Bintara Pale Ale

Brewed by Bintara Brewery
Style: English Pale Ale
Rutherglen, Australia

Bottle (330ml). Poured copper with a small, frothy, white head which was mostly diminishing. Aroma was of butterscotch and stewed fruits with sweet biscuity malts and some light metallic notes. Flavor was of dusty, chalky, infected homebrew with sweet malts, acidic berries, old fruit, caramel, dust and band-aids in the finish. Light bodied with, medium carbonation, a dry/acidic mouthfeel and a short finish. Awful stuff.

On tap at brewery. This was as disappointing as the pilsner. Just taste like its come out a homebrew kit (no criticism of homebrew but this just lacks any character). Suffers same ashtray problem as pilsner. Wonder if they have a line problem?

Bottle - I must have got one from the same batch as vanvenio, since his description is spot on. But I found the aroma peachy and so sweet it’s almost chemically and not particularly pleasant. Judging by the very mixed ratings of this beer, it looks like Bintara have some quality control problems. Not the nicest beer I’ve tasted, but very unusual and interesting.

30 Apr 2006 - Smells like ’Dutch Rusk’ (something I have not smelt before in a beer, with some sweet malt aroma. Amber-brown colour, good head and suds lacing. Light smoke malt hop and rusk flavour. Dry tangy but thin finish and light malt aftertaste.

Sweet hop malt aroma. Clear red brown amber colour with good foamy head and lacing. Hoppy malt flavour with fruits and flowers. Smooth palate.

Bitterly dissapointing. This is so bad, I think it may have been a bad batch or an off batch. The aroma is very bready and the flavours are kind of apricot and bread. no hops at all which is very puzzling for a pale ale. at one point I knocked on the side of the glass and said "hello, are there any hops in there?" This one does not cut it at all, possible worst microbrew i’ve had which is a shame.

A brown swill with a circle of mild lace. No head to speak of at all. Tastes of water with a bit of flavouring. Ordinary.

Bottled. Brownish amber, no head. Apply syrup aroma. Sweet and fruity with some bready malt, and a hint of grassy hops. Unfortunately syrup is the dominating feature, and the mouthfeel is really raw and mellow.