Redoak Boutique Beer Cafe Reviews

jgb9348	3.2 Redoak Christmas Cheer s: light spice cranberry malt a: muddied dark brown body no head t: tart caramel nutty p: easy muted fruity o: past-its-prime still enjoyable cranberries & sweet 250 mL bottle Slow Beer: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 31-December-2009 AU$5,00 best before: 17-February-2010 sampled: 07-January-2024, some fourTEEN years after the 'best by date' Sunday, February 4, 2024
oh6gdx	3.7 Redoak Framboise Froment Bottled. Orangeish pink colour with a small white head. Aroma is raspberries, some tartness, mild wood and bredy malts. Flavour is raspberries, some alcohol, mild wooden sourness as well as some herbs. Nicely dry palate as well. Very "simplistic", but at the same time so damn drinkable and fresh. Saturday, December 31, 2022
oh6gdx	3 Redoak Oktoberfest Bottled. Hazy amber beer, small white head. Aroma is nutty, some bready and biscuity malts with mild wooden and herbal notes. Flavour is very similar, but has some mild toasted malts to it as well. Saturday, December 31, 2022
oh6gdx	3.3 Redoak English Style Brown Porter Bottled. Deep brown colour with a mediumsized beigeish brown head, which leaves some lace. Aroma is toasted, roasted, some ashes, mild coffee as well as some slight berry notes. Flavour is berries, some roasted notes, mild spices as well as some chocolate and mild nutty notes. All of this in a somewhat slight tartish way (feels like it's from the dark malts, rather than an infection). Saturday, December 31, 2022
oh6gdx	3.5 Redoak Special Strong Bitter Bottled. Amber colour with a mediumsized off-white head, which leaves some lace. Aroma is fruity, floral, some sweet and bready malts and a bit herbs. Flavour is sweet malts, some biscuity notes, mild caramel and floral notes ending in a nice herbal and grassy bitterness. Saturday, December 31, 2022
oh6gdx	3.2 Redoak Pommy Bitter Bottled. Coppery brown colour with a mediumsized off-white head, which leaves some lace. Aroma is fruits, some toasted malts, mild toffee and wood. flavour is fruity, some toasted and toffeeish notes with wood, resin and mild floral bitterness in the finish. Saturday, December 31, 2022
Pyobon	3.7 Redoak Hell Raiser IIPA (On tap) Clear deep amber brown with small white head. Subtle citrus and toffee aroma. Medium bodied smooth and plenty of fine carbonation giving a great mouthfeel. Toffee, burnt sugar, orange. Very nice. Friday, March 18, 2022
HeadyDE	3.8 Redoak Chateau Sour Bottle stashed in cellar, acquired from WBC in Philly a few years back, curious to see how this one is? Pours a nice coppery red brown with surprising amount of carbonation, nice to hear that bubbling, reduces down to a small film white tan head with a good brown color, nose is wood forward with some fruit, cherries, good cherries, vinous quality, nice that this isn't sediment ridden or infected at all, not much puckering action or sour bite however, farely tame, best part of this is the wood aroma on the nose, glad to have tried and had a go Saturday, April 11, 2020
scanovajr	3 Redoak Old English Ale Sunday, September 15, 2019
scanovajr	3.1 Redoak American IPA Sunday, September 15, 2019
ANZUShophunter	3.4 Redoak Christmas Cheer Rating from old records. Bottle at (now defunct) Suburban. Waitress told me I wouldn't like it but I did. I recall cloves, nutmeg, etc. Almost a Scotch ale Saturday, July 20, 2019
hawthorne00	3.5 Redoak Bock Tap. Deep reddish amber Small white head. Aroma of Biscuit grass vanilla. Big ringing clean maltiness. Taste is along same lines w A little stewed fruit that maybe shouldn’t be there. Just enough bitterness for a finish. Some spice in the grass at the end. Very solid drop. Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Ratman197	3.6 Redoak Chateau Sour Poured a clear reddish amber with a small lasting creamy amber head. Aromas of caramel, cherry, barnyard funk and citrus. Palate was light bodied and crisp with a dry finish. Flavors of caramel, fruitiness and light earthiness with a crisp dry lingering fruity caramel finish. Saturday, August 25, 2018
Ratman197	2.6 Redoak Hop-Ness Monster Poured a clear reddish amber with a lingering ring of bubbles. Aromas of toffee, earthiness, citrus and light pine. Palate was light bodied and smooth with a dry finish. Flavors of caramel, pine, citrus and light earthiness with a smooth dry lingering bitter finish. Friday, June 15, 2018
Ratman197	3.9 Redoak Belgian Blonde Poured a hazy golden amber with a lasting amber head. Aromas of bread, yeast, fruitiness and spice. Palate was medium bodied and smoith. Flavors of bread, spice, fruitiness and light yeast with a smooth lingering spiced fruit finish. Friday, April 20, 2018
