Boags XXX Ale

Brewed by J. Boag & Son (San Miguel)
Style: Pale Lager
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

Serve in Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker

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Bottle and Tap. Pours clear out of bottle, a tad hazy from tap as I recall. Sparkling, pale yellow with average head and good lace. Aroma of grass, herbal light hops, perfume, musty grain, hay, bread, wheat. Light medium body, fizzy carbonation. Earthen chalky yeast; a touch powdery, finishes lightly acidic, crisp and bitter. As far as aussie pale lagers go, I wish this made it to other states. Has a nice raw feel about it.

Orangey golden body with mainly lasting head. That was the main thing going for it. Sweet in taste also mainly cardboard notes. Not offensive but just not good.

...had it in Tasmania. Was a basic pale, similar to the rest of the Boag’s line, just more cereal-like, and seemed to have less body. The were some hops, and malt, but not much else, basic, but still decent, as are all Boag’s.

Took the brewery tour while in Launceston Tasmania. This brew is special for 2 reasons (so they say): it isn’t exported off the island at all, and the recipe hasn’t changed since the brewery was founded 6 million years ago. somehow they incorporate roasted unmalted barley into the recipe, and somehow it manages not to make it into the palate anywhere! Anyway, this one is your average pale lager, a little more cereal-ish perhaps, and certainly nice and clean (it may help that my sample was pretty darn fresh). Made more enjoyable because it was part of my amazing Tassie experience.

UPDATED: JUL 12, 2007 Pale golden amber in colour with medium to high carbonation. Long-lasting frothy white head with fair lacing. Moderate bitterness with a short, dry and crisp finish. Pretty good as pale lagers go and refreshing.

From a 750 ml bottle - Golden amber with a frothy white head which dies back to a thin layer. High carbonation. Malty with a medium bitterness. One of the better Australian macro lagers. Crisp, clear and refreshing. Not a bad lawnmower beer although a bit too gassy.

Ahh the old "Crayfish." Being a Launceston boy who grew up on draught, this stuff became bit of a delicacy through my teens, pretty much because it was something different, and being a bit scarcer was easier to keep tabs on at parties... good nonetheless.

Quite a light beer, light in body, light in taste. Good if you just feel like slamming some down on a hot day but nothing to tell mum about. cheers

UPDATED: OCT 23, 2003 Smells nice, and is quite dry and fruity unfortunately tastes a little bit off in the aftertaste. quite light tasting so therefore would be easy to drink on a hot day.

Not as nice as Boags Draught but decent all the same. Better than VB or Tooheys, this is an inoffensive thirst-quenching lager.