Cricketers Arms Spearhead Pale Ale
Sundance Brewing International
- From:
- Sundance Brewing International
- Australia
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.57 | pDev: 13.45%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 7
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Dec 15, 2016
- Added:
- Dec 11, 2014
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 8
SCORE
84
Good
84
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Pouteria from Australia
4.16/5 rDev +16.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.16/5 rDev +16.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
I still love Little Creatures pale ale but after several years pushed aside by this and another. Spearhead has the flowery taste I have come to enjoy but less intense than Little Creatures. I doubt it will last as long at the top as LC pale ale. Its as good as Cooper's red and green but less 'sharp' in its bite.
Dec 15, 2016Reviewed by Brewsky18 from Australia
3.04/5 rDev -14.8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
3.04/5 rDev -14.8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
A - Amber body with small white head that leaves little lacing.
S - A bit of apple and bread but not uch else.
T - Citrusy upfront followed by a malty slightly hoppy taste.
M - Little carbonation and medium body. Finishes a little bit dry.
O - Not bad in the flavour department, although everywhere else it doesn't match. An ok APA.
Mar 21, 2016S - A bit of apple and bread but not uch else.
T - Citrusy upfront followed by a malty slightly hoppy taste.
M - Little carbonation and medium body. Finishes a little bit dry.
O - Not bad in the flavour department, although everywhere else it doesn't match. An ok APA.
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.24/5 rDev -9.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.24/5 rDev -9.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Big fruity nose, lots of citrus. Orange amber body, small creamy beige head. Taste brings more malt to the mix, faint caramel, biscuity flavors. Finish is a bit flat, ant very bitter, but decent.
Jan 28, 2016
Reviewed by Andrewharemza from Australia
3.52/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
From bottle, Big passionfruit, pineapple and malt backbone notes. Taste is quite the same as the aroma pretty good beer overall. Well worth a try, nice.
Jun 21, 2015
Rated by Jwelch7782 from Australia
4.6/5 rDev +28.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.6/5 rDev +28.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Very nice pale ale, enjoy!
Feb 14, 2015
Reviewed by chogm54 from Australia
3.39/5 rDev -5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.39/5 rDev -5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
330ml bottle, poured into half pint.
L - Amber, clear, thin white head.
S - pineapple with a strong citrusy smell, bread yeasts, slight omelette smell
T - sweet malts, toffee apple, pineapple and maybe passionfruit. Gets worse towards the end - bland, cardboard and slightly metallic finish.
M - a tad watery, slick texture, light bodied.
O - ok - the finish lets it down a fair bit though
Jan 13, 2015L - Amber, clear, thin white head.
S - pineapple with a strong citrusy smell, bread yeasts, slight omelette smell
T - sweet malts, toffee apple, pineapple and maybe passionfruit. Gets worse towards the end - bland, cardboard and slightly metallic finish.
M - a tad watery, slick texture, light bodied.
O - ok - the finish lets it down a fair bit though
Reviewed by Mosant from Australia
3.5/5 rDev -2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
I had a 330ml bottle.
Appearance: clear golden colour. Little head and does not stay. No lacing.
Aroma: mild citrus hops evident.
Flavour: some fruit sweetness on the palate and well balanced bitterness in the finish. Excellent taste. Very drinkable. Will go back for more of this one.
Overall: very good beer, well balanced and tasty. Not the most complex in its style by any means but good all rounder.
Jan 07, 2015Appearance: clear golden colour. Little head and does not stay. No lacing.
Aroma: mild citrus hops evident.
Flavour: some fruit sweetness on the palate and well balanced bitterness in the finish. Excellent taste. Very drinkable. Will go back for more of this one.
Overall: very good beer, well balanced and tasty. Not the most complex in its style by any means but good all rounder.
Reviewed by SmashPants from Australia
3.56/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Format: a standard 330mL brown bottle with a decent label, particularly for a standard macro brewery lager.
Appearance: pours out a vibrant deep amber with plenty of very fine carbonation across the profile. A one-finger creamy white head drops to a thick cap with reasonable lacing around the glass.
Aroma: the standard American Pale Ale aromas are there, with grapefruit citrus and some pine and resin. It is a bit weak, with an odd earthen fug behind which spoils it a bit.
Taste: the flavours pick up a bit here, if a bit formulaic. Definite grapefruit citrus and pine, with some biscuit malts behind. Quite nice.
Aftertaste: a hop bitterness with some sweetness from the biscuit malts. Really quite nice, and lasts for a long time. Nice.
Mouth feel: moderate in feel with a spritzing moderate carbonation. Really does bring the flavours through quite nicely, though a bit flat in the aroma.
Overall: quite a nice APA, if not mind-blowing. A nice entry-level of the really nice APAs. A good example of the formulaic style, particularly at AU$53 for a case of 24 x 330mL.
Dec 11, 2014Appearance: pours out a vibrant deep amber with plenty of very fine carbonation across the profile. A one-finger creamy white head drops to a thick cap with reasonable lacing around the glass.
Aroma: the standard American Pale Ale aromas are there, with grapefruit citrus and some pine and resin. It is a bit weak, with an odd earthen fug behind which spoils it a bit.
Taste: the flavours pick up a bit here, if a bit formulaic. Definite grapefruit citrus and pine, with some biscuit malts behind. Quite nice.
Aftertaste: a hop bitterness with some sweetness from the biscuit malts. Really quite nice, and lasts for a long time. Nice.
Mouth feel: moderate in feel with a spritzing moderate carbonation. Really does bring the flavours through quite nicely, though a bit flat in the aroma.
Overall: quite a nice APA, if not mind-blowing. A nice entry-level of the really nice APAs. A good example of the formulaic style, particularly at AU$53 for a case of 24 x 330mL.
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