Independent Breweries NZ (Boundary Road) Reviews

joe19612	3 Boundary Road Laid-Back Lager Can. Pours a dark gold colour with a tight white head, light floral aroma, the taste is medium bitterness with a dry bitter finish. Sunday, March 24, 2024
joe19612	3.2 Boundary Road Bouncing Czech Can. Pours a dark gold colour with a tight white head, plenty of hops in the aroma with hints citrus, the taste is medium bitterness with a dry bitter finish. Monday, December 11, 2023
joe19612	3.2 Boundary Road Chocka Hopa Can. Pours a clear amber colour with a tight white head, plenty of hops and fruit in the aroma, the taste is medium bitterness with a dry bitter finish. Saturday, December 9, 2023
DraftMonger159	5 Ranfurly Draught Good beer served cold on a hot day when you're 6 beers deep and it's all starting to taste the same. Friday, December 16, 2022
alexthekidneys	2.6 Ranfurly Draught Aroma: Like the toilet after a heavy night. Truly. Appearance: Looks like a beer. Ugly ass cam though. Flavour: Tastes how it smells. Like poo, I guess. But tangy. Makes you gag if you aren't ready for "a real man['s beer]" Mouthfeel: Pretty much like most other beers. A bit more watery. Can't get past the taste though, unless you're already 24 deep. Overall: Awesome. Love it. Wish I had more. Monday, May 16, 2022
Samtzu	3.1 Boundary Road Bouncing Czech 330ml can. Pours a bright gold with strong foamy white head. Faint peppers on the nose with yeast esters. Medium to light body with soft pepper, clove, white fruits, and yeast esters behind. Wednesday, March 23, 2022
mountdad	1.7 Wild Side Cider Feijoa & Passionfruit 500ml bottle. Pours a pale clear gold with the short lived fizz type head. Aroma is sweet apple juice. Taste is sugar & apples. There is something else there but don't expect to learn what feijoas taste like from this cider. It could be passionfruit or flavouring but the sugar basically drowns it out. A wasted opportunity, try another cider. Tuesday, November 23, 2021
macelster	1 Ranfurly Draught Well, when I was staying in NZ, as my flat mate used to say... "Ranfurly gives good head". Friday, August 20, 2021
rat	2.3 Maxx Dry Premium Lager pours pale straw color white foamy head aroma corn and cut grass ,taste corn and slightly sweet little bitterness not bad for the price Wednesday, June 16, 2021
mountdad	2.4 Honesty Box NZ Rose Cider 440ml can. Pours a very pale yellow with a fizz & gone white head. Aroma is bland, sweet apple. This is the middle of HB's 3, single variety apple ciders. Not as sweet as the Braeburn, sweeter than the Granny Smith. The Rose cider is very light & a bit how you might expect from a bland eating apple. No evidence of the rose skin (the apple flesh is white/green) in the cider. Totally inoffensive but also pretty boring. For Rose apple lovers only perhaps. Friday, May 21, 2021
mountdad	1.9 Wild Side Cider Wild Berries 500ml bottle. Pours pink with a hint of brown & the usual short lived soft drink type head of cider. Aroma is berry jam & apple juice. This tastes like NZ cider with some berry jam stirred through it. Whatever berries were cheapest on the day is usually what "Wildberry" means since there in no way on earth that they could use actual wild berries at this price (low). Very similar to those ultra sweet "international" ciders that people insult women by calling them "ladies drinks". For those with a really sweet tooth only. Wednesday, April 21, 2021
mountdad	2.8 Honesty Box Granny Smith Cider 440ml can. Pours just slightly paler than the Hallertau equivalent, a really pale straw, crystal clear with a soft drink type head; lots of fizz with no residual at all. Aroma is faint Granny Smith & a bit of wood. This won Best in Class & a sliver medal at the 2017 NZ Cider awards which I struggle to see, but there you go. Very light body & just like the apple it is crisp & juicy but without a lot of flavour. Again like the apple the sweetness is much less than the usual NZ eating apple. Makes for a very simple, light & not too sweet crisp cider. This slightly lower ABV than the Hallertau version & has that strange woody flavour. But as I guess this is made from concentrate it is no better or worse than other Granny Smith ciders. OK. Tuesday, April 6, 2021
mountdad	2.9 Honesty Box Braeburn Cider 330ml bottle - it also comes in 440ml cans. Pours a pale greenish gold with almost no lasting head. Aroma is slightly overripe Braeburn apple so I'm guessing this is made from concentrate. Taste is sweet apple & since Braeburn is a sweet eating apple, not a cider apple, this is pretty much as you would expect from mildly fermented juice. Too sweet for me but if you are a fan of Braeburns & like sweetish cider, then give it a go. I recently tried all 3 of the HB single variety cider cans together & while none are standouts or really good cider, this is still the best, if the sweetest. It just has the most flavour. Wednesday, March 31, 2021
