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Red Duck Gruitest
Purrumbete Brewing Company (Red Duck)
Beer Geek Stats
- From:
- Purrumbete Brewing Company (Red Duck)
- Australia
- Style:
- Gruit / Ancient Herbed Ale
- ABV:
- 6.3%
- Score:
- Needs more ratings
- Avg:
- 3.44 | pDev: 12.21%
- Reviews:
- 2
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 04, 2015
- Added:
- Jan 28, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Ratings by bros:
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Reviewed by chogm54 from Australia
2.9/5 rDev -15.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
2.9/5 rDev -15.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
330ml bottle poured into tulip.
L - burnt orange, cloudy, very thin white lacing
S - smells like sherry, mixed with some rotting berries, earthy yeast and floral notes
T - strong initial fruity tartness, more than any farm made scrumpy cider I have had. Some lemon, berries in there as well. Malt backdrop pops up towards the short finish.
M - chewy, very low carbonation, light bodied
O - Interesting style, more drinkable than Red Duck's RA No. 3 Egyptian bread beer. This is a tad too tarty for me. I didn't pick up much herbal flavours as much as the bottle label suggested.
Jul 04, 2015L - burnt orange, cloudy, very thin white lacing
S - smells like sherry, mixed with some rotting berries, earthy yeast and floral notes
T - strong initial fruity tartness, more than any farm made scrumpy cider I have had. Some lemon, berries in there as well. Malt backdrop pops up towards the short finish.
M - chewy, very low carbonation, light bodied
O - Interesting style, more drinkable than Red Duck's RA No. 3 Egyptian bread beer. This is a tad too tarty for me. I didn't pick up much herbal flavours as much as the bottle label suggested.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by SmashPants from Australia
3.92/5 rDev +14%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.92/5 rDev +14%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Bottle: solid brown 330mL bottle with a very stylish (and cute) label. A lovely package.
Appearance: pours a vibrant orange-amber colour with limited head similar to The Gruiter. A bit more fine carbonation though still not heaps.
Aroma: plenty of those sour gruit aromas of unripened berries, floral and herbal aromas. Refreshing and a bit easier to take than the Gruiter.
Taste: whilst I came to like The Gruiter even though it is intensely sour and very different, this feels more like it is half-way. Lemon citrus, sour cherries and berry, earth and herbs. Goes down pretty easy.
Aftertaste: more sourness and tartness, but in this case metered out by some spice, herbs and floral notes, and a touch of sweetness.
Mouth feel: a moderate body with fine moderate carbonation. Very dry on the finish, with a tart bite. Nice, if you like that sort of thing (which I do).
Overall: a very different beer with plenty of different flavours due to the complete lack of hops. The replacement is a great combination of floral and herbal, with sour berries and some earth backbone. I love trying different beers, and this one is much easier to drink in a session than The Gruiter.
Apr 18, 2014Appearance: pours a vibrant orange-amber colour with limited head similar to The Gruiter. A bit more fine carbonation though still not heaps.
Aroma: plenty of those sour gruit aromas of unripened berries, floral and herbal aromas. Refreshing and a bit easier to take than the Gruiter.
Taste: whilst I came to like The Gruiter even though it is intensely sour and very different, this feels more like it is half-way. Lemon citrus, sour cherries and berry, earth and herbs. Goes down pretty easy.
Aftertaste: more sourness and tartness, but in this case metered out by some spice, herbs and floral notes, and a touch of sweetness.
Mouth feel: a moderate body with fine moderate carbonation. Very dry on the finish, with a tart bite. Nice, if you like that sort of thing (which I do).
Overall: a very different beer with plenty of different flavours due to the complete lack of hops. The replacement is a great combination of floral and herbal, with sour berries and some earth backbone. I love trying different beers, and this one is much easier to drink in a session than The Gruiter.
Red Duck Gruitest from Purrumbete Brewing Company (Red Duck)
Beer rating:
3.44 out of
5 with
3 ratings
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