Tooborac Hotel and Brewery Reviews

Davros	2.4 Tooborac Sanchez Chocolate Chilli Stout Pours black, small off-white head. Nose shows soft roasted malt, cardboard, little else. Flavours include more roasted malt, a hint of liquorice, and some bready malt. Body seems a bit thin. Friday, July 16, 2021
g-train	2.7 Tooborac Firemans Red IPA Monday, September 28, 2020
adrianwilly	2.4 Tooborac Firemans Red IPA Monday, September 28, 2020
g-train	3 Tooborac Gunslingers American Pale Ale Refreshing Monday, September 28, 2020
adrianwilly	3.2 Tooborac Gunslingers American Pale Ale Monday, September 28, 2020
g-train	2.7 Tooborac Woodcutter's Amber Ale Monday, September 28, 2020
adrianwilly	2.6 Tooborac Woodcutter's Amber Ale Monday, September 28, 2020
g-train	2.5 Tooborac Ca$hed Up Summer Ale Monday, September 28, 2020
adrianwilly	2 Tooborac Ca$hed Up Summer Ale Monday, September 28, 2020
g-train	2.3 Tooborac Shearers Lager Monday, September 28, 2020
adrianwilly	2.2 Tooborac Shearers Lager Ok larger Monday, September 28, 2020
Maris	3.7 Tooborac Blacksmith's Porter From a 330ml bottle on 21/3/2020 (ABV listed as 5.5 %). Pours not too far off black with a small head. Smells of chocolate with a hint of coffee and refrigerator. Tastes of milk and dark chocolate, with a bit of caramel and a further hint of coffee. There's moderate roasty soy bitterness that balances it out quite nicely. Medium bodied (certainly not thin like some other raters have asserted) with moderate carbonation. I really enjoyed this one - certainly the pick of the range in terms of what I've tried. A tasty and nicely balanced porter. Saturday, March 21, 2020
Maris	3.6 Tooborac Firemans Red IPA From a 330ml bottle on 20/3/2020. Pours a clear deep red/amber with pretty much no head. Has a slight malty nose with a little dark fruit. Tastes of toffee and toast, with some sweet citrus and a hint of berries. The bitterness is very firm, lingering and a bit tongue coating. Medium bodied with moderate to average carbonation. Not quite a home run but pretty tasty and quite intense for just 5.3%. Friday, March 20, 2020
Maris	3.1 Tooborac Shearers Lager From a 330ml bottle on 18/3/2020. Pours a super clear dark golden with almost no head. The nose is sweet and malty with some grain. The flavour features toasty malt, and a little citrus sweetness, finishing with a middling bitterness, with hint of grain and spice. Light bodied with average carbonation. This is actually not too bad at all, and pretty tasty for 4.5%. Way better than the average premium lager for mine. Would make a pretty good BBQ beer. Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Maris	3.4 Tooborac Gunslingers American Pale Ale From a 330ml bottle on 16/3/2020. Pours a clear deep golden with a small head. The nose is a bit herbal and grassy with some light fruit. Flavour wise, there's a bit of light sweet biscuit malt, some citrus fruit, finished off by a medium hop bitterness. Medium bodied with average carbonation. A solid enough APA. Monday, March 16, 2020
LagerTun57	2 Tooborac Stonemason's Pale Ale Monday, December 30, 2019
AllGrainTicks32	2.9 Tooborac Gunslingers American Pale Ale Thursday, July 11, 2019
Jambalaya	4.5 Tooborac Gunslingers American Pale Ale Friday, June 7, 2019
Jambalaya	4.9 Tooborac Woodcutter's Amber Ale Friday, June 7, 2019
shontelle	3.5 Tooborac (With Custom Coffees) Bombora Mocha Madness Sunday, May 19, 2019
Saigey	3.5 Tooborac (With Custom Coffees) Bombora Mocha Madness Smells amazing but is lacking a bit of creaminess Saturday, May 18, 2019
Ungstrup	3.1 Tooborac Gunslingers American Pale Ale Draft. A golden beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of malt, straw, and fruit. The flavor is sweet with notes of straw, malt, and fruits, leading to a bitter finish. Sunday, April 28, 2019
