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Bellarine The Heads Ale

Bellarine The Heads Ale
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Brewed by Bellarine Brewing Company
Style: Irish Ale
Bellarine, Vic, Australia
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 11   MEAN: 2.9/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.84   EST. CALORIES: 156   ABV: 5.2%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
A red celtic style ale


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   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Jmar33 (210) - Sydney, AUSTRALIA - MAY 21, 2014
Bottle. A little bit too fizzy, but still reasonably drinkable. Slightly more hop bitterness would be nice, but a reasonable pale nonetheless

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
jdpeebs (686) - Sydney, AUSTRALIA - JUN 16, 2012
330ml bottle. Pours a lovely red colour with a creamy white head. A good version of an irish ale.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
mkel07 (4417) - Brisbane, AUSTRALIA - NOV 26, 2011
330ml bottle. A crackling beige head atop a bronzed coloured beer. Malty caramel and biscuit aromas with a clean sweet, malt taste with minimal bitterness. Good butterscotch aftertaste, well brewed.

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Maris (1204) - Canberra, AUSTRALIA - NOV 15, 2011
From a 330ml bottle on 16/11/2011. Pours a dark orange with a good head. Smells like a damp basement withe some slight fruity notes. Flavour wise, it’s mainly sweet citrus fruit (orange and mandarin) with a dash of hop bitterness. Not bad.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Threepwood (107) - AUSTRALIA - JUL 26, 2009
Hazy gold with a thin creamy head. Fruity smells, I wont try and place it though. Smooth, light slightly sweet taste, more hops than malt, balance is a tad off perhaps? Lightly bitter finish. Overall it’s a nice beer, really easy to drink but may need a bit more body (personal preference)

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
bluevegie (3069) - Perth, AUSTRALIA - APR 26, 2009
Fairly murky orangey light tawny body with creamy head. Smooth malty taste, English hops on the nose. Didn’t look good and wasn’t expecting a lot but surprisingly went down well.

2.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
Dredd (739) - Bentleigh, AUSTRALIA - SEP 3, 2008
Interesting aroma of dried apricots, pour is hazy red/amber with a thin head. Flavour is pronounced fruits with mid sweetness. Finish is quite light and sweet. Needs a bit more somewhere to give it more character. As this warms up, metallic elements seem to get a bit stronger which is dissapointing.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Chrism86 (294) - Melbourne, AUSTRALIA - AUG 29, 2008
UPDATED: MAY 7, 2009 Poured murky red with a nice off white head. Aromas are not quite what i expected. Some sweet caramel and tangy red fruits. Was expecting more roasted malt or something. Palate was much of the same, sweet caramel malt with some tangy citrussy fruit. Not that familiar with the stlye but assumed would have some roasted characters, albeit quite mild. Falls away abit on the finish.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Lunkie (1620) - Glen Iris, AUSTRALIA - JUN 28, 2008
Hop malt aromw with sweet cherries. Murky red maber colour with poor head and lacing. Sweet malt hop fruit flavour. Smooth palate.

2.4
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
Stew41 (1811) - Woodend, AUSTRALIA - JUN 13, 2008
Mixed feelings here. Smells are not great; pongy "off fruits" (albeit mild) and a slightly abrasive metallic. Ok - not a great start although a late sliver of fruit works ok. Palate doesn’t seem to stick to a style and whilst highly likely brewed as a lager I do pick up a somewhat meaty, dark fruit character in the front palate which has some appeal. Back half is less impressive as the fruit drops out and the metallic note rears its head.


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