James Squire Sundown Lager
Malt Shovel Brewery
- From:
- Malt Shovel Brewery
- Australia
- Style:
- Helles
Ranked #405 - ABV:
- 4.4%
- Score:
- 77
Ranked #38,062 - Avg:
- 3.26 | pDev: 13.5%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 26
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jun 03, 2021
- Added:
- Nov 21, 2008
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
77
Okay
77
Okay
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Andrewharemza from Australia
3.27/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.27/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
From bottle, Sweet malt nose. Clear yellow/amber with solid white head. Light carbonation. Mineral water mouthfeel. Slight bitter finish with late touch of malt. You could drink this all day.
Jun 20, 2015
Reviewed by SmashPants from Australia
2.76/5 rDev -15.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
2.76/5 rDev -15.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
Format: standard 330mL brown bottle, pretty standard James Squire label.
Appearance: pours out an amber-gold colour with limited visible carbonation. A fluffy white head that drops to a thick cap. Okay lacing.
Aroma: a very mild aroma for a James Squire beer. Some biscuit malts and grass hops. Smells a bit artificial.
Taste: fresh cut grass hops are there, which is nice, but the biscuity hops are the artificial smelling component apparently, and aren't particularly brilliant here either.
Aftertaste: a bit cloying on the finish, without any bitterness from the hops.
Mouth feel: light in feel with a moderate carbonation that really doesn't bring those flavours forward. Average.
Overall: not a particularly brilliant beer from James Squire. A bit of a pity, since I generally like their line-up. All told, not awful but a bit boring. The typically James Squire price of AU$55 a case means that this one is definitely not worth it, particularly when standing up against its Squire brethren.
Dec 26, 2014Appearance: pours out an amber-gold colour with limited visible carbonation. A fluffy white head that drops to a thick cap. Okay lacing.
Aroma: a very mild aroma for a James Squire beer. Some biscuit malts and grass hops. Smells a bit artificial.
Taste: fresh cut grass hops are there, which is nice, but the biscuity hops are the artificial smelling component apparently, and aren't particularly brilliant here either.
Aftertaste: a bit cloying on the finish, without any bitterness from the hops.
Mouth feel: light in feel with a moderate carbonation that really doesn't bring those flavours forward. Average.
Overall: not a particularly brilliant beer from James Squire. A bit of a pity, since I generally like their line-up. All told, not awful but a bit boring. The typically James Squire price of AU$55 a case means that this one is definitely not worth it, particularly when standing up against its Squire brethren.
Rated by samparkique4 from England
4.03/5 rDev +23.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev +23.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
vanilla Beer
ale lager it is
Dec 24, 2014ale lager it is
Rated by Andrewziggy from Australia
2.86/5 rDev -12.3%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2.86/5 rDev -12.3%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Citrus notes hint lemongrass and orange zest
Dec 18, 2014
Reviewed by baumaxx1 from Australia
2.89/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
2.89/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
Bottled beer served in a glass.
Appearance -
Thin 1cm head quickly dissipates, and produces a little bit of lacing. Golden honey in colour, clear and low effervescence.
Smell -
Caramel, sugar cane, honey, grains, yeast, cereal, faint hints of lemonade.
Taste -
Grains, cornflakes, yeast, hint of citrus and cut grass. A strong citrus aftertaste, but not hoppy like a pale ale. Slightly over-sweet with subdued flavours.
Mouthfeel -
Mild mouthfeel, little fizz and a bit flat, watery body, but a clean feel.
Overall -
Looks good, smells good, easy to drink, but a bit sweet and the flavour is on the mild side. One of the better mass produced Aussie lagers though. Nothing to get too excited about though. Will have to see how the Coopers lager stacks up against this.
Oct 09, 2014Appearance -
Thin 1cm head quickly dissipates, and produces a little bit of lacing. Golden honey in colour, clear and low effervescence.
Smell -
Caramel, sugar cane, honey, grains, yeast, cereal, faint hints of lemonade.
Taste -
Grains, cornflakes, yeast, hint of citrus and cut grass. A strong citrus aftertaste, but not hoppy like a pale ale. Slightly over-sweet with subdued flavours.
Mouthfeel -
Mild mouthfeel, little fizz and a bit flat, watery body, but a clean feel.
Overall -
Looks good, smells good, easy to drink, but a bit sweet and the flavour is on the mild side. One of the better mass produced Aussie lagers though. Nothing to get too excited about though. Will have to see how the Coopers lager stacks up against this.