mountdad	1.8 Wild Side Cider Strawberry & Lime 500ml bottle. Pours a red brown with a very short lived white head. Aroma is sugar, apple & some berry. There is little info on this from Asahi but they say it is NZ apples & natural flavours. To taste it's honestly hard to say due to the sugar; this tastes sweeter than Coke! So not after the craft cider/beer folks, more the international sticky cider market. I don't get blackcurrant or much lime, mainly very sweet apple & generic berry which could well be strawberries. They suggest drinking it over ice, perhaps to hide the sugar. Did I mention it's really sweet? Tuesday, March 9, 2021
bedti	3.5 Boundary Road Brewer's Cut 18th Amendment Monday, March 8, 2021
mountdad	4.2 Boundary Road Brewer's Cut Arabica Dabra Coffee Oatmeal Stout 500ml bottle. Pours black as with a slight brown tinge around the edges & a very cool looking white/deep brown swirling head, which fades fast. Aroma is like a long black, so job done. Taste is more coffee over a light/medium malt base. Not as sweet as many pastry stouts & the bitterness is dialed back. If you want a mid strength stout with the emphasis on coffee then this is hard to beat, certainly at the price (low, from most supermarkets). Not very trendy, as BRB is the craft offshoot of a BIG liquor firm but I'd guess this would rate a point higher if it was from some small craft brewery. Wednesday, February 24, 2021
mountdad	3 Boundary Road Chocolate Moose 500ml bottle & like the boom dogs, someones has stolen my moose. Pours dark brown with a small brown head. Aroma is chocolate, maybe vanilla & a strange, slightly metallic odour I can't quite place. Slightly thin body off a light base but with lots of chocolate. Definitely a chocolate porter as opposed to coffee or standard. Would have been nice to see them refine it but it looks like the beer has gone with the moose. Wednesday, February 24, 2021
mountdad	3.1 Boundary Road Jack the Sipper London Porter Sunday, February 21, 2021
Heyyaghan	2.9 Boundary Road Brewer's Cut 18th Amendment Ingredients. 2 pieces of White Toast Bead. Spreadable Butter Marmite Tomato Sauce. Method Take one of the pieces of bread and generously spread the butter on. Next take a small amount of marmite and spread it over the top. Finish with a squirt of tomato sauce. Close the bread with the second piece and put in a microwave oven on high for 15 seconds. Cut into triangles and eat. Then you tell me that the taste doesn’t taste like this beer. Saturday, February 13, 2021
bedti	1.9 Haägen Sunday, January 31, 2021
thebionn	3 Boundary Road Brewer's Cut Stolen Base A distinct improvement on the Hoppelganger Brewer's Cut, this is more of an English bitter in appearance and flavour. Orange to brown clear pour, little head, hop forward and slightly bitter, very easy to drink. 500 mL bottle from the store in Rawene. Sunday, January 31, 2021
Heyyaghan	0.7 Haägen Premium Gold Shiiiiiiiiite beer. I remember when I was I a kid and used to watch Man vs Wild, one episode he was dehydrated in Masi territory in Kenya his only selvage was squeezing elephant shit into his mouth and getting the liquid to survive. The look on his face reminds me exactly of what I must have looked when I first took a sip of this beer. I feel very sorry for that brewer as they spent a big chunk of their life working towards their craft and bring out this shit. Saturday, January 30, 2021
thebionn	2.5 Boundary Road Brewer's Cut Hoppleganger Orange brown, little head. Honey sweet nose, flavour is licorice, too sweet. Reminds me a bit of Belgian dopple beers, with a cloying sickly sweet aftertaste. Not my cup of tea at all. 500 mL bottle from the store in Rawene. Friday, January 29, 2021
stantheman	2.6 NZ Pure Lager A tall can from BC Liquor stores in Greater Vancouver. A typical pale lager in every way, but refreshing if well chilled. More hop and malt character than many pale lagers. Thursday, July 16, 2020
lovedrinks	4 Honesty Box Braeburn Cider Saturday, July 4, 2020
AnonUser54728	2.5 Boundary Road Chocka Hopa Aroma: Medium toffee. Medium berries. Appearance: Brilliant, copper body. Medium, off-white head. Good retention. Small bubbles. Flavour: Medium toffee. Medium bitterness. Dry finish with toffee. Mouthfeel: Medium body, Medium carbonation. Overall: I expected a lot more hop flavours and aromas. If you told me this is an Ordinary Bitter, I would be more inclined to agree with you. But as a pale ale this lacks hops. Ignoring the style, the beer is very nice. 330 ml can, poured. Thanks Tanja! Tuesday, June 30, 2020
shivermetimber.gray	1 Maxx Dry Premium Lager As a present from my boss, priceless. But I would never buy this for myself. Absolutely revolting. Tuesday, May 12, 2020
smidge	5 Ranfurly Draught Standard cheap generic lager taste. Not too tart, not too sweet. Great present for my wife’s 18th birthday party Sunday, May 10, 2020
