Grand Ridge WHOA!

Brewed by Grand Ridge Brewing Co.
Style: Specialty Grain
Mirboo North. Vic., Australia

Serve in Lager glass, Tumbler

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Frothy head strong carbonation deep amber pour aromas very grassy fruit notes honey flavour nice ibu above medium grassy smooth oat taste gives it a creaminess peach apricot flavour finish good hop tastes oat creaminess grassy bright lasting bitter good ale

Caught me off guard. Masses of slightly weird ’fruity’ notes just don’t mate that well with an earthy, grassy component (the oatmeal?). The ’Fruit Tingle’ tang just seems well out of place.

Quite possibly my favourite beer currently. Has a beautiful oatmeal undercurrent. If you can still manage to grab a bottle, snap it up immediately.

From a 330ml bottle on 13/11/2011. Pours a deep golden with a medium head which disappears quickly. Has a quite a distinct fruit aroma with peach, apricot and mandarin evident. The flavour is primarily citrus fruit with lots of lemon and more mandarin, which contribute a sharp bitterness at the back. An unusual and interesting beer which doesn’t come together for me, but worth a go if you’re looking for something a bit different.

330ml bottle. Deep light fluffy pillow of foam sits across a sparkling golden amber beer which is pretty clear. Aromas of peaches and nectarines with a bit of straw mixed in. Light and zingy in the mouth with a clean crisp flavour.

Bottle 330ml. Great, with unique taste and aromas. Nose of biscuit and pine. Taste starts sweet, with bitterness taking over for a long finish. Palate is velvety, and medium bodied. Amber, with a frothy head.

Bottle. Pours dark amber with cream coloured head. Interesting aromas of grassy hops, light caramel and a little saltiness. Flavours show some of the sweet caramel with light hop bitterness to finish. Medium mouthfeel. Not too bad.

Pours dark amber with a large, lasting, creamy head and lots of lacing. Nose shows tropical fruit, honey, orange blossom and some grassy notes (something I usually find in dry-hopped brews, i suspect theres not difference in the process with wet-hopping). The malt is really interesting, very full-on honey but also loads of caramel and a whack of diacetyl. Similar mix of flavours, with honey, resinous hops, toffee, diacetyl and oatmeal (although perhaps I wouldn’t have noticed it if it wasn’t in the name). Finishes weakly with a mild bitterness.

Bottle from farmers’ market. Clear pale amber with a thick white head. Aroma of spices, citrus, passionfruit. Taste has light honey and lots of hop aromatics - Galaxy I’d guess. Modest bitterness. A little soap in the finish. Didn’t pick up any oats. Delicate hop-driven ale.