3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Tap at Sail & Anchor. Nice lacing left around a clear yellow body. Subtle, fruity hops and a touch of earthy malts on the nose. Biscuity malts and more of the subtle fruitiness in the taste. Light bitterness. Good quaffer and a decent ipa to introduce your friends to
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Draught at The Local Taphouse, Sydney. This was on the board as ’English IPA’. Poured murky golden with a thin white head. Biscuity malt, caramel, licorice and light fruity hops. A grainy character in the mouthfeel and an evident off flavour was detectable. A harsh and bitter finish. Not good balance at all...disappointing.
2.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
[On-tap at Sail & Anchor] Pours deep amber with a small white head that leaves good lacing. Aroma is very subdued--doesn’t help that it is served in a chilled glass. Some light hops and malt. Taste is very biscuity, mild bitterness. Really unusual, and not very good for an IPA. Decent mouthfeel, average length finish. I have had some pretty good hoppy beers since I have been here, but this is certainly not one of them. Hops are way too restrained, leaving just the malt to show through (which doesn’t really work with it).
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
on tap, brewtopia06. decent amber colour with a pale head. aroma of caramel and hazelnut. faintly citric but spoilt by a harsh pride of ringwood kick
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
12 May 2006 (AIBA 2006-Rating 25) - Big hop, light fruit malt aroma. Light cloudy amber colour, good head and lacing. Big hoppy light malt flavour. Pleasant hoppy nice balanced beer.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
I really hope that the Aussie brewers get this style right one day. This pours well with a good amber/brown colour that looks like a JS IPA. The aroma is a bit muted as it is serves too cold, but upon warming it mellows out with a fruitiness and syrupy flavour. There isn’t that real IPA hit but there is promise, shame we don’t rate on potential though.
2.1 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Amber in colour with an orange hue. Short lasted off white head. Metallic aroma with some earthy dusty notes. Flavour isn’t much better, bland fruity notes with an earthy hop finish. Thin in body. Really dissapointing. I remember S&A beers being so much better.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap as the "Brewers Choice" feature at the Sail & Anchor pub in Freo. Fantastic appearance-- brilliant crystal orange (and I mean orange, not amber in any way!), nice head, good lace. Lots of aromas here: big citrus and flowery hops, a little vanilla too. Full flavoured palate, zesty hop presence, balanced bitter finish. I thought this an excellent IPA, contrary to the majority of reviews.
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