Mountain Goat Alt Spice
Mountain Goat Beer Pty Ltd

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From:
Mountain Goat Beer Pty Ltd
 
Australia
Style:
Altbier
ABV:
6.2%
Score:
Needs more ratings
Avg:
3.66 | pDev: 5.46%
Reviews:
3
Ratings:
3
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Oct 30, 2009
Added:
Jul 21, 2009
Wants:
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Ratings by lacqueredmouse:
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Reviewed by lacqueredmouse from Australia

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
On tap at the Local. Pours a reddish hued brown, a little cloudy w ruby flashes. Head is small but solid off-white. Good lacing. Looks very nice.

Lots of aniseed on the nose, a little biscuit malt and a cut grass freshness. The licorice aniseed character is most dominant for me, and having it blind as I am, I can't pick the character (obviously, it's purely the star anise). Still it's pretty refreshing and tasty, and unusual for the style.

Anise again on the palate, but this time it's a slightly more phenolic note, with a hint of spiritous burn. Some dark malt, but it's pretty subdued in favour of the sharp characters and the crispness on the mouth.

An unusual beer this one, but quite refreshing and confusingly drinkable. Surprisingly easy to session.
Oct 28, 2009
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Reviewed by laituegonflable from Australia

3.85/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4
Tried as "Spiced Ducks Nuts" at the Local Taphouse.

Pours a nice red-brown colour, with a tinge of pink when held up to the light. Modest but nicely retentive head of beige bubbles. Lacing is pretty awesome and sticky. Looks a nice interesting one.

Nose is pretty sweet with a slight sour edge of funk. Elements of Christmas pudding, orange peel, burnt toffee on there. Nice earthy edge of spice as well. Smell is very pleasant.

Taste is quite interesting and unusual. Flavour is sour and organic at the beginning with elements of cooked veggies and an earthy funk kind of flavour. Slight dried fruit characters with a mild spicy edge to it. A very sweet syrup kind of flavour at first, far more interesting than if it were just sweet though, with a nice sour edge and vegetative bitter side to it as well. Very pleasant.

Mouthfeel is a bit thin and a bit fizzy, not as smooth as I would like it, actually a bit lacking in body. Not terrible but disappointing for the rest of it.

Overall a very pleasant drop, nice organic flavours and good drinking.
Oct 30, 2009
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Reviewed by smithflipper from Australia

3.38/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
On tap,

Pours deep amber with a nice rocky head.

Smell - did someone say star anise? Loads of aniseed/ licquorice aromas, some hops in there and a nice bit of sweet malt

taste - Star anise, and more star anise. some hop bitterness to finish. Malt is slightly caramel, but gets hidden by all the spice, some ginger too.

Very very dry, although gets slightly less dry as it warms.

A well made interesting beer, but not my bag baby, just one for me
Jul 21, 2009
Mountain Goat Alt Spice from Mountain Goat Beer Pty Ltd
Beer rating: 3.66 out of 5 with 3 ratings