LesArgen (1215) reviewed Witching Hour from Hawkers Beer 5 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
There's an aroma of milk chocolate and teddy bear biscuit, plus a strong rye note. Has a delightful mouthfeel with some strong pine needles and citrus to balance out the malty flavours. A delightful sipper that went down a little too fast and had me reeling.
LesArgen (1215) reviewed Structural Integrity from Hawkers Beer 5 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Smells a little like a block of Cadbury hazelnut milk chocolate, with some slightly burnt toast as well. Palate is slightly thinner than I'd like, but the flavour is nice - toast, nuts and chocolate, with some light citrusy bitterness as well.
DreamAudit (3935) reviewed X from Hawkers Beer 5 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8.5
From a 440ml can on 1/11/2025 (from Ed with thanks, shared with Ed and Butz).Pours near black with a biggish medium tan head. The nose features dark chocolate, coffee and some light roasty, against a fairly strong bourbon background. Taste wise, it's more bitter/sweet dark chocolate, with lots of berry notes (particularly raspberry), some plum and dried fruits, with a qite strong, boozy bitterness that lingers. The palate is syrupy the carbonation average. A complex and satisfying fireside sipper.
LesArgen (1215) reviewed Fugue State from Hawkers Beer 6 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 4.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Aromas of orange, biscuit, caramel and grass are very promising, but the taste is overwhelmed by a harsh bitterness that masks pretty much every other flavour. I'm not scared of bitterness, so it's not horrible but it feels like they just cocked this one up a bit (which they kind of acknowledge on the label, referring to a "marching bitterness").
DreamAudit (3935) reviewed Shouting Into the Void from Hawkers Beer 6 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8.5
From a 440ml can on 14/10/2025. Pours a very deep brown with a medium tan head. The nose features dark chocolate, some fridge notes, and a good whiff of piney hops. Tastes of dark chocolate, coffee, caramel, dried fruit and a hint of Vegemite, leading into a firmish pine/resin bitterness, with a touch of roastiness in the mix. Fullish body with average carbonation. Doesn't present as big as 8.5%. Really nicely balanced and very enjoyable.
hawthorne00 (9917) reviewed Forbidden Love Story from Hawkers Beer 6 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6.5
Can. Pale gold, a 2cm white head. Soft fruity and spicy aroma with light crackers. Very light bodied. Some apricot, spices, modest bitterness. A bit too empty in the middle where you'd hope it would be round. But OK.
cl8on (144) ticked Seeing Red, Feeling Good from Hawkers Beer 7 months ago