floydian1	3 Redoak Global IPA On tap @ Redoak. Decent hop bitternesss with touches of pine and stewed dark fruits on the nose and palate. No complaints here. Thursday, April 12, 2018
floydian1	3 Redoak Hop-Ness Monster Keg at Redoak. Nice earthy notes, a bit of pine resin on top of a English style malt backbone on the nose and tongue. Goes down easy. A nice example of the style. Thursday, April 12, 2018
jredmond	3.5 Opera Bar Organic Pale Ale Draft at the Opera House Bar in Sydney. Pours a clear orange body with soft white lace. Nose is soft fruit. Mouthfeel is very light bodied with notes of peach, stone fruit and a short palate. Monday, February 19, 2018
WingmanWillis	3 Redoak Honey Ale Tuesday, February 13, 2018
WingmanWillis	3 Redoak Aussie Lager Tuesday, February 13, 2018
WingmanWillis	3 Redoak Australian Ale Tuesday, February 13, 2018
WingmanWillis	3 Redoak Bock Tuesday, February 13, 2018
WingmanWillis	3 Redoak Märzen Lager Tuesday, February 13, 2018
WingmanWillis	5 Redoak Pommy Bitter Tuesday, February 13, 2018
WingmanWillis	3 Redoak Felda's Weiss Tuesday, February 13, 2018
WingmanWillis	4 Redoak Global IPA Tuesday, February 13, 2018
WingmanWillis	3 Redoak Brett on the High Seas Tuesday, February 13, 2018
WingmanWillis	3 Redoak Hop-Ness Monster Tuesday, February 13, 2018
WingmanWillis	4 Redoak Hell Raiser IIPA Tuesday, February 13, 2018
MrTipple	3.7 Redoak Hell Raiser IIPA 3Dec2017 Bitter citrus fruits, bitter orange, orange peel. Hazy gold, small, creamy, white head. Medium sweet. More bittersweet citrus fruits, orange peel, marmalade, creamy bittersweet orange milkshake, medium carbonation, medium bodied. Decent IIPA. Keg at Redoak Cafe, Sydney. Sunday, December 31, 2017
MrTipple	3.3 Redoak Brett on the High Seas 3Dec2017 Sweet grain and bread malts, caramel, molasses, straw, hay, just a tiny bit of brett. Clear, dark gold, small, creamy, white head. Medium sweet. More sweet grain malts, caramel, hay, molasses, oak, medium bodied, medium carbonation. Bit sweet and lacks in brett. Keg at Redoak Cafe, Sydney. Sunday, December 31, 2017
MrTipple	3.4 Redoak Hop-Ness Monster 3Dec2017 Intense tropical fruits, candied mango, overripe papaya, pine. Clear, dark brown, hardly any head. Light sweet. More bittersweet tropical fruits, overripe mango, papaya, passion fruit, pine, soft carbonation, medium bodied. Alright. Keg at Redoak Cafe, Sydney. Sunday, December 31, 2017
MrTipple	3.3 Redoak Märzen Lager 3Dec2017 Sweet grain and bread malts, caramel, straw, hay, slightly toasted malts. Clear gold, small, creamy, white head. Light sweet. More sweet grain and bread malts, caramel, molasses, toasted malts, lively carbonation, medium bodied. Alright for the style. Keg at Redoak Cafe, Sydney. Sunday, December 31, 2017
MrTipple	3.1 Redoak Honey Ale 3Dec2017 Sweet grain and bread malts, caramel, honey. Clear gold, small, creamy, white head. Medium sweet. Intense honey, more sweet grain and bread malts, caramel, medium carbonation, medium bodied. Bit simplistic and sweet. Keg at Redoak Cafe, Sydney. Sunday, December 31, 2017
MrTipple	3.4 Redoak Murphy's Brew 3Dec2017 Sweet, dark, toasted malts, dark chocolate, dark roast coffee. Slightly hazy, very dark brown, small, creamy, beige head. Medium sweet. More sweet, dark, toasted malts, dark, sweet chocolate, medium bodied, medium carbonation. Quite sweet. Keg at Redoak Cafe, Sydney. Sunday, December 31, 2017
MrTipple	3.8 Redoak Old Porter 3Dec2017 Sweet, dark malts, dark, candied fruits, prunes, raisins, blackcurrant, sweet oak, sweet, dark molasses. Hazy, very dark brown, small, creamy, beige head. Light bitter. More dark, candied fruits, raisins, prunes, blackcurrant, soft carbonation, full bodied. Beautiful. Keg at Redoak Cafe, Sydney. Sunday, December 31, 2017
MrTipple	3 Redoak Organic Pale Ale 3Dec2017 Grain and cereal malts, straw, hay. Clear gold, small, creamy, white head. Light bitter. Sweet grain and bread malts, straw, hay, medium carbonation, medium bodied. Bit of a mess. Keg at Redoak Cafe, Sydney. Sunday, December 31, 2017
MrTipple	2.8 Redoak Aussie Lager 3Dec2017 Lager malts, grain and cereal malts, caramel. Clear gold, small, creamy, white head. Light sweet. More grain and cereal malts, caramel, straw, grass, lively carbonation, medium bodied. Decent for the style. Keg at Redoak Cafe, Sydney. Sunday, December 31, 2017