livingcolor	4.1 Tooborac (With Custom Coffees) Bombora Mocha Madness A good coffee hit with a bitter chocolate flavour. Not overly flavourful making it handy if you want to have more than 1 or 2. Saturday, April 27, 2019
Choos	2 Tooborac Blacksmith's Porter Aroma: carbon Appearance: black with dark brown head Flavour: touch of malt Palate: thin Thursday, March 7, 2019
Crossy1093	4 Tooborac Blacksmith's Porter Sunday, November 18, 2018
LesArgen	3.7 Tooborac Please Sir, I Want S'more Although this was originally produced for GABS 2018, they've now put it in a 660ml bottle. Aromas of Chocolate, toast and a little aniseed and lemon dominate, but the marshmallow comes through as it warms up. The chocolate and toast come through strongly in the mouth as does some citrus. It's a very pleasant stout with plenty of hops. Wednesday, September 26, 2018
LesArgen	3.4 Tooborac Red India Pale Ale The beer I'm drinking is the Tooborac Firemans Red IPA with a 5.3% ABV so it's not exactly the same as the one listed here - it seems they've tweaked the recipe. There are aromas of toffee, cherry, bread, apple and lemon. The hops leave a bitter flavour along the sides of the tongue while there is some grapefruit and plenty of pepper to balance the nice malt backbone. Tuesday, September 25, 2018
chewi	4.6 Tooborac Please Sir, I Want S'more Friday, September 14, 2018
mkel07	4 Tooborac Please Sir, I Want S'more On tap at GABS on 20 May 2018. Sweet at the start and it carries all the way through to the finish and then a moderate bitterness kicks in. Smells sweet and chocolatey. Black in colour with a dense tan head. All that was missing was the campfire. Saturday, June 23, 2018
macca147	3.9 Tooborac Please Sir, I Want S'more Taster at GABS 2018. Pours a jet black with a beige head. Aroma: chocolate, marshmallow, biscuit notes. Taste: chocolate, roasted malt, marshmallow, biscuit and brown sugar flavours. This was really nice! Sunday, June 10, 2018
Samma	3.4 Tooborac Shearers Lager From bottle. Pours somewhat cloudy golden. Malt-forward nose. Pretty standard lager, lacking real crispness. Wednesday, January 10, 2018
finnius_fog	3 Tooborac Gunslingers American Pale Ale Thursday, December 21, 2017
mkel07	3.3 Tooborac Yankanadian Date: 20 May 2017 Purchased From: GABS in Melbourne Container Type: Taster Appearance: Thin light brown colour and thin layer of white foam Aroma: Malt and vanilla, sweet and alcoholic Flavour: Nutty with a kick of alcohol followed by a hit of sweetness Palate: Smooth and easy to drink Comments: The best of both ends of North America Friday, July 21, 2017
Raistlin	3.4 Tooborac Stonemason's Pale Ale It pours golden colour with an average head that fades with some lacing left behind. It has aroma of citrus. It has medium sweetness. Average body thickness, and lively for ale. Thursday, June 22, 2017
mkel07	2.8 Tooborac Shearers Lager 160517. On tap at Saint and Rogue. An average pale lager that is neither very good nor very bad - it sits somewhere in the middle. Thin bodied with a taste that is relatively bland. Probably would go down well if you were a shearer who,has just finished shearing sheep. Friday, June 9, 2017
mkel07	3.7 Tooborac Gunslingers American Pale Ale 160517. On tap at Saint Rogue. Came across this beer by accident which is always good when it is a decent beer, as this one surely is. Toffee coloured with a sticky light tan head. More malt than hops in the aroma. Friday, June 9, 2017
hawthorne00	3.3 Tooborac Gunslingers American Pale Ale Bottle. Just hazy amber with a dense white head that lasts very well. Bright citrusy aroma with herbal lemon and grapefruit, light biscuit, a touch of honey. Very light bodied. Tastes much as it smells with moderate bitterness at the end. Perhaps a bit dominated by citrus for me and could use a little more body, but perhaps that just means I should try it again in summer. Thursday, August 25, 2016
