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Shane Richards


Username: This reviewer has reviewed 38 beers. shanericho

Ranking 11st of 733 reviewers


Biography
I love beer and want to try every beer i can while i can !

Location
andrews farm SA, Australia

Information
Member since 2007-05-31
Total reviews 38
Total Avg Score 7.41

shanericho's Favourite Beer

Coopers DB (9.29)

shanericho's Least Favourite Beer

Fosters Light Ice (3.43)

shanericho's Most Recent Reviewed Beer

Rooftop (7.29)

Coopers Vintage Ale (Brewed by: Coopers Brewery - Reviewed: November 1999) 
Colour: 9.50Aroma: 9.50Taste: 10.00Drinkability: 10.00Total: 9.75
Comments: Let it age and enjoy the flavour
 
Boags St George (Brewed by: J Boag and Son - Reviewed: May 2007) 
Colour: 8.00Aroma: 7.00Taste: 6.00Drinkability: 5.00Total: 6.50
Comments: First mouth full is ok but then gets a little sickening after the first stubbie
 
Redback Original (Brewed by: Matilda Bay Brewing - Reviewed: May 2007) 
Colour: 8.00Aroma: 8.00Taste: 7.00Drinkability: 8.50Total: 7.88
Comments: Not a bad beer, 2 to 3 go down nicely
 
James Boags Premium Lager (Brewed by: J Boag and Son - Reviewed: May 2007) 
Colour: 8.00Aroma: 8.00Taste: 8.00Drinkability: 8.00Total: 8.00
Comments: Best boags beer going around, great with a feed
 
Beez Neez (Brewed by: Matilda Bay Brewing - Reviewed: May 2007) 
Colour: 7.00Aroma: 7.00Taste: 6.00Drinkability: 5.00Total: 6.25
Comments: Too sweet, good for a change but won't be having it again
 
Coopers Original Pale Ale (Brewed by: Coopers Brewery - Reviewed: May 2007) 
Colour: 9.50Aroma: 9.50Taste: 10.00Drinkability: 10.00Total: 9.75
Comments: One of my favorite beers, if you can ignore the settlement and enjoy the flavour, you will love this beer like i do
 
Heritage Premium Ale (Brewed by: Coopers Brewery - Reviewed: May 2007) 
Colour: 9.00Aroma: 9.00Taste: 10.00Drinkability: 10.00Total: 9.50
Comments: Great beer, right up there with the vintage
 
Coopers Sparkling Ale (Brewed by: Coopers Brewery - Reviewed: May 2007) 
Colour: 9.50Aroma: 10.00Taste: 10.00Drinkability: 10.00Total: 9.88
Comments: Best beer in the coopers range, if you ask me it should be called "coopers premium pale ale" GREAT BEER !
 
Premium Lager (Brewed by: Coopers Brewery - Reviewed: May 2007) 
Colour: 9.00Aroma: 9.00Taste: 8.00Drinkability: 8.00Total: 8.50
Comments: Great effort for coopers to make a lager and still keep the great taste
 
Tooheys Extra Dry (Brewed by: Lion Nathan - Reviewed: May 2007) 
Colour: 8.00Aroma: 9.00Taste: 8.50Drinkability: 9.00Total: 8.63
Comments: If someone asked me to drink as much as i can, as quick as i can, i would choose ted's ! goes down so easy and tastes great.
 
Tooheys New (Brewed by: Tooheys - Reviewed: May 2007) 
Colour: 8.00Aroma: 7.00Taste: 7.00Drinkability: 7.00Total: 7.25
Comments: Not bad, but not that good either. Cheap at the pub and i'll drink it i guess
 
Carlton Cold (Brewed by: Fosters Group - Reviewed: May 2007) 
Colour: 8.00Aroma: 8.00Taste: 6.00Drinkability: 6.00Total: 7.00
Comments: Used to like coldies but for some reason i can't drink it anymore, i think the taste has changed or something
 
Crown Lager (Brewed by: Fosters Group - Reviewed: May 2007) 
Colour: 9.00Aroma: 8.00Taste: 7.00Drinkability: 8.00Total: 8.00
Comments: Looks like a up market beer and looks the part at anything important (wedding, engagement) but could be better in taste.
 
Fosters Lager (Brewed by: Fosters Group - Reviewed: May 2007) 
Colour: 7.00Aroma: 7.00Taste: 7.00Drinkability: 7.00Total: 7.00
Comments: Says " Australia " doesn't it ! shame no one drinks it here hey !
 
Gage Roads Lager (Brewed by: Gage Roads Brewing Company - Reviewed: May 2007) 
Colour: 7.00Aroma: 7.00Taste: 7.50Drinkability: 7.50Total: 7.25
Comments: Tasted alright at first, bit of an aftertaste but would drink it again
 
West End Gold (Brewed by: South Australian Brewing - Reviewed: May 2007) 
Colour: 8.00Aroma: 8.00Taste: 7.00Drinkability: 7.00Total: 7.50
Comments: Reminds me of xxxx gold. Better tasting than west end draught, pretty good mid beer
 
West End Draught (Brewed by: South Australian Brewing - Reviewed: May 2007) 
Colour: 5.00Aroma: 5.00Taste: 4.00Drinkability: 4.00Total: 4.50
Comments: Horrible beer ! and i hate that everybody buys it here in sa just because you get 30 for $30. Why isn't coopers that cheap hey?
 
West End Draught (Brewed by: South Australian Brewing - Reviewed: May 2007) 
Colour: 5.00Aroma: 5.00Taste: 4.00Drinkability: 4.00Total: 4.50
Comments: Horrible beer ! and i hate that everybody buys it here in sa just because you get 30 for $30. Why isn't coopers that cheap hey?
 
