Old Time Premium Lager
Old Time Brewing
- From:
- Old Time Brewing
- Australia
- Style:
- Vienna Lager
- ABV:
- 4.6%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.62 | pDev: 8.84%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Oct 04, 2014
- Added:
- Aug 02, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by SmashPants from Australia
3.93/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottle: a standard brown 330mL bottle with a fantastic label portraying a bushranger holding up a wagon. Very Aussie, I have to admit.
Appearance: pours mid-amber in colour with fine carbonation visible. A frothing head pops up and settles to a very fine cap. Great lacing settles on the sides of the glass.
Aroma: wow, plenty of caramels and sweet biscuit malts - nothing tells me that this is a lager at all. Smells more like... a Belgian ale?
Taste: follows the nose quite closely - sweet caramel with some biscuit malts and a lasting bitterness backing up. Really quite nice, but I would not have thought it was a lager at all.
Aftertaste: lingers nicely, with a wonderful sweetness. Quite mild but lasting.
Mouth feel: a good medium body with decent carbonation. I can't fault it.
Overall: I've seen some poor reviews on this beer, but I have to say it is pretty darn top notch. The main issue revolves around the name: if it said "Belgian-style ale" on the side instead of lager, it would be well-liked for the price. It tastes like a very nice Belgian-style beer. I think the main reason the reviewers I saw didn't rate it highly is because they were probably expecting a basic American Adjunct Lager. As it turns out, it's a top quality, flavoursome lager with some character. A darn good beer, particularly for AU$60 a case of 24 x 330mL.
Sep 24, 2014Appearance: pours mid-amber in colour with fine carbonation visible. A frothing head pops up and settles to a very fine cap. Great lacing settles on the sides of the glass.
Aroma: wow, plenty of caramels and sweet biscuit malts - nothing tells me that this is a lager at all. Smells more like... a Belgian ale?
Taste: follows the nose quite closely - sweet caramel with some biscuit malts and a lasting bitterness backing up. Really quite nice, but I would not have thought it was a lager at all.
Aftertaste: lingers nicely, with a wonderful sweetness. Quite mild but lasting.
Mouth feel: a good medium body with decent carbonation. I can't fault it.
Overall: I've seen some poor reviews on this beer, but I have to say it is pretty darn top notch. The main issue revolves around the name: if it said "Belgian-style ale" on the side instead of lager, it would be well-liked for the price. It tastes like a very nice Belgian-style beer. I think the main reason the reviewers I saw didn't rate it highly is because they were probably expecting a basic American Adjunct Lager. As it turns out, it's a top quality, flavoursome lager with some character. A darn good beer, particularly for AU$60 a case of 24 x 330mL.
Reviewed by chogm54 from Australia
3.17/5 rDev -12.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.17/5 rDev -12.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
330ml bottle, best before Feb 2015.
A- amber, pours a thin white head than thins quickly to a thin lacing.
S- sweet malt odour with an earthiness to it - licorice and chocolate aromas are there too.
T- sweet slightly roasted malt, syrupy bitterness towards the end. Reasonably crisp and balanced.
M- moderate carbonation, medium texture, doesn't feel too watery like other amber lagers around.
O-better than I thought, given the relatively cheap presentation of the bottle, the twist top lid, and that I've only seen it sold in large scale bottle stores. Its not a particularly exciting beer, but the sweet and bitterness is well balanced, and could be a good go to beer if there is nothing else.
Aug 02, 2014A- amber, pours a thin white head than thins quickly to a thin lacing.
S- sweet malt odour with an earthiness to it - licorice and chocolate aromas are there too.
T- sweet slightly roasted malt, syrupy bitterness towards the end. Reasonably crisp and balanced.
M- moderate carbonation, medium texture, doesn't feel too watery like other amber lagers around.
O-better than I thought, given the relatively cheap presentation of the bottle, the twist top lid, and that I've only seen it sold in large scale bottle stores. Its not a particularly exciting beer, but the sweet and bitterness is well balanced, and could be a good go to beer if there is nothing else.
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