MrTipple	3.3 Redoak Felda's Weiss 3Dec2017 Sweet grain and bread malts, wheat, esters, caramel. Hazy gold, small, creamy, white head. Light sweet. More sweet grain and bread malts, caramel, yeast, esters, molasses, medium carbonation, medium bodied. Decent. Keg at Redoak Cafe, Sydney. Sunday, December 31, 2017
Tyr_Liang	3.8 Redoak Felda's Weiss Thursday, December 7, 2017
BeerMob	3 Redoak Murphy's Brew Friday, October 27, 2017
Pyobon	3 Redoak Bloody Wit (On tap) Hazy yellow with small white head. Citrus aroma. Light body well carbonated. Taste is a little thin with oranges not strongly apparent. Pleasant. Thursday, June 29, 2017
Pyobon	3 Redoak Brett on the High Seas (On tap) Clear golden with short lived white head. Nice aroma - citrus with yeasty funky notes. Light body nicely carbonated. Taste is tart citrus with earthy notes. Pleasant refreshing, Brett character not as prominent as I expected. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Thursday, June 29, 2017
craftyrocker	2.7 Redoak Organic Pale Ale Appearance/Aroma/Taste/Palate/Overall: 2/6/5/3/11. 330mL bottle from Dan Murphy’s in Sydney ($10 for 4), BB Oct 17. Now the only bottled Redoak beer sold outside their brewpub. Appearance: Hazy golden. Even with a generous pour, this cannot retain a head. Aroma: Malt, traces of stonefruit. Strange plasticine smell (could it be the London ale yeast?). Taste: Malt heavy. A bit of strange funkiness and unexplainable plasticine (more suited to a sour). Does not taste like any other beer but it is still nothing special. Severely lacking hops (even less than 150 Lashes). Almost no bitterness, ends in biscuity malt. Palate: Average body and carbonation. Overall: Not offensive but his has plenty of bad reviews since the 2000s. Perhaps Redoak kept it bland to appeal to the masses? $9.50 for 425mL at their brewpub is a rip off. Luckily this is not their best beer (try their Global IPA instead). Sunday, June 18, 2017
craftyrocker	3.7 Redoak Global IPA Memory rate for a tulip glass of Global IPA on tap at Redoak on 8/3/2017, part of their main range. Bought after it made an impression as part of a tasting paddle. Amber with a big white head. This was my first IPA and I made no notes. I just remember overwhelming bitterness and hops. One of the only higher tier beers at the Euro-focused Redoak. Will eventually rerate. $11.50 for a 400-420mL tulip glass with too much foam in place of beer. On the day I initially had 120mL as part of a pricey meat tasting board, paired with a lamb kofta canape - an amazing combo. However a 4x120mL paddle with 4 finger sized canapes for $30 is price gouging. Tuesday, June 13, 2017
craftyrocker	3.5 Redoak Murphy's Brew 285mL on tap at Redoak, part of their permanent tap range. Appearance: Black with a tan head which drops down to a ring. No lacing. Aroma: Sweet roasted malts, chocolate. Taste: Follows the nose and with coffee notes. Moderate bitterness which keeps the taste on your palate. Tastes great! Mouthfeel: Creamy head. Average body. Low carbonation per the style. Overall: Great dark stout. Friday, June 9, 2017
craftyrocker	2.1 Redoak American Pale Ale 285mL on tap at Redoak, unfortunately part of their permanent taps. Appearance: Dark yellow. No lacing. Aroma: Pale malt, not much else going on. Taste: Pale malt, light citrus hops with a herbal finish. Very restrained flavours and low bitterness. 4+ Mouthfeel: Slightly watery. Low-moderate carbonation. Overall: Disappointing APA which does not match Redoak’s description. Tastes more like a tame English pale ale. Definitely related to Redoak’s poor Organic Pale Ale. I only got it because the Global IPA was sold out. Does Redoak know what a modern APA is? Also, why is the average rating for this actually decent? Friday, June 9, 2017
bitterlady	2.9 Redoak Gaelic Red Ruby glow, thin creamy head, rust and sugar cane, this is a tasty number. The sweetness has a caramel intensity though very light on the palate. After a few more sips it feels a little more refreshing and effervesant, strawberry sherbet finish, lemony notes grow as it warms in your palm. Saturday, April 8, 2017
TedE	2.9 Redoak Gaelic Red Pint on tap at brewery. Hazy red/brown beer with solid white head. Sour grain nose. Full-bodied, zingy, creamy. Touch of fruit and dough in the sweet finish. Not bad, drinkable. Saturday, April 8, 2017
LesArgen	3.9 Redoak Red IPA It’s nice to be smashing a pony of this on the premises on a Monday afternoon. There’s an intriguing mix of aromas, including apricot, nougat and spearmint. They’re all prominent in the mouth, together with honey and - thanks to the previous reviewer of this beer - metal filings. Perfect description. A very enjoyable and thoroughly different IPA. Monday, January 30, 2017