7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From a 330ml bottle on 28/1/2014. Pours a very dark brown with a smallish head. Has quite a distinctive aroma of cola and smoke. In the mouth, it begins with lots of sweet chocolate and caramel malt, with some light smoke, which is followed by a modest roasty, chocolatey bitterness. carbonation. Has a medium body and moderate. This is a pretty good, pleasant drinking porter..
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2014
at 01:21
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
From a 330ml bottle 24/6/2013. Pours a clear golden with a very small head. Has a slightly odd basement aroma. The flavour kicks off with some sweet fruitiness and some grassy malt, which is quickly overtaken by an assertive bitterness, featuring some grapefruit and chemicals. The body and carbonation are medium. The blurb suggests this is intended to be and English style IPA, but I wouldn’t necessarily pick it. Certainly not boring, but it’s a little harsh and unbalanced to be really enjoyable. Not the best Birbeck’s.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jun 2013
at 02:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
From a 330ml bottle on 4/4/2013. Pours a clear light golden with a small head. Has a quite lovely aroma of passionfruit and tropical fruits, with lots of subtle floral notes. The flavour is primarily stone fruit with quite a firm hop bitterness finishing things off. The carbonation is medium. The only knock is that the palate is a touch watery. Otherwise, this really is very good, especially given that, at 2.9%, it’s basically a light beer. A terrific option if you want to down a few and still be good to drive.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2013
at 01:46
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From a 330ml bottle on 16/3/2013 (bottle labelled Four Brothers Australian Pale Ale, thought described as an Australian interpretation of the the IPA style). Pours a clear light golden with quite a big head. Has a nice floral, fruity aroma with some typical IPA malt and hop character. The flavour is also typical IPA, though it presents as a relatively moderate version of the style. There are sweet is a decent shot of sweet citrus and stone fruits, as well as some caramel malt. The hops are firm without being over the top, with a touch of resin leading to a lingering bitter finish. Not a world beater but solid and enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Mar 2013
at 01:44