5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
There's a surprising amount of sweet malt, and I even get a bit of aspirin in the aftertaste. The aroma is grapefruit, pine, apricot, honey and biscuit. I don't hate it.
Tried
on 18 Feb 2013
at 01:26
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
12th September 2011
Hazy gold beer, small white head. Crisp palate, semi dry. Minerals. Pale malt. Trace of hops. Crisp finish. Somewhat tasteless.
Hazy gold beer, small white head. Crisp palate, semi dry. Minerals. Pale malt. Trace of hops. Crisp finish. Somewhat tasteless.
Tried
on 26 Jan 2013
at 10:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Handbottled. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small bubbly head. Aroma is spiced, medium dry and honey herbal. Smooth sweet, fruity and mild spiced flavoured. Floral and honey. Fruity sweet impression into a medium dry and spiced finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2012
at 02:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Screwtop bottle from Central City Liquor Store, Surrey
Measured Final Gravity: 1021
Amber color, bright. Aroma of mulled cider: stewed apple and cinnamon. Semi sweet mouthfeel; if it has mead flavor, that would be hidden by the spices; it has nevertheless a fresh lemony character, and decent acidity level.
Overall, not a real mead, but a pleasant drink.
Measured Final Gravity: 1021
Amber color, bright. Aroma of mulled cider: stewed apple and cinnamon. Semi sweet mouthfeel; if it has mead flavor, that would be hidden by the spices; it has nevertheless a fresh lemony character, and decent acidity level.
Overall, not a real mead, but a pleasant drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2012
at 18:25
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours dark amber with a large head.Nose shows some tropical fruit along with grapefruit. A fair bit of peach too. Some clean malt underneath.Similar flavours; some tropical fruit and a bit of caramel malt.Carbonation is too high.Good to see Vale do a good beer.
Tried
on 13 Aug 2012
at 01:11
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
The nose has an unexpected earthiness to it that I really like, under which there’s plenty of malt and some tart fruit, such as apple. In the mouth it’s thinner than I expected and a little short. Mainly there’s a creaminess about it, with a pear flavour settling over the middle of the tongue. All in all, it’s got a lovely smell but the taste, apart from the light hoppiness, is a little disappointing - it got flat pretty quickly.
Tried
on 25 May 2012
at 01:37
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
From a 330ml bottle on 12/5/2012. Not sure why has this been classified as an APA on here. Pours a slightly cloudy copper colour with an excessive head. Has a quite pleasant fruity, floral, hoppy aroma. The flavour is a bit disappointing and confused, with a slightly tart fruitiness (stone fruits) up front, followed by a blunt and quite long hop bitterness. Has an element of home brew about it. Certainly more interesting than other McLaren Vale efforts, but it should be given the style and the fact that the other beers I’ve tried from this brewer have been very ordinary indeed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 May 2012
at 01:47
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Nice aroma. Roast, toffee overtones. All in all a tidy effort, not as good as another South Australian which is one of my favs - Pepperjack.
Tried
on 12 Feb 2012
at 01:58
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(bottle) Poured clear dark amber / red with no head. Lovely aroma that developed over time, starting with floral and perfume notes evolving to a toffee / candy with hints of fruit (passionfruit?). Light body, well carbonated. Flavour has a nice balance of richer sweeter tastes like toffee and raisins with clearer cleaner refreshing notes. There is a little pleasant bitterness in the finish. Overall it is very quaffable beer, with a nice balance.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jan 2012
at 03:42
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
From a 330ml bottle on 12/10/2011. Pours a clear dark amber with a small head. Has a mild chocolate malt aroma. The flavour is also primarily milk chocolate, with some mild roasty notes, and a mild hop finish. A vast improvement on their weak ale and dry brews, but that’s no great achievement. A passable effort but fairly dull for a dark beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2011
at 01:11