Holgate Brewhouse

in Woodend, Victoria, Australia 🇦🇺

Established in 1999

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79 High Street, Woodend, 3442, Australia

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7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
(Can) Pours black with loose coffee coloured head. Great complex aroma - fruity, boozy, coffee hints. Full bodied, silky creamy with fine carbonation. Taste has a backbone of burnt sugar / dark toffee bitterness with plenty of other flavours overlaid. There’s some toffee sweetness, some dried fruit at the start. There’s booze apparent towards the end. Coffee notes are pretty subdued. Very nice, but the taste is a bit aggressive for me.
Tried from Can on 27 Nov 2020 at 12:52

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pours amber with pink tinge.Nose shows blueberry, lemon pith.Flavours include blueberry, blackberry, lemon pith, well balanced acidity.
Tried on 02 Nov 2020 at 11:51

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(Can) Pours clear golden amber with decent white head. Lovely refreshing aroma of pine and tropical fruit. Surprisingly full bodied and smooth with plenty of soft carbonation. Lovely mouthfeel. Great taste too. The taste is about the hops, but not just about the hops, it has balance. The hops though provide an evolving and complex taste from tangy fruity through peppery spice to bitter and somewhat earthy. There’s some pleasant biscuit malt with a hint of sweetness behind the hops, but really only apparent in the mid palate. Very nice.
Tried from Can on 02 Jun 2020 at 13:12

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Pours black, fading tan head.Nose shows roasted malt, bready malt, liquorice.Flavours include liquorice, roasted malt, bready malt, finishee astringent.
Tried on 16 May 2020 at 10:48

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From a 500ml can on 22/3/2020 (shared by Butz with thanks). Pours a hazy golden with a medium head. The nose is fruity but a bit muted, with some fridgey notes. Tastes ok, with a bit of sweet citrus and stone fruit and a very mild spicy bitterness, but it's a bit non-descript. Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Fairly pedestrian gear.
Tried from Can on 22 Mar 2020 at 07:09

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Fairly hazy golden with a white head. Aroma of grapefruit, citrus and tropical fruits. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Can on 30 Dec 2019 at 17:10

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
33cl can shared with Kermis. Thin white head. Hazy golden pour. Lovely bitterness.
Tried from Can on 30 Dec 2019 at 16:07

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330ml bottle - pours an almost clear pale straw gold colour with a tiny white head that quickly disappeared completely. A fruity aroma with some passionfruit, lemony citrus and melon. A light tart taste, passionfruit and lemon flavours with some sweet tropical notes and a citusy sournesess in the finish.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Nov 2019 at 00:44

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 7.5
Pours dark amber, large creamy head.Aroma include rich malt, bready notes, caramel, golden syrup and raisins.Flavours include more heavy malt, bready notes, a little bit of an earthy and spicy hop note with a soft bitterness in the finish.
Tried on 17 Nov 2019 at 11:45

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tap at the Roundhouse. Aroma of grape juice and something else fruity. Taste is bit fruity and bit sour. Kiwi maybe. Bit lacking in excitement.
Tried from Draft on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:04