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Rocky Ridge Draught

Rocky Ridge Brewing Co.
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🌍 Australia · Pale Lager · One of 101 Pale Lagers in hopIQ

Rocky Ridge Draught is the brewery's everyday lager, made for the moments when you just want a beer. It pours bright, clear golden yellow under an eggshell-white head. Aromas of cracker malt, biscuit and a herbaceous hop note lead into a crisp palate of white bread and biscuit, finished by a snappy, refreshing bitterness. Clean, light and highly crushable at 4.5% ABV, it is the easy-going anchor of the core range.

ABV
4.5%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter
Malt-forward bitterness
SRM
pale gold4
How it drinks· Its pace, balance and relationship to the style.
Pace
sessionsipper
Balance
malt-ledhop-led
Style expression
textbookdistinctive
Where this beer sits· Four axes, the same for every beer in hopIQ.
Body
Lean body.
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
Dry finish.
drysweet
Bitterness
Soft bitterness.
mildbitter
Texture
Crisp mouthfeel.
crispcreamy

The texture leads here, with everything else held in gentle reserve.

Character· What makes this beer itself — not just another Pale Lager.
Hop character
herbal
Malt character
bready
malty
Fermentation & yeast
clean

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Rocky Ridge Draught

◎ Appearance

Pours a bright, clear golden yellow with excellent transparency. The eggshell-white head sits dense and stable, showing fine Schaumkleiden as the beer settles. Carbonation is visible and lively throughout the glass.

bright goldenclearfine white headwell-carbonated

◌ Aroma

The nose opens with clean cracker malt and soft biscuit notes, anchoring the profile with straightforward grain character. A herbaceous hop note emerges in the background, offering subtle leafy and grassy complexity without dominating the blend.

cracker maltbiscuitherbaceous hopsclean

◐ Taste

Entry is crisp and dry, with white bread and biscuit flavors developing across the palate. The malt backbone remains light and clean, allowing a snappy, refreshing bitterness to emerge in the mid-palate and persist through the finish without harshness.

white breadcrisplight maltsnappy bitterness

◑ Finish

Finishes dry and refreshing with a lingering herbal bitterness. The aftertaste is clean and brief, leaving the palate ready for the next sip.

dryrefreshingherbal bite
78
hopIQ score
Aroma
76
Taste
78
Appearance
82
Finish
76
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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Rocky Ridge Draught

Serve at 4–7°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

Serve well-chilled at 4–6°C. Carbonation and crispness are the main event — cold preserves both.

Stein
Recommended for this style

The sturdy German stein maintains temperature and keeps carbonation intact. Built for long, convivial drinking.

Store cold and drink fresh. Lagers are at their crispest within 3–4 months.

Food Pairing

What to eat with Rocky Ridge Draught

About Pale Lager

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a Pale Lager?

Euro Pale Lagers are clean, refreshing lagers with 4–5.5% ABV and IBU 10–25. Soft malt sweetness, light hop bitterness and high carbonation make them supremely drinkable.

Finding a similar Pale Lager

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same clean, crisp, light character as Rocky Ridge Draught will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

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