Thorogoods Billy Bs Dark Malted Apple Beer

Brewed by Thorogoods of Burra
Style: Fruit Beer
Burra, Australia

Serve in Flute, Shaker

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Bottle at fletchfighters tasting. Thanks guys! Pours a cloudy brown with a fast disappearing light-brown head. Aroma is plenty of apples, acidity, woody notes with light malt. Taste is sweet and fruity leading to a fruity and acidic finish. Although listed as a fruit beer, I’d say it leans more toward a cider. You would never know it’s12% either. Still bloody awesome though!

got from australian tourists. pours realy dark red ( almost black) little foam, smells like rodenbach, tastes like a vlaams our bruin, mixed with apples. very heavy on the sour side in the aftertaste ( maybe too much ? ) yet very, very nice, way better than expected. try this one, folks !

Pours black with a small head. Aroma include apples, soft roasted malt and acidic fruit. Very interesting, very tempting. Quite acidic tasting, lots of apple flavour, but quite sweet as well with sugary notes, almost confectionery like, amongst the tartness. Not much underneath the apple, but delightful regardless! Moderately high carbonation works perfectly, very refreshing stuff. Ridiculously drinkable, especially considering the alcohol content, which is hidden perfectly!

Bottle 750ml from the Local Taphouse shop. Full marks, I loved it. Aromas of caramel, grain, apple, and vinager. Taste is sweet, with subtle sourness, and light bitterness. Palate is creamy, and full bodied. Dark brown, with a frothy head.

Not much head almost black head cola like mild carbonation aromas floral apple acidity sultanas caramel vinegar raisin cherry flavour lovely apples bitter sweet taste then the sourness so good cider a floral like overtone well balanced acidity raisin sultana vinous grapes muscat taste a stickyness classy cider or fruit drink the finish sour acidic taste superbly smooth well balanced with all the other tastes fruit and malts so well done a lovely beer

Bottle. Pours a translucent dark brown with small beige head, Aromas of vinegar, green apples and just a little roasted malt. Good stuff. Flavours are dominated by vinegar sourness. Slight bitterness from the roasted malt and a little liquorice. Salty sour finish, Medium mouthfeel. Not as complex as the golden but a really nice beer all the same.

Beautiful sweet aroma, apple obviously, but also blackcurrant. Very dark plum colour. Held up to the light shows off red. Cloying sweet fruit flavour, tastes almost of over ripe apples. Very sweet as you would expect. Warming, tart and fantastic.

750mL bottle. Pours deep clear brown with a small tan head. Strongly acidic, almost wild aroma with apples and a little roast. More or less the same flavour, very strongly acidic, a little woody and with a little savoury character. Medium bodied, average carbonation with a tart finish.

Bottle @ Oz’n’NZ tasting 2011. [thanks bluebetty]
Pours deep chestnug, small creamy, off-white film head. Lovely aroma with tartness, green apples, oak, lightly roasted malts, liqourice and wood. Medium carbonation, light and fresh mouthfeel. Flavour is really super-fresh, tart, vinegar, lots of apple character, lightly vinious. Some roasted malts and liqourice mix up well. Sourish, sharp, oaky finish. Super fresh and delicious. Yum!

A Mes rate. Bottle at Chris O’s Cook Fest tasting, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU to Kook himeslf.
This is totally bloody outstanding. Like an amazing Flemish sour mixed with some utterly incredible apples and an epic tarty finish. The best of cider with the best of sour beer. I’ve tried similar blends myself and I know it works well. Brilliant, brilliant, BRILLIANNNNNT!