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Black Wattle Superior Wattle Seed Ale
Barons Brewing Company
- From:
- Barons Brewing Company
- Australia
- Style:
- Herb and Spice Beer
- ABV:
- 5.8%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.61 | pDev: 14.13%
- Reviews:
- 151
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 25, 2021
- Added:
- Aug 03, 2006
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 1
No description / notes.
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Ratings by IBUnit63:
Reviewed by IBUnit63 from Massachusetts
3.82/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.82/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
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Deep bourbon/amber body with sparse carbonation rising to quickly thinning yeast-colored head.
Toasty mild malt with a little roasted earth. Husky grain predominates with a little hop grass. Viscous, oily sweetness with austere, musty, faint butterscotch.
Rich, earthy sweetness of butterscotch malt, grassy hops and mild alcohol presence. A husky, almost raw maple syrup overtone. What does wattle seed taste like, anyway? I sense poppy seeds.
Somewhat heavy on the palate but the odd ingrdient plays well with others and any remaining disjointedness is actually an asset. Not bad at all.
Drinks reasonably well - sessionable, enjoyable and, aside from the earthiness, lighter than hearty taste and body indicate.
Oct 08, 2008Deep bourbon/amber body with sparse carbonation rising to quickly thinning yeast-colored head.
Toasty mild malt with a little roasted earth. Husky grain predominates with a little hop grass. Viscous, oily sweetness with austere, musty, faint butterscotch.
Rich, earthy sweetness of butterscotch malt, grassy hops and mild alcohol presence. A husky, almost raw maple syrup overtone. What does wattle seed taste like, anyway? I sense poppy seeds.
Somewhat heavy on the palate but the odd ingrdient plays well with others and any remaining disjointedness is actually an asset. Not bad at all.
Drinks reasonably well - sessionable, enjoyable and, aside from the earthiness, lighter than hearty taste and body indicate.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Stew41 from Thailand
2.9/5 rDev -19.7%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.9/5 rDev -19.7%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Quite novel in that it includes wattle seed in the mix. Thin poorly formed head. Pours darker than I might have expected, a nice reddish, maroon brown. Sweetish nose, tough to pick a defining flavour, just generic style malts. Pleasant enough to taste; more non-descript malts coming through, a hint of sweetness and just a faint herbal, slightly hoppy edge. Unmemorable, even a fraction bland, but totally inoffensive. As it warmed up the beer developed a distinctly English dark ale / porter note…done well. Worth sampling.
Sep 14, 2011Reviewed by deadbody from Minnesota
3.36/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
3.36/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
Interesting beer. Pours a dark amber with a good head leaving good lacing. Smell is a bit off, interesting, not unpleasant. Taste is decent. Mouthfeel is pretty good. Overall, not something I'd buy again, but not bad. Pretty much the definition of average.
Jun 04, 2011Reviewed by Knapp85 from Pennsylvania
2.93/5 rDev -18.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
2.93/5 rDev -18.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
The color was a bit darker than I thought. It looked almost like a red ale. The aroma of this one kind of turns me off, not sure why it just didn't smell that appealing to me. The first sip is bitter which happens to fade very quickly into the aftertaste of the Wattle Seeds. The aftertaste is the best part of this brew, I don't taste chocolate so much as to tasting the caramel. I'd like to try this one again one day.
Apr 10, 2011Reviewed by HalfFull from California
3.77/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.77/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
After a quick stop at their incredibly inept website, I venture on to their beer hoping the ineptitude doesn't reach into the brewhouse. Poured from a 330 ml. bottle into a pint glass, the Black Wattle pours a nearly clear light to medium brown in color. A light carbonation yields a thin cap the scatters quickly, keeping only a surface ring.
Light aromas of hops and yeast mix with dry bakers chocolate and some roasted malts. Roast notes are more forward in the taste department, along with some chocolate again, and finishing with a nutty character. Bit of clove spice accompanies.
Offers a decent feel given the limited complexity of flavors and a carbonation more spritzy than the pour had envisioned. More spice notes with warming keep things interesting and make this an easy drinking light bodied brew. More of a cross between a light Brown Ale with a hint of Winter Warmer spice in there.
Feb 26, 2011Light aromas of hops and yeast mix with dry bakers chocolate and some roasted malts. Roast notes are more forward in the taste department, along with some chocolate again, and finishing with a nutty character. Bit of clove spice accompanies.
Offers a decent feel given the limited complexity of flavors and a carbonation more spritzy than the pour had envisioned. More spice notes with warming keep things interesting and make this an easy drinking light bodied brew. More of a cross between a light Brown Ale with a hint of Winter Warmer spice in there.
Black Wattle Superior Wattle Seed Ale from Barons Brewing Company
Beer rating:
82 out of
100 with
166 ratings
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