Dead Cat - Beer Here

laituegonflable

Australia

3.2/5  rDev -15.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Pours a reddish amber, thin head. Lace is OK. Looks alright.

Smells hoppy. Grapefruit, resin, pine, some green apple. A little meek, smells a bit like watered down hop juice. Nice, but underdone.

Tastes similar. No real body, but hops are dominant. Citric, piney, getting resinous towards the end. Reminds me a little of Brewdog Nanny State, in that it's heavy on hops to the point where it could be really nice with a bigger body, but there's just not enough malt there to pad or balance the hop pull. Decent flavours, but off kilter.

Thin body, then so much hop pull and dry. Meh.

A bit too light, flavour becomes overpowering. Potential there but it would then be a bigger beer. Needs to be toned down a bit to make it suitable for 4.7% I guess.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 04:58:10 | More by laituegonflable

kangarooAdam59

Maine

3.98/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Purchased on a whim, had no clue about this beer:

A: hazy copper/red body with a three finger white foamy head that must last at least a good three minutes once it starts to slowly leave, awesome nice foamy lacing is left in the wake, and the head gets lumpy

S: sweet hops, pine, light grapefruit; malts arise lightly as it warms

T: bittersweet through all previously mentioned flavors, combined really nicely

M: light to medium, sessionable, carbonation is just right, dry bitter aftertaste and finish

O: wow - what a nice surprise, usually my pick-ups on whims do not turn out so good, this one was probably one of my favorite surprises. This is good for its style and very good to me

Serving type: bottle

03-17-2013 14:17:56 | More by kangarooAdam59

lacqueredmouse

Australia

3.88/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On-tap at the Local Taphouse in Sydney as part of their Scandinavian Tap Makeover.

Pours a pretty clear copper hue, with a very fine and persistent head of just off-white. Body is fluid, but with a little heft to it. Some streaky lace is left behind as the head goes down. Carbonation is fine and dancing when tilted. Looks good.

Nose: bang! Sweaty, sweet hops giving big fragrances of pine and passionfruit, even heading towards crushed herbal notes of sweet basil and myrtle. Very fresh, very big, nicely tied together. Lovely stuff.

Light on entry on the palate, some faint fluid and smooth sweetness, but rather flat, and missing the hops which were so prominent on the aroma. There's a very slight uptilt mid-palate, with some nutty characters, but it feels pretty watery and flat still. By the end everything's dropped out, leaving nothing on the aftertaste.

Feel is smooth and pleasant enough.

It's a shame about the mid-palate, but I guess at 4.7% it was always going to be lighter than the aroma suggested. It still has some nice classic characters despite its flatness. Not bad at all.

Serving type: on-tap

02-14-2013 03:27:29 | More by lacqueredmouse

ToasterChef

Maine

4.24/5  rDev +12.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

A chilly 500ml bottle is split between two half-pints.

The beer has a dark copper color with a tan head made up of tiny bubbles. Very good lacing. There beer is clear and there are many tiny bubbles rising within.

There is a big piney hop aroma. It is bitter and enticing.

There is a nice flavor here. Plenty of malt and hops with are well balanced. The hops provide pine and citrus bitterness. The malts give off a toffee flavor. The finish is a touch spicy.

Medium body with lots of tingling carbonation. A slightly sticky coat is present, but it holds plenty of the malt and hop flavors.

This is a nice beer. I never got to try Fat Cat, but this alternative doesn't make me lament my loss. Fans of hoppy reds should check this beer out.

Serving type: bottle

01-19-2013 21:06:56 | More by ToasterChef

CrazyDavros

Australia

4.1/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours dark amber with a large, growing head.
Massive tropical fruit in the aroma. Big lychee, pear, peach blossom and passionfruit. Also some clean malt underneath.
Pretty hoppy flavours too, though not quite as fruity as the aroma. Still a fair bit of lychee. Also some biscuit-like malt.
Nice moderately high carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

12-18-2012 01:30:02 | More by CrazyDavros

ADZA

Australia

3.15/5  rDev -16.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

This is an ale based on beerhere Fat Cat which is temporarily dead due to hop shortages,Dead Cat is an easy going Red ale with modest alcohol content and light bitterness,but a great hop aroma and flavour.THE CAT IS DEAD LONG LIVE THE CAT!

Pours a bright orange hue with a fluffy three finger head that doesnt stop rising and lacing everywhere.

Smell is piney hops,grapefruit,peaches and boiled candy.

Taste is stonefruits,candy,a light hit of piney hops with the finish being dry,sweet and a touch bitter but not as hoppy as smell thats for sure.

Mouthfeel is light bodied with light carbonation.

Overall it starts off alright but its no Fat Cat thats for sure and i wont be revisiting anytime soon cheers.

Serving type: bottle

09-25-2012 07:51:42 | More by ADZA