouse 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle @ Papsø. Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a small off-white head. Has a sweetish malty spicy aroma with hints of caramel. Dry malty warming caramel flavor with spicy hints anf hints of dark fruits. Has a dry malty and weak hoppy spicy caramel finish.
hawthorne00 (9781) reviewed The Empress from Holgate Brewhouse 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Tap, GABS St Kilda. Pretty much black with a light tan head. Smells of dark caramel, iced coffee, chocolate, some spice and herbs. Iced mocha syrup with some medicinal bitterness at the end. Boozy. Unintegrated flavours. I like their chocolate porter a lot so this was a surprise.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 8.5
From a 330ml bottle on 8/2/2011. Has a lovely strong roasted malt and chocolate aroma, with a hint of dark fruits (prunes). Flavour wise, there’s heaps of sweet dark chocolate, along with more roasted malt, and some caramel and toffee. The flavours are nicely set off by a good dose of bitterness at the back. My only criticism is that the palate is a little thin. That said, this is a truly excellent porter.
hawthorne00 (9781) reviewed Woodend Pilsener from Holgate Brewhouse 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle. Very pale gold with a small white head. Grainy aroma with some earth, grass and butterscotch. Taste is sweet and quite fruity with a little balancing bitterness. The butterscotch fades down the glass and the end becomes drier. Would have guessed this a pale ale and I rather fancied a pilsener.