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Burleigh Bighead
Burleigh Brewing Co.
- From:
- Burleigh Brewing Co.
- Australia
- Style:
- Light Lager
Ranked #140 - ABV:
- 4.2%
- Score:
- 64
Ranked #29,274 - Avg:
- 2.23 | pDev: 39.46%
- Reviews:
- 8
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 23, 2023
- Added:
- Nov 04, 2010
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
64
Poor
64
Poor
No description / notes.
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Rated by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado
2.58/5 rDev +15.7%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.58/5 rDev +15.7%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Bottle comped to me on the street (don't ask).
C- / BELOW AVERAGE
Jan 04, 2023C- / BELOW AVERAGE
Reviewed by Andrewharemza from Australia
2.77/5 rDev +24.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.77/5 rDev +24.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
From bottle, Clear pale gold, no head and flat looking. Aroma mixes wet cardboard with grainy malt. Light body and lightly fizzy. Worth a try on a hot day.
Jul 12, 2015
Reviewed by Kurtvedder
1.76/5 rDev -21.1%
look: 1.5 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 1.75
1.76/5 rDev -21.1%
look: 1.5 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 1.75
This beer is a no carb beer. It is very weak in colour, reminding me of your standard American beer rather than an Australian beer. However the taste is not totally watery. I would still rather drink this than Budweiser!
Jan 27, 2015Rated by Andrewziggy from Australia
3.25/5 rDev +45.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.25/5 rDev +45.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Not much flavour watery but a thirst quencher on a hot day and session able
Dec 29, 2014
Reviewed by emincems from Turkey
2.11/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 1.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2
2.11/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 1.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2
Straw yellow color, no head retention, very light smell of fruits, crispy taste is slightly grainy and slighlty sour, semi-dry finish, watery feeling, very low body
Aug 14, 2014
Reviewed by SmashPants from Australia
1.48/5 rDev -33.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
1.48/5 rDev -33.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
Bottle: has a child with an enormous head on it. Enough said.
Appearance: considering this is a 'no-carb' beer, not too bad. That said, it looks a bit weak and flat, with a bubbling head that dissipates too quickly.
Aroma: very little in the way of aroma. What vague whiff is apparent is standard grains. Quite dull.
Taste: I don't really see the point of beers like this. Breweries have to understand that if a beer has almost no flavour, the only flavour that will come through is an awful, skunky off-metal grain. Mighty unimpressive.
Aftertaste: disappears quickly, thank God. Still, that's half the problem - there isn't that much flavour to begin with.
Mouth feel: thin and watery, with limited carbonation. Just keeps getting better...
Overall: a pointless and hatefully awful beer from a brewer that ought to know better. With their range of fantastic beers, this is a truly awful deviation from the norm. Add to that the fact that it is the price of standard full-strength, it is actually quite insulting. If you want a beer, buy one. If you really want a decent boutique light, get a Rogers Beer. If you just want a reasonable light lager, go for your standard macro White Stag, XXXX Gold, Cascade Light, etc. I can assure you they are much, much better value, and taste a whole lot better. Rant over.
Dec 01, 2012Appearance: considering this is a 'no-carb' beer, not too bad. That said, it looks a bit weak and flat, with a bubbling head that dissipates too quickly.
Aroma: very little in the way of aroma. What vague whiff is apparent is standard grains. Quite dull.
Taste: I don't really see the point of beers like this. Breweries have to understand that if a beer has almost no flavour, the only flavour that will come through is an awful, skunky off-metal grain. Mighty unimpressive.
Aftertaste: disappears quickly, thank God. Still, that's half the problem - there isn't that much flavour to begin with.
Mouth feel: thin and watery, with limited carbonation. Just keeps getting better...
Overall: a pointless and hatefully awful beer from a brewer that ought to know better. With their range of fantastic beers, this is a truly awful deviation from the norm. Add to that the fact that it is the price of standard full-strength, it is actually quite insulting. If you want a beer, buy one. If you really want a decent boutique light, get a Rogers Beer. If you just want a reasonable light lager, go for your standard macro White Stag, XXXX Gold, Cascade Light, etc. I can assure you they are much, much better value, and taste a whole lot better. Rant over.
Burleigh Bighead from Burleigh Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
64 out of
100 with
24 ratings
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