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hawthorne00

Melbourne, VIC, Australia 🇦🇺 Member Supporter

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hawthorne00 has a new beer style achievement

Level 5 for Lager - India Style ticks with a total of 50 ticks of this sub style.
India Red Lager from Good Folk Brewing was the one that did it!
1 month ago


6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Can. Amber with an off white head. Grapefruit grilled with brown sugar on top aroma with some stewed berries and bread. Light bodied, spritzy. Some dark sugars but not all that much sweetness. Some berries, then a nice zesty punch. Refreshing.
Tried on 18 Mar 2026 at 10:27


7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Can, bb 10/26. Gold, a lasting 2cm white head, high bead. Shyish grapefruit peel and cracker aroma with hints of tropical fruit and mandarin. Light bodied. Lots of bitter citrus, tropical notes sit a way back. Dry so the citrus stands out but also doesn't give the strong bitterness much to sit on. Stern but good.
Tried from Grape and Grain on 17 Mar 2026 at 11:39

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can. Amber with a white head. Aroma of pine, weeds, indistinct citrus. There is a little mango and light bread bread in the taste too. Modest bitterness. A decent quaffer.
Tried on 17 Mar 2026 at 10:29

hawthorne00 added a new beer Simcoe Smash by Sauce Brewing Co
1 month ago


4.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3.5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Gold, white head. Grainy and sugary aroma. Meek with light grain and very light grassy bitterness. Competent bland junk is still bland junk.
Tried on 16 Mar 2026 at 14:15

7.3/10 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.
Tried on 16 Mar 2026 at 12:23


5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 5 Overall 6
Can, bb 12/26. Clear golden amber with a fat cap of white head. Shyish aroma of kumquat, nectarine, boiled lollies. Fruit doesn't really sing in the taste either with stone fruit, lolly-like malt and nagging bitterness.
Tried on 16 Mar 2026 at 11:35