Love Shack Brewing

in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia 🇦🇺


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5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4.5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

Can. Pale golden amber with a white head. Aroma of apples, pears, weeds. A touch of caramel in the taste too, although it's only slightly sweet. A little earthy and weedy bitterness.

Tried on 14 Dec 2025 at 11:04


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Aromas of pineapple, salada biscuits and pine needles. Very soft pine in the mouth, with a velvety mouthfeel. A very nice entry-level WCIPA to get your lager-loving mates started on.

Tried on 01 Jun 2025 at 12:00


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can, 11C - maybe a little colder would have been better. Misted pale gold with a frothy cm of white head. Aroma of white grapes, crackers, gooseberry, pineapple. Quite sweet with mainly fruity aromatics before a bit of resin creeps in towards the fairly bitter finish. Pretty good.

Tried on 18 Apr 2025 at 13:34


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Can from IGA Ormstown. Pours hazed dark gold with an orange tinge, beige foam. Soft with malt caramel, marmalade notes. Grassy finish. Quite mild bitterness. Medium body with soft carbonation. A nice enough drop, but it’s a bit tame to be advertised as a WCIPA.

Tried from Can on 21 Dec 2024 at 21:36


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can. Dark brown with a fluffy beige head that lasts pretty well. Aroma is roasty with caramel, mocha, cereals. So it tastes. A bit spicy and moderately bitter at the end. Fair enough.

Tried from Can on 15 Oct 2024 at 12:02


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Aromas of toffee, caramel, biscuit, citrus and a little raisin. Nice rich toffee flavour in the mouth with some light bitterness coming through. Very enjoyable.

Tried on 22 Aug 2024 at 10:32


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can. Dark brown with a fluffy inch of light tan head. Choc-malt aroma with doughy bread, hints of spices. Rich and sweet with more chocolate than roast before a welcome firmer than expected bitterness that's slightly spiced. Solid stuff.

Tried from Can on 19 Jun 2024 at 14:40


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Draft and The Lincoln Hotel, Melbourne. Reddish amber colour with an off white head. Aroma and taste are fruity nd malty caramel. Medium body.

Tried from Draft on 19 Mar 2024 at 11:03


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Aromas of biscuit, grapefruit and passionfruit. Similar in the mouth with a nice bitter finale. Solid but unspectacular WCIPA.

Tried on 19 Jan 2024 at 12:07


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

If Coopers Red is a Blonde/ Golden, so is this. Canvent. Slightly cloudy gold with a good inch of pretty well-retained white head and a torrent of bubbles. Aroma is weedy with light bread, pears, hints of oldish citrus. Perhaps some apple & quince in the taste. Quite dry at the end. Bitterness is much lower than Coopers Sparkling Ale. Not bad, very yeast-driven.

Tried from Can on 18 Dec 2023 at 12:17