7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
473 ml can. Pours a bright amber with moderate head. Aromas of grass, light pine, citrus and bready malts. Flavors of dankish hops and doughy malts with a bitter resin finish. Ok
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jun 2024
at 01:05
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Poured from 473mL can (thanks Oakes). Lightly cloudy dull yellow gold with white head. Dry rye, some feint citrus hops, meh.
Tried
from Can
on 31 May 2024
at 07:58
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Hazy but a little bit dull. Big, fluffy head. Kind of a worty non-alc aroma. Lowish bitterness, vague malts. The Riwaka isn'�t all that bright, though apparently the beer isn'�t all that fresh, either.
Tried
on 26 May 2024
at 02:34
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Haze, pale amber, aroma has some rye, light orangey hop. Moderate bitterness, a bit light, but definitely some rye influence. Hop is a bit muted here.
Tried
on 05 May 2024
at 04:20
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hazy, pale, a little dull with weedy hop. No head. Light body, moderate bitterness, touch grassy. Tastes better than it smells.
Tried
on 02 Mar 2024
at 05:32
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
On tap at The Magnet, pours a clear pale golden blonde with a small white head. Aroma is absent on the lemongrass, with straw and crackery malt. Flavour is likewise absent on the lemongrass, with straw and cracker. Muted and lacking character. Weak and lame.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Feb 2024
at 05:30
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at The Magnet, pours a deep dark brown with a small beige head. Aroma brings out gentle cocoa upfront, with light Belgian yeast and some earthiness. Flavour is fairly dry, with plenty of dry cocoa, Belgian yeast, earthiness, and soft bready malt. This is frankly impressive; dry cocoa combines well with the Belgian yeast. If you think of this as a chocolatey Belgian ale rather than a stout, this makes a lot more sense. Very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Feb 2024
at 05:27
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
473 ml can. Pours a dark brown with full head. Aromas of oats/cereal, nutty milk chocolate, and a bit of plastic. Flavors of roasted malts/barley and sit a bit of chocolate. Maybe some Dageraad yeast. Odd. More porter-like than stout. Meh.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Feb 2024
at 01:28
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
473 ml can. Pours a slightly cloudy amber with moderate foamy head. Aromas of dried honey, candied pineapple, a bit of pine and doughy malts. Flavors of pithy orange, melons, bitter pineapple, sharp rye, and doughty malts.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jan 2024
at 02:54
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
473 ml can. Pours a bright amber with moderate head. Aromas of fruity dank hops mainly stoned fruit, orange, and gooseberries with pine and bready malts. Flavors follow same but drier and less fruity; mostly toasted malts.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Jan 2024
at 01:28