XXXX Gold (Brewed by: Castlemaine Perkins - Reviewed: May 2007) 
Colour: 7.00Aroma: 8.00Taste: 8.00Drinkability: 8.00Total: 7.75
Comments: They serve this at the cricket here (sponsers) and i didn't mind it. One of the best mid strength beers in my mind
 
Pure Blonde (Brewed by: Fosters Group - Reviewed: May 2007) 
Colour: 7.00Aroma: 7.00Taste: 8.50Drinkability: 8.00Total: 7.63
Comments: Not bad at all. Everyone likes blondes ! Shame about the name of this beer, because it sounds like a girls beer. Change the name and they will sell more for sure !
 
Southwark Bitter (Brewed by: South Australian Brewing - Reviewed: May 2007) 
Colour: 7.00Aroma: 7.00Taste: 7.00Drinkability: 7.00Total: 7.00
Comments: I'd drink it again, not bad
 
Carlton Premium Dry (Brewed by: Fosters Group - Reviewed: May 2007) 
Colour: 7.00Aroma: 7.00Taste: 8.00Drinkability: 8.00Total: 7.50
Comments: Dry beers are really growing on me, this ones not too bad either
 
Cascade Lager (Brewed by: Cascade Brewery - Reviewed: May 2007) 
Colour: 7.00Aroma: 7.00Taste: 7.50Drinkability: 7.50Total: 7.25
Comments: A lager i could drink and drink
 
XXXX Bitter (Brewed by: Castlemaine Perkins - Reviewed: May 2007) 
Colour: 7.00Aroma: 7.00Taste: 6.00Drinkability: 7.00Total: 6.75
Comments: I actually like the gold alot more, i think cause takes the aftertaste of this one away
 
Melbourne Bitter (Brewed by: Fosters Group - Reviewed: May 2007) 
Colour: 7.00Aroma: 7.00Taste: 6.50Drinkability: 6.00Total: 6.63
Comments: Not as bad as VB but pretty close !
 
Victoria Bitter (Brewed by: Fosters Group - Reviewed: May 2007) 
Colour: 6.00Aroma: 5.00Taste: 5.00Drinkability: 5.00Total: 5.25
Comments: A hard earn thirst need a big cold beer and the best cold beer .......... IS NOT VIC , BITTER ! bit of false advertising there ! awfull
 
Carlton Black (Brewed by: Fosters Group - Reviewed: May 2007) 
Colour: 8.00Aroma: 6.00Taste: 8.00Drinkability: 8.00Total: 7.50
Comments: For a dark ale, this one suprised me. went down smooth with not much aftertaste. good stuff
 
James Squire Golden Ale (Brewed by: Malt Shovel Brewery - Reviewed: May 2007) 
Colour: 8.00Aroma: 8.00Taste: 8.00Drinkability: 8.00Total: 8.00
Comments: Great beer, noticed you can get it everywhere now too. Keep it coming !
 
James Squire Original Amber Ale (Brewed by: Malt Shovel Brewery - Reviewed: May 2007) 
Colour: 7.00Aroma: 8.00Taste: 8.00Drinkability: 7.00Total: 7.50
Comments: Nice taste with it's own distinct flavour
 
VB Original Ale (Brewed by: Fosters Group - Reviewed: May 2007) 
Colour: 7.00Aroma: 6.00Taste: 6.50Drinkability: 6.50Total: 6.50
Comments: Much better than VB, so why did they change it in the first place? put this into the vb cans and i'll buy a 30 slab
 
Hahn Premium Light (Brewed by: Lion Nathan - Reviewed: May 2007) 
Colour: 7.00Aroma: 6.00Taste: 6.00Drinkability: 6.00Total: 6.25
Comments: Drinkable for a light beer, but who drinks light beer anyway ? whats the point ?
 
Copperhead Ale (Brewed by: Matsos Broome Brewery - Reviewed: May 2007) 
Colour: 7.00Aroma: 7.00Taste: 7.50Drinkability: 7.00Total: 7.13
Comments: Surprised me this one ! looked like a home brewery job but tasted pretty good
 
Fosters Light Ice (Brewed by: Fosters Group - Reviewed: May 2007) 
Colour: 6.00Aroma: 6.00Taste: 4.00Drinkability: 4.00Total: 5.00
Comments: not good !
 
Little Creatures Pale Ale (Brewed by: Little Creatures - Reviewed: May 2007) 
Colour: 8.00Aroma: 8.00Taste: 8.00Drinkability: 7.00Total: 7.75
Comments: Would have this one again for sure, hard to find here though
 
West End Export (Brewed by: South Australian Brewing - Reviewed: May 2007) 
Colour: 7.00Aroma: 6.00Taste: 5.00Drinkability: 5.00Total: 5.75
Comments: I can't believe they export this, where too i wounder? poor country !
 
Coopers DB (Brewed by: Coopers Brewery - Reviewed: June 2007) 
Colour: 10.00Aroma: 10.00Taste: 10.00Drinkability: 10.00Total: 10.00
Comments: I never tried this beer, but with the popularity of dry beers increasing, i am giving it a perfect score to bump it up the leaderboard in a hope that they will make it again ! Bring back the DB ! who's with me ?
 
Coopers DB (Brewed by: Coopers Brewery - Reviewed: June 2007) 
Colour: 10.00Aroma: 10.00Taste: 10.00Drinkability: 10.00Total: 10.00
Comments: Give it a 10 to bring it back !
 
Rooftop (Brewed by: Matilda Bay Brewing - Reviewed: June 2007) 
Colour: 7.00Aroma: 7.00Taste: 7.00Drinkability: 7.00Total: 7.00
Comments: Very different, but sorta grows on ya after a few