Redoak Organic Pale Ale

Brewed by Redoak Boutique Beer Cafe
Style: English Pale Ale
Sydney, Australia

Serve in English pint

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Tap at the brewhouse. Pours a clear golden with a disappearing head. Aromas of light citrus, malts and hops. Taste is clean and easy. Little bits of hops and citrus. Little bitterness at the end. Solid

Have on tap at the brewhouse. (way more bland bottled). Golden amber, fast disappearing head, no lacing. Strong aroma of citrus hop. Sweet flavour with less bitterness than I expected. Actually tastes of hop! A beer I like.

Had on tap at redoak. A nice session beer. Has all the flavours and aromas that make it interesting and very drinkable. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

From a 330ml bottle on 12/4/2012. Pours a fairly clear light golden with a small head. Has a light fruity, slightly yeasty aroma. The flavour is quite sweet, with quite a bit of fruit, particularly apple. There’s also some bready malt, a very modest hop presence, and some slight vinous notes at the back. The palate is a bit watery. Overall, somewhat disappointing and lacking in character.

Tried this one back in 2008.
Chilled and into a flute. Bursts out the bottle to release one huge mother f---er of a pillowy white head that’s well fuelled by the furious effervescence below. The beer a sunny shade of gold and misted by fine yeast. Soft note of eucalypt and honey and even softer hint of pine needles - too soft, it might just have been my imagination. A bit rough in the mouth. Carbonation bites in, as does a wad of leafy, drabby herbs that dominate the palate. Oddly subdued for bitterness, it tastes remarkebly like Italian parsley which in big doses isn’t good at all. No sweetness, some dull bread-like flavour mid-palate, otherwise it’s just a watery herbal mess. Its saving grace is it ends short and crisp. Unexpectedly unexpected! (33cL, no date stamp, The Beer Store Morley)

Golden colour with a small white head. Aroma is lightly fruity and yeast. Taste is also fruity with some yeast and a decent hop bitterness in the finish. A little watery. Decent.

Claims to be truly organic and who am I to say otherwise. It pours a dirty amber but the head disappears almost immediately. Taste has some subtle biscuit, but overwhelmed by some good hops. Grapefruit and passionfruit come through, although the palate is short. Good for a hot day.

Bottle. Murky amber pour with a small fluffy white head. Nose is very dull. Light biscuit and a touch of citrus, not much going on here. A bit better in the taste. More citrus and light biscuit malts. Very sharp carbonation and prickly on the palate. Very average

Ours a light copper colour and the aroma is of honey and apples i would have to say quite different. Strong carbonation and the taste has a light malt backing. Dont think i would get this one again..

UPDATED: JUN 26, 2012 Bottle. Cloudy amber with a large white head that collapses to an inch after a few minutes. Aroma has apples, pears, biscuit, flowers, citrus. Taste is really lemony - honey, apples, pears and biscuit lurk underneath. Finish is dry and has floral as well as continuing citrus notes. After that massive head it turns out to be surprisingly gently carbonated in the mouth. Very lemon-dominated but pretty tasty. [3.3]

Bottle. Clear pale amber with a small white head that’s soon less than a coat. Aroma of lemon, grapefruit, leaves. Sweet with honey and pears, some lemon and flowers. Quite carbonated mouthfeel leading to a slightly astringent bitter finish. [2.9] Averaging score.