7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
From a 500ml bottle on 7/9/2019. Pours near black with a big light tan head. Has a fairly slight toasty nose with a little chocolate and caramel in the background. Tastes pretty sweet, with lots of mil chocolate and caramel up front, which is met by a mild roasty bitterness, with a hint of soy at the back. Has a nice creamy palate and moderate carbonation. Simple but smooth and enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2019
at 12:46
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. Even a sainted scientist raising money for two good causes couldn't define an XPA - there are no miracles in taxonomy. Pale amber with a loose white head. Aroma of mandarin, pineapple, nectarine, some light woody notes, crackers. Lightish bodied. There's not a lot of malt presence but it has a touch of toast and a hint of richness despite its lightness. Neither all that sweet nor bitter, it's fruity with a dryish finish. A fine swigging beer. I'd have liked just a touch more bitterness, although you can easily get away with that palate if it's very clean and fresh. Which it is.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jun 2019
at 13:14
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. Amber with an inch of white head. Only slightly hazy. Aroma of Tang (!) crystallized fruit - stone, tropical - some bread. Medium bodied,, carbonation just on the low side of moderate. Really very sweet with orange, pineapple, apricot before bitterness (and a hint of resin) struggles into view. Tasty but too sweet for me.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jun 2019
at 13:13
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
From a 375ml can on 28/5/2019 (beer name currently entered on here full of typos!). Pours a clear medium golden with a small head. Smells fresh, with light fruit and a little grass. Tastse wise, it's dominated by stone fruit - heaps of peach and apricot, and some fruit flavoured lolly, against some biscuit malt, with a light to medium bitterness. Medium bodied with moderate to average carbonation. This is a really nice IPA - clean, perfectly balanced, a bit unusual, and most importantly, moreish.
Tried
from Can
on 28 May 2019
at 11:41
6/10
The dry bitterness is the first hit, followed by the familiar piney finish. Good, but not great.
Tried
on 14 May 2019
at 07:38
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
On tap at Taps Changkat. Thin white head. Clear golden pour. Nice bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Apr 2019
at 15:43
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can. Clear light amber dense white head. Aroma of bread berries spiced oranges. Light bodied, moderate carbonation. Some toast, interesting earthy and spiced berries, cedar. Bitterness is high but more insistent than thumping. Good.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Apr 2019
at 12:36
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Waitrose. Pours hazy golden amber with a thin white head. Aromas of toffee, pine and citrus. Taste is more of the same. Bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2019
at 16:26
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From a 375ml can on 4/4/2019. Pours a clear pinky red with a small head.Has a fairly strong raspberry aroma. Tastes primarily of raspberry, with a touch of lemon and sea salt. It's quite sweet up front, but it's balanced out pretty well by the tartness at the back. Light bodied with slightly prickly carbonation. Not remotely IPA like in any way, but reasonably refreshing.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Apr 2019
at 10:42
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pint on tap at Local Taphouse, Sydney. Amber beer with a foamy white head. Light carbonation. Malt forward nose, not what I expect from a pilsner. Full-bodied, good lacing. Very easy to drink with some grainy bitterness balanced by a slightly sweeter finish. Superior Pils, balanced and drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Apr 2019
at 09:16