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Bowral Brewing Company Pigs Fly Pale Ale


Australian Pale Ale brewed by
Bowral Brewing Company

Brewed in:
Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia

Alcohol %:
4.60%

Serve in:
Unknown 		Availability:
Bottled: Yes (330 ml)
Draught (On Tap): No
Canned: No
Availability: All Year

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Pigs Fly is a boutique micro fermented Pale Ale mad with Chinook Hops, fine Australian six row barley and a traditional Ale yeast to create a unique brew with a brilliant copper colour, floral aroma and a subtle lingering bitterness.


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Overall Score: 6.60
Reviewer: bsa5 Reviewed: 26/08/09
Serving Type: Bottle
A nice, simple, very easy to drink beer. There is nothing outstanding about it, but also nothing wrong with it. Pours a dark copper with good head, though it doesn\'t stick around long. Aroma is very nice but not particularly strong. The back label is a misleading, as it claims to be a brew with \"plenty\" of flavour, and this is quite untrue. The flavour is there, it certainly isn\'t watery or weak, and there is a smooth floral bitterness that lasts from start to finish, but this is really all there is too it. It doesn\'t pack a punch, in other words. However, by the same token that makes it very easy to drink, and the aftertaste lingers just long enough to have you wanting more. However, when all is said and done, not quite worth the price tag when there are so many more impressive beers of comparable prices. A nice beer, but you may as well go a Coopers Pale and save some money. If offered one though, I definitely wouldn\'t decline, and on special might be a good buy.
Scores:
 Aroma:3 out of 5
 Appearance & Appeal:4 out of 5
 Flavour & Taste:6 out of 10
 Experience & Drinkability:3.5 out of 5

Overall Score: 5.80
Reviewer: pid011 Reviewed: 11/07/08
Serving Type: Bottle
Good beer to have at a BBQ. Better than a lot of others at the same price. Will drink again.
Scores:
 Aroma:2.5 out of 5
 Appearance & Appeal:3 out of 5
 Flavour & Taste:5.5 out of 10
 Experience & Drinkability:3.5 out of 5

Overall Score: 5.50
Reviewer: Nathan Reviewed: 23/05/07
Serving Type: Bottle
It would be unfair I feel to rate this beer on one sip alone probably so on two. This is a beer to be enjoyed the full bottle down, which in a blind small test might be mis-leading. A subtle aroma with minor hints of flowers/grass don't hint at anything special but when poured a fantastic copper colour emerges with a thick creamy head. This beer grabs your attention and makes you look! Taste wise there is a small bitter aftertaste and a smooth flavour up front but overall I didn't think it to be worth the higher price tag given other Beers on the market these days. Beats macro-brewed beers hands down, but for a micro-brewed beer I was a little let down. Would make for an easy drink at a BBQ though as its not very complex in taste.
Scores:
 Aroma:2 out of 5
 Appearance & Appeal:4 out of 5
 Flavour & Taste:5 out of 10
 Experience & Drinkability:3 out of 5