hawthorne00 (9917) reviewed Pale from Margaret River Beer Co. 1 month ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Can. Clear amber, a 2cm white head. Thin pine and citrus aroma with just a little breadcrust. Quite fizzy. Much more vibrant taste with citrus, grass, crusty bread and a fairly piney bitter finish.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Over here on the East Coast, we'd say "ramped up" - "ramped" would be waiting outside a hospital in an ambulance for budgetary reasons - decidedly unusual for a beverage. Very hazy orange with a 2cm white head. Not all that vibrant aroma of stone fruit, pineapple, gentle floral notes, light bread. Luscious with sweet stone fruit, pineapple, hints of pine, citrus blossoms and herbs. Bitterness is not a big feature, but it's enough to stop it seeming too sweet or tiring. Another pretty good one.
hawthorne00 (9917) reviewed Stout from Margaret River Beer Co. 1 month ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Can. Very dark brown, tan head. Aroma of spiced chocolate, oats, gentle roast. Sweet with caramel as well as chocolate and a very English spicy bitter finish. Bit strong for a pleasant quaffer.
hawthorne00 (9917) reviewed Gate Crash from Margaret River Beer Co. 3 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Can. Gold with an inch of white head. Citrus aroma with lightly honeyed hay, some tropical fruit. Clean and moderately sweet;y malty with grapefruit, some peach and then pine before a finish that's a little less bitter than I'd like. But good.
hawthorne00 (9917) reviewed Red IPA from Margaret River Beer Co. 3 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can. Clear reddish amber, loosish pale beige head that doesn't last too long. Aroma of toffee, bread, & stewed, tropical and citrus fruit. Some pine in the taste too. The sweet malt and stewed fruit get in the way of the brighter hop notes a bit - for me the typical problem of the hoppy amber. Bitterness nags through the sweetness.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
2025 version. Can. Black, a 2/3 cm of tan head. Aroma of prunes and other dried and stewed fruit, heavy roast, whisky. Creamy, not all that heavy. Fruit and whisky are gradually overtaken by heavy roasted malt. Some praline. Quite bitter at the end. Really good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Can. Misted amber, a cm of white head. 6+ Brooding tenor register citrus aroma - kumquat, grapefruit, Seville orange - bread, pine. Full bodied, grand, somewhat creamy. Big bitterness builds throughout with bready sweetness and lighter citrus hammered by grapefruit and pine. Strong but not rasping bitterness. There used to be lots of IIPAs trying to do this (10-15? years ago) but few succeeded. This is good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Can. Almost clear amber, loose white head. Aroma of peach, kumquat, biscuit, pine needles. So it tastes. Moderately sweet with fruit and gradually gripping resinous bitterness. A little fizzy for me. Well rounded.
hawthorne00 (9917) reviewed River Dog from Margaret River Beer Co. 11 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Tap, Pint of Origin @ The Royston. Amber white head. Piney aroma with bread, some peach and grapefruit. Crusty bread, resin, firmly bitter. Good.