Reviewed by heygeebee from Australia
3.49/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
3.49/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
An atypical review.
Lets just assume for a minute that beer is supposed to be refreshing, easy to drink, thirst quenching, pleasantly, if not fully flavoured, and that after you have one you can easily go another, and then another, and then another.
That knocks out quite a few beers. But not this one.
(Slight aside, it is quite sweet. But not overmuch)
Sep 08, 2013Lets just assume for a minute that beer is supposed to be refreshing, easy to drink, thirst quenching, pleasantly, if not fully flavoured, and that after you have one you can easily go another, and then another, and then another.
That knocks out quite a few beers. But not this one.
(Slight aside, it is quite sweet. But not overmuch)
Reviewed by soju6 from Missouri
2.89/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
2.89/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
A: Pours a golden color with a decent head that fades to some lacing.
S: Mild aroma of citrus, bit of malt sweetness and grain.
T: Taste of some citrus with a mild malt sweetness. Has a mild bitterness and a clean finish.
F: Light body, crisp and refreshing.
O: Decent beer for a hot summer day.
Jun 03, 2013S: Mild aroma of citrus, bit of malt sweetness and grain.
T: Taste of some citrus with a mild malt sweetness. Has a mild bitterness and a clean finish.
F: Light body, crisp and refreshing.
O: Decent beer for a hot summer day.
Reviewed by doktorhops from Australia
2.39/5 rDev -26.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
2.39/5 rDev -26.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
With much hesitation I approach James Squire Sundown Lager - many good reviewers have trashed this beer and my concern, as I apprehensively reach for the (free mind you) bottle, is that that they have rightfully so trashed it. Plus I hate the two words "Australian" and "Lager" together on the bottle label - it conjures thoughts of VB or Tooheys Red. But let's give it a chance first shall we.
Poured from a 345ml bottle into a pokal.
A: Pale clear golden body with a cappuccino froth white head that sits rather proudly. Looks good so far.
S: There is definite vegetable matter on the nose. Malt grain base, hint of yeast, with Phenolic aromas that give off the impression of chemical cleaner residue, much like any other macro Aussie Lager with a slight Euro Lager yeastiness.
T: Big sugar hit upfront. Malt grains dominate the mid-palate, with that minor sour yeast note followed by a tinge of hop bitterness at the end - you can pretty much discount hops completely but is that really a surprise in an Aussie Lager? The whole flavour profile is very simple, on the plus side though there are a lot of terrible, terrible Aussie Lagers out there and compared to it's competition it's doing OK.
M: Watery and flat. Disappointing.
D: Final verdict? It's not something that appeals to me, but hey I must be in the minority because macro beer makers pump out stuff like this en masse. This is a simple Lager for an underdeveloped beer palate, and I wouldn't be surprised if the sweetness in this brew is there to try and lure RTD (Ready To Drink) people away from their expensive (with the RTD Tax in Australia) beverages. For an old(ish) beer drinker like me it's a fail.
Food match: Footy match food like meat pies, hot chips and hot dogs.
Nov 18, 2012Poured from a 345ml bottle into a pokal.
A: Pale clear golden body with a cappuccino froth white head that sits rather proudly. Looks good so far.
S: There is definite vegetable matter on the nose. Malt grain base, hint of yeast, with Phenolic aromas that give off the impression of chemical cleaner residue, much like any other macro Aussie Lager with a slight Euro Lager yeastiness.
T: Big sugar hit upfront. Malt grains dominate the mid-palate, with that minor sour yeast note followed by a tinge of hop bitterness at the end - you can pretty much discount hops completely but is that really a surprise in an Aussie Lager? The whole flavour profile is very simple, on the plus side though there are a lot of terrible, terrible Aussie Lagers out there and compared to it's competition it's doing OK.
M: Watery and flat. Disappointing.
D: Final verdict? It's not something that appeals to me, but hey I must be in the minority because macro beer makers pump out stuff like this en masse. This is a simple Lager for an underdeveloped beer palate, and I wouldn't be surprised if the sweetness in this brew is there to try and lure RTD (Ready To Drink) people away from their expensive (with the RTD Tax in Australia) beverages. For an old(ish) beer drinker like me it's a fail.
Food match: Footy match food like meat pies, hot chips and hot dogs.
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