8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
I am bowled over by the fact that they can produce a beer this good for $55 a slab. My rating is on the curve - for an affordable pale ale, there is literally nothing else within a thousand miles of it. Theres a great tropical hit of pineapple and guava, plus a little mango and grapefruit. There's a reasonable malt backbone to support it. This is my new go-to stock beer. I don't like when my supply gets low, and I'm worried it won't last long. Seems to only be available at Dan Murphy.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Aug 2020
at 09:15
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours super hazy orange with a large head.Nose shows melon, mango, papaya, lychee, passionfruit, clean malt, tropical fruit confectionery.Flavours include pineapple, lychee, mango and truckloads of syrupy sweet clean malt.
Tried
on 15 Aug 2020
at 10:59
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can. Amber. Very much marmalade and pine needles, and very nicely balanced. Subtler than I expected. Almost dangerous.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Aug 2020
at 12:43
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can, cold but not quite the 4C (inconsistency there?) recommended. Almost opaque dull gold with a large fluffy white head. Aroma of grapefruit, lemon drops, mango puree, cracker dough, overt alcohol. Just medium bodied. Sweetish at first but the bitterness and alcohol dries things out quite quickly. This strong, the wheat and oats and whatever the yeast choice was to make it NEIPAish doesn't really make any difference to the texture of the beer. And it's hoppy and boozy without obvious problems but to no obvious purpose.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Jul 2020
at 14:05
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
From a 375ml can on 27/7/2020. Pours a hazy medium golden with a big fluffy head. The nose is light, slightly sharp and fruity. Tastes quite sweet up front with lots of tropical and citrus fruit (pineapple, mango and orange) followed by a sharp, slightly spicy bitterness, with a bit of hop burn at he back. Pretty boozy and the 10.5% doesn't surprise. The mouthfeel is a bit syrupy, the carbonation moderate. Okay but there are better big hazies out there.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Jul 2020
at 08:35
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Parkhill Cellars (North Melbourne). An intriguing concept all round this. Shows that if you crank up the sugars, alcohol etc, basically a triple NEIPA tastes like a TRIPA... a really, really tasty one.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Jul 2020
at 09:28
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can. 7C - not as cold as recommended but come on. Deep gold with a slight haze, large white head that lasts OK. 3+ Bold aroma of citrus - grapefruit, kumquat - and tropical fruit - mango, pineapple, passionfruit - light bread. This cold it's not that sweet; the fruit and then a little menthol, pine and spice pop out at the fairly bitter and slightly fumy end. As subtle as three dogs but roaringly good.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jul 2020
at 15:35
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Pours black small tan head.Nose shows intense cardamom, some coffee, a bit of roasted malt.Flavours include bourbon, coconut, cardamom, faint coffee, roasted malt, a bit of booze.
Tried
on 13 Jun 2020
at 12:02
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can bought at Beermash in February 2020. Hazy reddish/amber with a small head. Sweet aroma and taste of toffee, malt, dried fruit and caramel. Smooth and with well hidden alcohol. A nice one.
Tried
from Can
on 23 May 2020
at 06:24
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle share (500ml). Oily black. Enormous rum and vanilla nose, really enormous! Alas, still a bit overwhelming flavour wise. The booziness of the rum barrels defeats the relatively subtle smokiness and caramel. I think this probably needed a year or two more to calm down.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2020
at 23:03