Moo Brew Pale Ale
Moorilla Estate

On draught at the Great Northern Hotel in North Carlton in November 2024.

L: Dark amber, with a smattering of head around the edges of the glass. Big bubbles rush up the glass.

S: Big citrus notes of grapefruit pith and peel.

T: Dank citrus bitterness defines this one, with lots of grapefruit peel driving the flavour profile. The beer finishes sweet and juicy.

M: Smooth and full, with low carbonation.

O: A nice, hoppy and bitter, old-school pale ale throwback.

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I had 330ml bottle. Very good example of a pale ale.
Appearance: light honey gold colour, limited head retention.
Aroma: very good florals hop aroma present that drops away toward the end of the glass.
Flavour: fresh up front and excellent bitter hop finish. Well balanced and enjoyable.
Overall : very good example of a pale ale. A bit more bitterness than some and I like that.

From bottle, Light amber color with apples, peach and caramel in the nose. Nice caramel backbone with nice apple and citrus notes. Moderately bitter finish.

330ml bottle. Poured a light deep gold colour with a large frothy head which slowly disappeared leaving minimal lacing. Aroma is very floral with some citrus and honey notes. It most reminds me of Wollemi Wilderness Honey. Initial sweet, piney taste gives way to lingering bitterness. Medium, smooth body. Not my cup of tea.

 

 

 

 

Pours a light copper gold, with a one finger head that looks great to start with but dies to a splodge all too quickly. Some lacing.

Moderate aromas mainly of grapefruit.

Taste is much the same. Citrus driven, grapefruit and lemon zest dominate an overall dry taste. Hop bitterness takes a while to come thru. Lacking depth and complexity.

Mouthfeel is reasonable - medium bodied, light carbonation.

All in all a bit of a disappointment due to one-dimensional taste. Overpriced in bracket as well.

 

I've had this beer before plenty of times when I've been out and always thought it was pretty good. First time having a bottle at home and I'm left pretty disappointed.
First of all the mild gush didn't appeal much. There's no date on the bottle (FFS!) and the nose is slightly chalky and lemony - a bit faded. Palate is mostly prickly bitterness with some floral notes and that lemon citrus. The tropical, pungent hop aromas that I'm sure have been there before aren't in this bottle.
Honestly, at this price I expect a lot more. There is nothing here that justifies double the price of every other pale ale.

This is miles better than early versions when Moo Brew was just getting off the ground. Wonderful to look at; glowing cloudy orange with a thin head. Nose is very expressive and lifted with intense oranges and tropical fruit. Really quite striking. The flavours are much more serious and show genuine pale ale chracter; firm, bitter hops, some piney notes, but surprsingly the fruit offered on the nose is a bit hard to find. Doesn’t harm the beer though. Well worth it’s percentile rating.

Clear, pale gold colour with a small, white head. Poor head retention.

Rounded, orange and pineapple aroma with soft malt notes.

Soft malt with a mild orange hop flavour. Mild bitterness. A very soft pale ale.

Medium-light body with moderate carbonation. Easy drinking.

A mild, easy drinking APA. I'd like a touch more boldness but the flavour is still good.

Had at Firefly in Neutral Bay...

A--- an orange carmel color, a good 2 finger white head that kept its retention through the drink. Nice sticky lacing on the glass.

S-- Some carmel but a good amount of grapefruit, lemon, and orange citrus and floral and pine in it as well. Very nice nose on this beer. Smells like an APA but a little more bready

T-- Balanced between carmel malt, and citrus. Had a biscuit quality to this as well, the yeast and malt.

M-- Med carbonation and was light in the mouth and did finish dry. Had a good balance between the hops and the malt. Had a good mix of sweet and citrus.

D-- Very drinkable and got more bitter as it warmed up. I Liked the Biscuit side of this beer. Was quite nice. negative is the price. Generally expect to pay about $20 for a 4 pack and about $8-9 in a restaurant. it is a good beer and very could drink a few before noticing anything. A lower ABV at under 5%. Other negative is that their beers are just plain rare to find in restaurants and in bottleshops. Why the lower score on the drinkability.

(Served in a globe glass)
A- This beer has a very hazy dark orange body with a thick beige head that is creamy and is supported by a strong of big bubbles.
S- This beer has a soft juicy orange sweet aroma with a softer green leaf note in the finish.
T- This beer has a big juicy orange hop flavor with a softer fresh pale malt flavor with some woody qualities. The nice green bitterness in the finish.
M- This beer has a medium mouthfeel with a slight flat texture as the beer warms.
D- This beer has a nice flavor is softer than most U.S. pale ales but it has more hop profile than most Ozs Pale Ales I have tasted.

Caramel amber pour with a small fading head.
Loads of fresh pungent hops first up on the nose, with citrus underneath as well as some tangy lemon. Sweet clean malt follows with some faint caramel.
Lots of caramel flavours, followed by a green citrusy hop finish.
Medium-rich body, nice light carbonation.
Very refreshing.

Another brew that has been ages between drinks so here goes,it pours a nice soft honey,amber hue with average carbonation that leaves a one finger head and only the littlest of lacing,it has a nice floral,citrus hoppy aroma to it thats almost sweetish like some boiled candy in there aswell but very inviting,it has an above average mouthfeel with a nice dose of fresh grapefruit driven hops first up which has a nice full malty mouthfeel halfway thru the taste and once again at the end the hops come thru to show their presence with a late bitter citrus zing and to be honest even tho ive had better i could drink alot of this brew.

Pleasing orangey golden hue, could do with a tocuh more head, sticky lacing around the glass.

Plenty of pine needles and citrus, perhaps some faint passionfruit also. Sweetbread with perhaps a touch of biscuit.

Pine and citrus still, but not as much as in the aroma. Chewy sweetbreads come through, perhaps a tocuh dissapointing given the quality of the aroma.

Carbonation and body are right for the style.

plenty sessionable, just whished it was as flavourful as it smelled