Organic Pale Ale
Redoak Boutique Beer Cafe

I'm plenty surprised by the other ratings/reviews for this beer. 3.06? Really? This pale ale would compete well with many of the standard US pale ales, IMHO. I'm wondering if the recipe has changed, as most of the ratings and reviews are six years ago or older.

Whatever. My beer was golden colored with a nice head. Pretty standard as far as attractiveness goes. The aroma was hoppy. The taste was hoppy, with only a touch of bitterness, but a good grapefruit kick. Overall, I enjoyed this a lot, and I'd be grabbing sixers if this were on the shelves at my Seattle market.

Sydneysider BAs, you ought to revisit this beer, and post some more recent ratings. Maybe it's really as mediocre as the old rating suggest, but I don't think so.

Serving: on tap at Redoak.

 

The organic pale is a crisp and clean ale. Would be great on hot days. The beer poured a clear yellow with no head or lace. The scent carried faint notes of white wine. The taste was crisp with tart finish. The Mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall this is ok.

 

 

 

 

Very nice pale ale, with good fruity flavours and balance

aroma: malt and lemon predominate

taste: fruity with a nice malt backbone with citrus and spice to support it

Well balanced, enjoyable and easy drinking beer, which is one of the better pale ales made in Australia right now

 

Reviewed from notes taken during a recent trip to Sydney.

The beer is served in a pint glass is a hazy golden color with a 1/4" layer of foam that is mostly gone by mid-way through the beer. Some bits of lacing are left on the sides of the glass as the head recedes. Sipping creates a few scattered small patches of lacing.

The aromas are crisp and include some fruity hops against a barely noticeable malt background.

The flavors are mostly about the tropical fruits. There's a touch of sweetness from the background malt and everything trails off a slightly bitter dry ending.

The mouthfeel is on the light side and slightly crisp from the moderate carbonation.

On the whole, while this is drinkable, I didn't particularly want to repeat and switched to one of the other beers on the menu. OK as a thirst quencher but nothing special.

 

 

 

A - pours a sunset amber, clear and effervescent with a short flimsy head and minimal traces of lacing.

S - mildly fruity, some underripe white peach and citrus.

T - probably not fair to drink and review this after having a hoppy ipa, but there isnt much to comment on here. Some very light hops and orange.

M - light bodied and spritzy, 41 degrees outside and this is refreshing enough.

O - pretty so so, i wont be looking out for this one again.

Bottle: quality 330mL brown bottle, clasically styled label.

Appearance: amber-honey hue with off-white 1.5cm head, okay retention and good lacing.

Aroma: fairly light aroma with light fruits, soft caramel and English hops.

Taste: lovely sweet-sour apple flavours, with some definite spices throughout.

Aftertaste: a bitter finish to maintain the English Pale Ale style. A very nice beer.

Mouth feel: moderate body and carbonation, suits the style well and brings the flavours forward.

Overall: good combination of fruits (mainly apples) spices and hops. A delectible combination of flavours, very well done. A very nice beer, and AU$70 a case isn't too bad, to be honest.

Second brew I tried at the Redoak Beer Cafe after the Bock. This one was the only beer that stood out for me on the tasting plate I had there so I ended up buying a pint to review.

Tap poured into a nonic pint.

A: Cloudy golden body with a light bone white lacing on top... nothing out of the ordinary.

S: Suitably fruity hop notes of citrus and passion fruit. The aroma has a clean ice water sharpness to it; like fresh mountain air. The grain base is a minimal hint... with a Pale Ale it's all about the hops anyhow.

T: Clean and crisp... Too clean and crisp in fact. The hops are a presence that reminds us with the aforementioned citrus and passion fruit that it is a Pale Ale but it doesn't scream it from a mountaintop. Very modest flavours. A malt grain base hums away in the background, again modest. Was hoping for more flavour after the decent Bock.

M: On the watery side, body is medium with light carbonation.

D: It's a nice light Pale Ale, not as fantastic and flavourful as I would have wanted but reasonable enough. The Stone & Wood Pacific Ale is a better attempt at the style in my humble opinion. One could easily drink this brew all night, though you might find your wallet is empty the next day as a result, but at least you shouldn't have a hangover - it's organic.

Food match: Whatever they had on the platter went well which was part of the reason I was compelled to drink a pint; Scottish potato scone, romesco & chervil. Yum.

 

 

 

$6.90 by the pot at Syd airport. Not a bad option for a local airport. Leaner and drier than I recall; the trademark Redoak fruit is present but very much under a cover of dry minerals and slate. Almost finishes peppery. Needs to give a little more but ultimately very quaffable.