bruwa (1), New York, USA
does not count  | 2.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 |
Dec 15, 2009 They have not fixed the carbonation issue rendering the beer difficult to savour. It won’t even pour correctly into a glass. I incorrectly chastised my mother-in-law for wiping my glass with a t-towel. The extra gas stems from the brewery carbonating instead of letting the yeast do the work.
blackbock (35), Australia
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 2/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
May 10, 2009 (Bottle) Yeasty aroma, initial mouthful produced sweet liqorice impression, probably this was a product of the yeast used, as the effect faded very rapidly. My bottle was ever so slightly overcarbonated, which gave it an acrid bite (not a fan of overcarbed dark beers ...) as it warmed up, I warmed to it as well. It is certainly quite roasty, not at all a sweet beer.
Overall impression was not too bad. I wouldn’t seek it out though.
 Choos (504), Taylors Hill, Australia
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 2/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 18, 2009 Aroma: some chocolate and carbon notes. Appearance: fluffy tan head on a black brew, very carbonated. Flavour: sweet malt with chocolate and a hint of coffee in the aftertaste and indeed a strange bit of liquorice that I initially took for some infection. Palate light body, thin feel, lively, and abrupt finish.
eczematic (1198), Sydney, Australia
| 1.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 1/5 | 2/10 | 1/5 | 4/20 |
May 8, 2008 ok it’s 10 minutes and i havent been able to even get liquid in my mouth yet. it’s a gusher. i guess they were trying to fix the undercarbonation that highlandlad talked about. or, this is the same batch with a slow growing infection... the body slowly forming underneath the half a litre of froth is alarmingly bright red, like undiluted raspberry cordial. ok while i typed that it has settled down. nose of chocolate malt and flyspray. acetaldehyde. very strange flavour... let me have another sip and try to figure it out. watery. some vestiges of sweet cloying toffee and coffee hanging around the edge of a rasping acetic infection.... uck.
highlandlad (1268), Sydney, Australia
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 |
Nov 13, 2007 A sweet, easy-drinking porter out of the Mudgee region. Looked very good, clear black with excellent head retention and good lace. The aroma was faint but managed to be both sweet and dry, with clear cocoa bean notes and creamy coffee. Seemed a bit under-carbonated? Medium body. Sweet milky coffee notes with some ashtray dryness but minimal bitterness. Too sweet and thin for my tastes but very much to style. (Draught at the Australian Hotel beerfest 2007)
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