Cucumber Sandwich
Mountain Goat Beer Pty Ltd

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From:
Mountain Goat Beer Pty Ltd
 
Australia
Style:
Fruit and Field Beer
ABV:
4.2%
Score:
Needs more ratings
Avg:
3.86 | pDev: 9.07%
Reviews:
5
Ratings:
6
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 27, 2014
Added:
Feb 18, 2011
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Ratings by burnheartsMKE:
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Reviewed by burnheartsMKE from Wisconsin

4.22/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
I was very intrigued and can't tell you how happy I was to find it on tap, and through the cucumber-filled Randall no less! I had first heard of this 'cuke sandwich beer as Goat's SpecTAPular entry earlier this year (a bunch of Aussie breweries did first-time & unusual releases at the event) and made it my personal mission to hunt down a drop or two before I head home; it just sounded too oddly refreshing to miss. Well, I'm glad I found it because it was oddly one of the most interesting (and refreshing) beers I have ever tried. Full flavor; nice fresh cucumber (duh!), light bodied, refreshingly carbonated but not overbearing. Think of an ice-cold kolsch washing down a light-lunch of cucumber sandwich. Sweet, crisp, clean, beautiful. One sip and I was craving dark pumpernickle and cream cheese. Mmmm... The perfect afternoon-on-a-hot-summer-day-beer.
Mar 06, 2011
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4 by aoampm from Hawaii

Jul 27, 2014
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Reviewed by Stew41 from Thailand

3.18/5  rDev -17.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
On tap at the brewery and run through a radler. Much better showing than at the Taphouse gig but I had more time and space to think and reflect. In some respects looks a lot like the summer beer with light malts and a good peppery / spicey backbone. The cucumber delivers a strange aniseed / nutiness but works well here.
Aug 22, 2011
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Reviewed by lacqueredmouse from Australia

3.72/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
On-tap at the Local Taphouse as part of the GABS festival. Served garnished with a slice of cucumber as the Goat boys recommended.

Cloudy, light lemon colour with a filmy and fine head. Sudsy lace, light body. No visible carbonation. Looks decent enough.

Sharp, crisp hops on the nose, with very bright and light organics. Certainly all together it combines to give a cucumber fragrance--sharp and clean. Nice.

Sharp green fruit at the start, giving an underripe sweetness. Cucumber comes in with big, slightly rotting organics on the back. Clean finish, but very weird. Bitterness also feels slightly too strong. Prickly feel.

A very strange brew this one, although one that I appreciate for its novelty.
Feb 27, 2011
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Reviewed by laituegonflable from Australia

3.87/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Pours a pale, very cloudy straw colour; head is white and fairly modest, slightly whispy with a thin ring around the edge of decent lacing. Decent all round, really.

Smells very galaxy hoppy. Lots of passionfruit with a crisp, clean bitterness to it, very light and Summery with nice fruit characters and a nice piney edge. Slight cumin on there and maybe a slight salty edge. Pretty damn nice and refreshing smell.

Taste is a bit weaker than the smell would imply. Just lacking on the front with touches of grain but not a lot. Warms up heading to the mid-palate with fruity and slightly floral notes. Gets slightly bitter towards the back, but mostly a crisp, clean and well-attenuated finish, light but with pine and passion notes and maybe a touch of cucumber providing a slight bitterness. Nice, but not mind-blowing.

Surprisingly full on the body but still the carbonation is too noticeable and distinct. Not bad though.

A crisp, clean Summery drop. Would like more distinct cucumber flavour for this beer to really wow the pants off me, but then does cucumber even have flavour?
Feb 24, 2011
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Reviewed by dgilks from Australia

4.2/5  rDev +8.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Clear straw colour with a small white head. Good lacing.

Rounded fresh hop aroma dies down quickly giving way to lots of lively cucumber.

Solid cucumber flavour with a touch of bready malt. Nice balance to create the cucumber sandwich. Mild bitterness.

Medium-light body with moderate carbonation. Good.

A nice, easy to drink beer with a unique flavour. I really liked this.
Feb 18, 2011
Cucumber Sandwich from Mountain Goat Beer Pty Ltd
Beer rating: 3.86 out of 5 with 6 ratings