Davros	2.1 Tooborac Ca$hed Up Summer Ale Pours gold, almost no head. Nose shows toffee, butterscotch, buttered popcorn. Flavours include more diacetyl and accompanying toffee with a grainy note too. Very low carbonation, almost flat. Thursday, March 31, 2016
Muggus69	3 Tooborac Maple Cream Brown Ale 640mL bottle Good cola brown body, creamy beige head. Nose is a bit muted - nutty, bread crust, sweet toast - not a great deal of maple. Medium bodied, lingering drying texture. Palate delivers nutty, toasty malts, oddly well-attenuated, very little sweetness here, phenolic spicy sort of finish, very dry. Something not quite right here (infected?). Friday, January 29, 2016
gnoff	3.2 Tooborac Sanchez Chocolate Chilli Stout Draught on October 16, 2015, at The Australian 11th Annual Beer Festival. Clear dark brown to black color, light brown head. Sweet, roasted taste. Roasted, sweet aftertaste. Medium to smooth mouthfeel, low bitterness. Some chili heat. Acidic, roasted scent. Friday, October 16, 2015
gnoff	2.8 Tooborac Maple Cream Brown Ale Draught on October 16, 2015, at The Australian 11th Annual Beer Festival. Clear brown color, tan head with lacing. Fruity, sweet taste. Sweet aftertaste. Medium mouthfeel, low bitterness. A bit funky scent. Friday, October 16, 2015
Rangi	3.2 Tooborac Maple Cream Brown Ale Poors a ruby brown, nice creamy head but that disappears slowly. Aroma of slight malt, coffee and chocolate. All very subtle. Flavours are also very subtle. All about the taste and feel this beer. Nice creamy and mellow. Makes you want to slow down and enjoy it. Friday, October 16, 2015
rob65n	2 Tooborac Woodcutter's Amber Ale Monday, March 23, 2015
Shark_Pants	2.5 Tooborac Stonemason's Pale Ale Clear amber, small head. Cardboard and floral aromas. Taste is quite sweet overall - floral again, passionfruit, light peach. Tastes a bit watered down. Very mild. Monday, January 26, 2015
LesArgen	3.6 Tooborac Stonemason's Pale Ale I drove across the countryside to get to this pub last year, and now the bottle pops up at the Edinburgh Castle hotel in Brunswick. This is a really pleasant, mild pale ale with lots of hop character. It smells of toffee, caramel, a little citrus and lots of floral notes. The caramel is very prominent when tasted, along with a good amount of bitter hops. The sweetness would probably stop you after two or three, but certainly not after one. Friday, January 16, 2015
Davros	3 Tooborac Gunslingers American Pale Ale Pours amber with a very small head. Nose shows caramel, fudge, floral hops, soft overripe fruit and a little confectionery. Flavours include rich sweet malt with caramel and bready notes, spicy hops and a resounding bitterness. Very low carbonation. Sunday, September 14, 2014
Davros	1.9 Tooborac Stonemason's Pale Ale Pours amber with a massive, continuously growing head. Nose shows soft sweet malt, cardboard, spicy hops, floral notes. Flavours include cardboard, cereal grains, spicy hops. Not great. Carbonation is crazy high. Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Davros	3.2 Tooborac Blacksmith's Porter Pours black with a lasting off-white head. Nose shows caramel, bready malt, milk chocolate and roasted barley. Flavours are not as impressive. Some roasted barley and sodt chocolate but it’s rather plain and seems to be lacking in the mid-palate and finish. Body feels a little bit thin. Thursday, September 4, 2014
Davros	2.5 Tooborac Woodcutter's Amber Ale Pours dark copper with a large off-white head. Nose shows grape, light bready malt, Brett notes and elderflower. Flavours include caramel and bready malt, a faint acidity and some soft estery yeast notes. Carbonation is incredibly high. Thursday, August 28, 2014
Davros	2.8 Tooborac Shearers Lager Pours pale amber with a small, quickly fading head. Nose shows hay, straw, cereal grains, spicy hops. Pretty spot-on for the style. Flavours include more straw and light bready malt along with some of the spicy hops. Carbonation is too high. Monday, August 25, 2014