5.5/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 6
MAL trip: day 9/12 - purchased from the Fairland Bar in Kuching, Sarawak, in a 660ml. plastic bottle and drunk at the guesthouse. Aroma: rather sour, 70s era homebrew. Appearance: clear honey amber, negligible head. Palate: light-bodied and slick, softish carbonation; makes little impression on the palate. Taste: medium-sweet, biscuit faintly discernible, a hoppy bite makes it drinkable. Unbalanced, to me just a little bit too sweet. [FYI: at the time of writing ‘The Drunk Monkey’ bar next door sells this lager draught, but doesn’t carry any of 1602’s other styles.]
Tried
on 14 Jul 2025
at 08:10
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
MAL trip: day 8/12 - The Fairland Bar in Kuching, Sarawak, poured from a 660ml. plastic bottle. Aroma: milk chocolate, a bit smoky. Appearance: opaque cola, no head to speak of. Palate: light-bodied and slick, rather soft carbonation; finish is malty. Taste: lightly bitter, malt loaf, milk chocolate, some butter. Good stuff, I would certainly drink another.
Tried
on 14 Jul 2025
at 08:02
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
MAL trip: day 8/12 - The Fairland Bar in Kuching, Sarawak, poured from a 660ml. plastic bottle. Aroma: very fresh and floral. Appearance: clear mulligatawny soup, no discernible head. Palate: light-bodied and sticky on the tongue, soft carbonation; finish is malty and sits well in the mouth. Taste: lightly sweet, biscuit, some butter. A very commendable effort, wouldn’t seem out of place at an independent family-owned brewery in England.
Tried
on 14 Jul 2025
at 07:57