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Matilda Bay Brewing Co.

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From:
Matilda Bay Brewing Co.
 
Australia
Style:
American Lager
ABV:
4.7%
Score:
72
Avg:
2.81 | pDev: 16.73%
Reviews:
11
Ratings:
23
Status:
Retired
Rated:
May 01, 2017
Added:
Nov 30, 2012
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  3
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Ratings by PolarBear3:
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Reviewed by PolarBear3 from Australia

2.97/5  rDev +5.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
A - Pours a pale straw colour with a slight orange tinge. One fingered head that dissipates quickly leaving a thin film.

S - Ctrus notes including lemon, orange and I also get a hint of apricot.

T - A little citrus hops throughout, although a little grainy. Some lemon, apricots and some sweet candy.

M - Light bodied with medium carbonation. Although a little watery

O - Not bad and fairly refreshing. Would go down ok a hot summers day.
Apr 24, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.11 by GuruCube from Australia

May 01, 2017
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Reviewed by Andrewharemza from Australia

3/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A clear golden amber colour with a small but lasting white to off-white head. Biscuit- and caramel malt-centric with grassy hops, a light earthiness and some grain characters. Light to medium body, medium to full carbonation with a short, soft bitterness in the finish.
Jun 17, 2015
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Rated by Andrewziggy from Australia

2.75/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Clean and crisp lemmon and grassy notes
Dec 26, 2014
 
 
Rated: 3.12 by Stuckey_Stuckey from Australia

Sep 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Breeza from Australia

Sep 17, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Taphouse_Traveler from Florida

Aug 02, 2014
 
Rated: 1.5 by Vanz from Australia

Jan 28, 2014
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Reviewed by doktorhops from Australia

2.35/5  rDev -16.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
This beer came in a Christmas gift pack and I wont lie to you; I would never have tried this beer otherwise, the label makes it sound like my least favourite of beers - that subset of ales designed to win over young drinkers who don't drink beer. This is a market I strongly believe Matilda Bay (a mostly respectable craft brewer) should not be concerned with, make beer for the beer drinkers.

Poured from a 345ml bottle into a nonic pint.

A: Clear golden body with a thin white lacing on top, very Lager looking.

S: Fairly balanced mix of sweet biscuit malts and grassy/spicy hops (Saaz hops if I were to hazard a guess). At least its got enough of an aroma to keep one intrigued, not too boring. There is a minor note of lemon in the background as well.

T: Apart from a sour lemon note upfront there is little flavour to speak of in this brew. It has typical Lager components of a malt grain base and mild grass bitter hops in the finish, however this is dialled down so much that it's difficult to imagine that I'm actually drinking a beer. In fact the flavour is so bland all you end up with is a bitter aftertaste that doesn't wash away because it overpowers the intended flavours.

M: Light bodied and watery with a light carbonation.

D: Just don't even bother. If you want a beer get something else. Bit of a disaster from Matilda Bay.

Food match: They say fish and chips, I say fair enough - just make sure you leave out the salt and vinegar.
Dec 25, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by Jamestregenza from Australia

Sep 29, 2013
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Reviewed by magpieken from Australia

2.77/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 3
345ml bottle. BB 12/12/14. Pale gold colour; tall, frothy, white head which lasted very well and left some lacing. Very gentle aroma of bread, grass, citrus and a little cardboard. Light to medium sweetness and light to medium bitterness. Medium bodied, smooth texture but there is an unappealing, astringent and medicinal bitterness in the finish that lingers and spoils the whole experience. I realise this bottle was a couple of months past its BB date but I've had it a few times before and it's as I remembered. 6.
Sep 26, 2013
 
Rated: 2.75 by GraduatedCashew from California

Aug 29, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by Julian4077 from Australia

Aug 28, 2013
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Reviewed by machalel from Australia

2/5  rDev -28.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Appearance: Poured a bright yellow-gold with average head that disappeared very quickly. Reasonably good lacing to begin with, but much less by the bottom of the glass.

Aroma: Fairly neutral, but some hints of citrus and grassy hops.

Taste: Slightly sweet to begin with, but this is quickly lost. There are some light malt aspects, and a bit of citrus, but the vast majority of the palate is taken up by sour and grassy flavours. The "trademark" Australian macro metallic twang was present, however this was more extreme than most other examples; it was almost verging on that cheap extract twang you get from bad-homebrew!

Mouthfeel: Medium-low carbonation, low body, a bit astringent... nothing good.

Drinkability: Not. This actually tastes worse than XXXX or VB, not sure how they managed it!
Jul 29, 2013
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Reviewed by lacqueredmouse from Australia

3.24/5  rDev +15.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
330ml bottle of this "Hand Cut Golden Lager", purchased from Dan Murphy's in Alexandria.

Colour is—yep, correct—golden, quite deep and very clear. Head is minimal, just forming a fizzling film across the top with a small but firm ring of fine white bubbles. No lacing. Body is very light. Carbonation is fine. Looks okay.

Nose is more pleasant than I was expecting, slight fragrant hop character giving a touch of rubber lemon skin and a suggestion of fennel fragrance. There's a grainy base malt character underneath, but it's fairly neutral. Overall, while it doesn't do anything very exciting, it's fairly inoffensive and certainly well-crafted.

Taste is clean and crisp, but with an unsettling medicinal character through the centre that morphs into a plaster and cardboard flavour towards the back. Some green, slightly vegetative hop characters pull it up, and it sits well on a basis of that neutral malt to give it a slightly savoury platform. Feel is light and crisp, with a faint astringency from the medicinal note.

Overall, this is a perfectly drinkable craft lager. I was expecting this to be particularly unappealing and particularly bland, but it certainly does have some flavour lurking under its unassuming mein. It's not mind-blowing, of course, but it's a lot better than I'd been led to believe.
Jul 05, 2013
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Reviewed by soju6 from Missouri

2.8/5  rDev -0.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
A: Pours a bright golden color with a small head that fades to no real lacing.

S: Mild aroma of fruit and a bit of malt sweetness.

T: Taste is a bit bland with some malt sweetness and bit of fruit.

F: Mild bitterness and a clean finish. Light body, a bit crisp and smooth.

O: A non-offensive Golden Ale.
Jun 03, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by SouthCrescent from Pennsylvania

Apr 13, 2013
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Reviewed by heygeebee from Australia

2.43/5  rDev -13.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
From BWS. No BB.

Pours a clear golden straw. One finger head fades to a film.

Aromas of very little. Grains and malts. Little else.

Taste is metallic from the get go, and watery. Little hop presence all in all, but what is there seems PoR ish.

Mouthfeel watery but carbonation ok. Harsh.

This is Bad Beer for the big market. The worry is from my perspective that punters will think they are buying 'good' beer but will then wonder why they splashed out on it. And then go back to macro.
Feb 23, 2013
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Reviewed by Kulrak from Australia

2.06/5  rDev -26.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Pours a light golden color with a thin layer of chunky white head. Smells of yeasty water. Tastes like yeasty water with some terrible hop flavor (pride of ringwood maybe?) and not much bitterness to balance out the lack of sweetness. The mouthfeel is very thin and watery without much carbonation. Overall, it's a terrible beer. It has very little flavor, and what flavor it does have is bad. Glad I didn't pay full price for it.
Jan 26, 2013
Minimum Chips from Matilda Bay Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 72 out of 100 with 23 ratings