3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20Slightly hazy rich amber colour with a persistent white collar of head. Poured way too cold off gas-flow (when will people disregard traditional public ideals for serving temperature?). From what I was able to garner about the aroma there was orange blossom, caramel and golden syrup. In fact the aromas tend along two directions: floral and malty. This isn’t bad, in fact it is quite charming.
The flavour is fresh, keen and of tart juicy fruits and flowers. A real summery ale to taste with a concomitant light body. There is a good twinge of astringent bitterness which seems to carry to a puckering finish.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Gorgeous thick orange icecream aroma with syrup and a floral breeze wafting over the top, a bit of lush green grass. Taste is first very sweet malt, then turns very orangey and at the end is more grapefruit and lemon.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
the Orange aroma shocks the nose every time, the nice amount of bittery hops is nice, and I’d easily go aonother, and I think this would fit will with some tasty food, as it would bring something to the deal.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Hops on the nose with a subtle caramel malty undertones. Soft on the palate yet not really explosive on flavours.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Warm chocolate and orange hop aroma. Deep red colouring. At first I was a bit taken aback by how sweet it was in the mouth, so rich and malty, but there’s a orange-chocolate hoppiness going on back there. It looks and smells like an amber ale, but the complexity of the malt and fullness of the hops almost makes me think of a light-black IPA! It’s lovely. Fresh and fulling, a great sipper.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottled. An amber beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of malt, toffee, and citrusy hops. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, bread, and citrusy hops, leading to a bitter finish.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draught, Ministry of Food, Thorndon. Pours amber with an off white head. Nice lacing. Nose is fresh caramel malt, some grassy hops. Nice balanced middle, sweet malt offset by a fair whack of tangy hops. Smooth in the mouth, tight carbonation. Another good one from these, very drinkable.
3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Very dark red in colour with great fluffy head.Big Malt driven beer with good hop balance. Long lingering hop bitterness.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Fresh from the new ParrotDog brewery on vivian st. Lovely amber colour. Fruity/floral on the nose, more so when it warms up a bit. Delicious bitterness. Great beer.
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