 davidm (168), Melbourne, Australia
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 6, 2009 Tap. Very good pale ale. Aroma is hoppy, with herbs. Flavour starts slightly malty, and then powerful long-lasting bitterness. Dark yellow, with a thin head that disappears. Medium to full body, with good carbonation.
rhensens (4), Australia
does not count  | 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 28, 2009 Have tried this in the bottle and on tap, very full lavoured beer for Australia. Little creatures would be up there with one or my favourite in this country
OSLO (826), Perth, Australia
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 17, 2009 Updated: Sep 5, 2009[Bottle, and on-tap various times] One of the first hoppy beers that I tried when I was first getting into beer a few years ago. Pours clear orange with a nice off-white head that left excellent lacing. Aroma has nice tropical fruit, pineapple, lime, papaya, nectarine and some freshly cut grass. Really nice. Taste is quite well balanced, but not as good as the taste. Perfumey, malt towards the back end, moderate to mild bitterness. Medium mouthfeel, smooth, with a somewhat short, dry finish. Very, very drinkable, but the taste holds it back from being world class. The samples I had while in Perth seem like they were better from what I remember, but I will try it again when I am next near Freo and see how a really fresh sample does compare. Old rating: 9/4/7/3/15=3.8. Re-rate: On-tap at Little Creatures, and amazingly, I didn’t like it quite as much. Still very solid, but really didn’t impress as much, especially the aroma. I’m sure I will get a chance to try again, and will re-rate at that time.
ComradeK (66), Australia
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 7, 2009 From the bottle. Pleasant hop aroma and initial carbonation and bitterness. Crisp finish, with some slightly citrusy hop notes. Not the most exciting beer I’ve had, but an excellen easy drinker, which would be great on a hot summer afternoon.
DruncanVeasey (2744), The Penguin’s Arms, Europe, Warwickshire, England
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 1, 2009 Bottle. At first sniff a straight 10 for aroma; beautiful ripe satsuma, rose, lychee and grapefruit hoppage. On further investigation, in the glass there’s added strawberry, tea (dregs) and some butterscotch, custard and shortbread that nudges it down and detracts from the crispness of the hops for me. Dusky gold with a fine slender collar barely lacing.Thick and oaky with lingering huskiness and vanilla; crackerbread, fine mildly tropical hum, lychee and soapy grapefruit; dip of sherbet sprinkled paper. Too thick and sickly for a citrussy quencher: fine but flawed.
danielst (147), Vienna, Austria
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 27, 2009 Pours a hazy sunshine yellow with a small, but resistant head. Aroma is lovely hops all the way: lemon and dark berries, as well as black currant. Crisp carbonation, maybe a bit too much. The flavour shows a light caramel maltiness with the hops coming through nicely again. This time I can taste a grassy aspect that melds together with the lemons into a bitter and dry finish. Very tasty, yet lacking a bit of mouthfeel (to be perfect). It survived the long trip to Europe and remained moderately priced, a big plus!
alepig666 (78), Adelaide, Australia
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jul 24, 2009 Poured nicely orange gold, slightly cloudy, with minimal head. Strong floral hop aroma with plenty of citrus, very nice, and not too overpowering. Taste varies each second, verging from pure floral hops, to grapefruit with a slight bitter citrus tang that pops up occasionally, very complex. Very sweet on the swallow, with a fairly strong lingering bitter hop finish, perhaps a bit too bitter for my liking. A masterfully crafted drop which you can explore for hours, I quite enjoyed it even though I’m not generally a fan of American Pale Ales. Not my thing, but I have the utmost respect for the craftmanship at hand here.
EFC1878 (292), Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Jul 9, 2009 Bottle conditioned from Oddbins, Chorlton, Manchester. Christ, this is good. Orange gold colour with lasting white head. Pleasant lacing. Strong floral hop aroma with a bit of rich fruit and citrus thrown in for good measure. The cascade hops are noticably present in the grapefruit nose and also prominent in the complex floral/fruit taste. All underpinned by a light malt flavour and a pleasant yeastiness. Initally a touch sweet there’s a cracking dry bitterness in the very long finish. An Aussie pale Aale that can give the excellent Americans a run for their money.
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