3.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20 Brodies_Best (121) - Auckland Central, NEW ZEALAND - JUN 8, 2012
500 ml bottle. Pours amber with head that settles to a ring around the glass. Aroma is sweet, malty and of caramel/toffee. Taste is of toffee caramel with slight bitter aftertaste. Floral hops comes through but sweetness and caramel is still on the tongue. Medium bodied and very drinkable.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 bozoNZ (715) - Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND - JAN 7, 2011
Bottle. Nice reddish brown with a strong lasting head. Aroma is light. First mouthful gives some nice light but comples malts, washed around with balanced fruit, nutty and almost crispbread notes. Quite bitter but very drinkable
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20 gam (2666) - brisbane, AUSTRALIA - JAN 10, 2010
Very gassy ale red brown pour aroma caramel fruity citric salt air flavour roasted malts caramel citrus strong bitter like fruit peel nice ale to drink mix of malt and citrus finish hop a malt goodness nice bitter that lasts tasty
3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20 jimmythechippy (90) - , AUSTRALIA - OCT 24, 2009
quite bitter for what i was expecting, nice mouthfeel thou, quite sessionable
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 nate2g (1548) - Boomtown! / Waikato, NEW ZEALAND - OCT 9, 2009
Bottle. Pours dark amber with a medium white head. Aroma and flavour of toasted malt, nuts and fruity hops. It’s very well balanced, with a smooth malty and bitter finish. A very nice bitter.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 BeerChaser0078 (909) - Melbourne, AUSTRALIA - OCT 3, 2009
Bottle. Pours light coppery brown with an off-white head that lasts well. Aroma is nutty and malty with some subtle fruity notes, a little like walnuts and sultanas. Flavour is also fairly nutty, malty with hints of almonds, brown bread and citrus as well as a slight hop presence. Palate is quite dry with a lingering bitterness. Very nice, well made and highly sessionable.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 donfardz64 (538) - Wellington, New Zealand, NEW ZEALAND - OCT 1, 2009
500mL bottle from Rumbles. Pours reddish orange with fluffy off white head.
Nice aroma of sweet bready malt with spicy, fruity esters. A nice hop aroma as well, with a hint of lemon.
Flavour is fruity - hint of toasted malt, vanilla, quite bitter in the mouth. Finish is toasty, bitter.
A drinkable, slightly complex fruity ale. Quite nice!
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 Papsoe (25131) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - FEB 23, 2008
(Bottle 50 cl) Pours a very pretty, warm, nutty brown with a rough, off-white head. Aroma of roasted malts and nuts. Neat body with a good malt base and smooth, round nutty accents and a light, underlying sweetness. The finish is dry. Very well made. 200208
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20 Plimmer (252) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - FEB 2, 2008
Tasted in New Zealand. Dark amber color (clear), small head. Rich taste with many different impressions. Bitter aftertaste.
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