7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
From a 440ml can on 27/12/2023 (shared by Ed with thanks). Pours a clearish deep golden with pretty much no head. Has a strong and pleasant caramel and vanilla nose. The taste is very dessertish - lots more caramel and vanilla, along with the promised icing sugar, though I don't get the coffee. Finishes with a modest but sharp and slightly boozy bitterness. The mouthfeel is a touch creamy and syrupy, the carbonation moderate. Unusual but comes together really nicely.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Dec 2023
at 09:20
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can. Almost clear amber with a 2cm white head. Aroma of kumquat, pine, breadcrust, some Meyer lemon. Nicely knitted together. Moderately sweet with a fairly bitter but well off-dry finish. Sunny. Four good beers in the series.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Dec 2023
at 14:48
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Cloudy yellow, no lasting head. Mildly funky aroma with fleshy lime. Light and crackery, moderately sour. Lime sits in the flavours happily enough. Refreshing.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Dec 2023
at 11:50
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Canvent. Dark brown with a beige head that's soon gone. Aroma of singed toffee, strong bread, prunes, sultanas, spices (mainly vanilla). Is there a roasty edge? Hard to say. Full bodied but not syrupy. Lowish carbonation is nice. Malty with singed toffee, some dried fruit, more obvious Bourbon barrel with bitterness as well as (a little much) oak at the end. Pretty good.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Dec 2023
at 12:39
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Very dark brown. Less than a coat of tan head is very soon gone. 3- Aroma of dark sugars, roast, mocha, sweet licorice. Fairly sweet with lots of spiced licorice, caramel, pretty gentle roast, lowish bitterness. Solar Eclipse was good, this is ordinary.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Nov 2023
at 13:42
7.4/10
More Idaho than Nelson. Still tasty. Soft dank pine resin, citrus, light
Tried
from Can
on 21 Nov 2023
at 20:28
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can. Almost opaque brownish orange with a near cm of white head. Plump hoppy aroma with papaya, orange, white grapes, mango, grapefruit, crackers. And the breadth of fruit flavours plays out upon a taste. It's juicy with a vibrant top and a rich middle - but never sweet. Taste gradually fades away rather than having much of a finish. Very nice.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Nov 2023
at 13:45
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can. Gungy amber with a dense but fading white head. Aroma of orange, peach, some pulpy mango, grass. Smells good but heavy, but that's belied by a swig - it's surprisingly delicate with floaty fruit and barely medium bodied. There's a little swell of alcohol and it fills out just a tad before a fairly bitter finish. Series going well.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Oct 2023
at 14:36
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
3/10/2023. Can courtesy of Michael enjoyed at Ipswich Speedway - Ipswich Witches vs Sheffield Tigers in the play-off final first leg (which we won 54-36). Chose this beer tonight as my Aussie rating #300 and toasted our Aussie legend Jason Doyle who scored an immaculate 15 point unbeaten maximum. A great night, and the beer was pretty good too! Cloudy pale orange gold with a small white head. Aroma is hoppy, orange, tropical, grapefruit, pine, dank notes, touch of passion fruit. Heavy hop bitterness, which mellowed a touch but not much. Medium body, quite soft carbonation. Bittering boozy finish. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Oct 2023
at 21:53
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
From a 440ml can on 27/9/2023. Pours a very slightly hazy golden with a small to medium head. The note is relatively muted citrus and stone fruit. On the sip, it's quite sweet - a fair bit of apricot and peach and orange cordial. Finishes with a tangy but modest biterrness. Full bodied and a touch syrupy in terms of mouthfeel. Moderate carbonation. It's a slightly odd experience overall. Definitely one of the easiest 10 percent plus beers I've ever had - I feel like a second would go down with ease. It's undeniably pleasant but a bit lacking in character for such a big bopper.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Sep 2023
at 05:25