Tar Barrel Brewery & Distillery
in Mornington, Victoria, Australia 🇦🇺
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can. Almost clear pale gold with a 2cm white head. Almost austere lemon/lime pith aroma, some crackers, hints of tropical fruit. Mostly crackery malt, hints of honey. Lots of citrus flavours, hints of tropical. Medium-high bitterness with hints of resin. My sort of thing.
Tried
on 07 Aug 2026
at 14:05
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can. Reddish amber with a cm of pale beige head. Aroma of toffee, some stewed peach, citrus. Barely sweet with only hints of the crystal malt driven aroma - mixed citrus and some peppery notes take over and the bitter finish rushes up. Lightish bodied, very drinkable.
Tried
on 05 Apr 2026
at 13:33
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Misted pale gold with a white head. Aroma of crackers, apple, pear and orange blossom. Sweetish and a bit fruity before quite punchy peppery bitterness at the end. Decent quaffer.
Tried
on 30 Nov 2025
at 11:14
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Unclear gold with a modest white head. Bready aroma with flowers and spices. Rich and quite sweet with some stone fruit before mildly spiced bitterness. Needed a bit drier finish and/or more bitterness but OK.
Tried
on 19 Apr 2025
at 13:14
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Golden amber, fading w head. Piney with light bread, pineapple, apricot, some citrus. Quite sweet with apricot and bread before pine grips towards the fairly bitter end. OK, wanted a drier end.
Tried
on 09 Mar 2025
at 13:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Murky brownish orange with a cm of white head. Tropical, apricot, orange and chewed cracker aroma. Thick, vague fruity palate. Some lime and coconut join the amiable muddle. Slight astringency at the end, little bitterness.
Tried
on 09 Mar 2025
at 11:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap. Misted gold, dense white head. Aroma of Meyer lemon, light bread, some herbs. Light bodied. Lots of citrus, some pine towards the fairly snappy end. Refreshing but inharmonious
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Jan 2025
at 07:44
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Thought I'd already added this one. Can. Cloudy amber with a white head that lasts OK. 3+ Somewhat funky aroma with passionfruit, plum, red berries, maybe mango. Some shoe polish. Really can't tell where the beer's tartness ends and the fruit begins. Lovely balance of luscious fruit and dryish sour beer. Just a little bitterness at the end too. Refreshing.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2024
at 12:49