Ungstrup	3.5 Boundary Road Brewer's Cut Hoppleganger Bottled. An amber beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of malt, hops, and straw. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, hops, and straw, leading to a bitter finish. Saturday, April 4, 2020
Ungstrup	3 Wild Buck Robin's Ale Draft. An amber beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of caramel, malt, and fruit. The flavor is sweet with notes of caramel, malt, and fruit, leading to a dry finish. Friday, April 3, 2020
AnonUser54728	3.9 Boundary Road Flying Fortress Aroma: Medium caramel, berries. Appearance: Brilliant amber body. Small, off-white head. Low retention. Flavour : Medium bready, Medium-light caramel, Medium bitterness. Medium-light fruity, berries, Dry finish with with berries, earthy. Mouthfeel: Medium-light body. Medium carbonation. Overall: A good bitter. 330 ml bottle, poured. Monday, March 23, 2020
robinvboyer	1.5 NZ Pure Lager can from the LCBO. Light grains, some corn, no hops to speak of. watery mouth feel, soft carb. More corn, and vegetal notes in the finish, low bitterness. not good. Wednesday, March 4, 2020
AnonUser54728	2.2 Boundary Road Brewer's Cut Stolen Base Aroma: Medium floral, Medium caramel. Medium-light citrus Appearance: Copper body, Small, off-white head. Creme colored head. Low retention. Flavour: Medium-high bitterness, Medium caramel. Dry finish with bready, caramel. Mouthfeel: Medium full body. Medium carbonation. Overall: Good bitterness and malt balance, but lacking in hop complexity. 500 ml bottle, poured. Tuesday, March 3, 2020
AnonUser54728	4.2 Boundary Road Hop, Line & Sinker Citrus IPA Aroma: Medium grapefruit, bready. Appearance: Brilliant, amber body, Small, white head. Fine bubbles. Fair retention. Flavour: Medium bitterness. Medium grapefruit, Medium-light pith. Medium-light bready. Dry finish with grapefruit. Mouthfeel: Medium body. Medium carbonation. Overall: Grapefruit? Check! Great grapefruit presence, and well balanced with malt. 330 ml can, poured. Sunday, March 1, 2020
AnonUser54728	2.8 Boundary Road Mumbo Jumbo Aroma: Medium caramel. Appearance: Brilliant, copper body. Small, off-white head.Fine bubbles. Fair retention. Flavour: Medium bitterness. Medium caramel. Medium Dry finish with lingering bitterness, resin. Mouthfeel: Medium body. Medium carbonation. Overall: This beer as the bitterness. bit there is too much caramel and not enough hop flavour or aroma. The can is fresh, so this is not a case of it being old. 330 ml can, poured. Saturday, February 22, 2020
AnonUser54728	3.7 Boundary Road Brewer's Cut 18th Amendment Aroma: Medium fruity, dried mango, pineapple, Appearance: Brilliant, amber body. Medium, white head. Good retention Small bubbles. Flavour: Medium-high bitterness. Medium pine, dried mango. Medium-light bready, caramel. Dry finish with lingering bitterness, citrus pith. Mouthfeel: Medium body. Medium carbonation. Overall: Nice hoppiness, with good malt support. Bitterness is high for the style, but still enjoyable. 330 ml can, poured. Sunday, February 9, 2020
AnonUser54728	4.3 Boundary Road Bouncing Czech Aroma: Medium floral, bready. Appearance: Brilliant, gold body, Small, white head, Good retention. Small bubbles. Flavour: Medium bitterness. Medium floral, bready, Medium-light pine. Dry finish with bitterness, Mouthfeel: Medium body, Medium carbonation. Overall: Crisp and refreshing, with a good hop and malt notes, The "rich" maltiness is lacking in the flavour. Friday, January 31, 2020
AnonUser54728	3.3 New Zealand Lager Aroma: Medium-light corn, floral Appearance: Brilliant, yellow body. Small, white head. fine bubbles, good retention. Flavour: Medium-light bitterness. Medium-light corn, Dry finish Mouthfeel: Medium-light body., Medium carbonation. Overall: Crisp, clean and unoffensive. Something to throw back and enjoy. A bit more complexity would be nice, but not required for the style. 330 ml can, poured. Friday, January 31, 2020
AnonUser54728	4.4 New Zealand Strong Lager Aroma: Medium-light grainy, Light corn. Appearance: Brilliant, gold body. Medium, white head. Small to medium bubbles. Good retention. Flavour: Medium bready, Medium-light bread-crust, syrup. Medium-light floral. Dry finish with notes of syrup. Mouthfeel: Medium body, Medium carbonation. Slight warming. Overall: The beer hides the higher ABV very well, and is clean and very easy drinking. 500 ml can, poured. Sunday, January 19, 2020
AnonUser54728	3.4 Ranfurly Draught Aroma: Medium-light banana, caramel. Appearance: Brilliant, amber body. Medium, white head. Small bubbles. Good retention. Lacing Flavour: Medium bready, Medium-light bitterness. Light fruity, banana Dry finish with slightly sweet bready notes, carbonic bite. Mouthfeel: Medium-high carbonation. Light body. Overall: Pleasant maltiness that is quaffable. Good for style. 440 ml can, poured. Sunday, January 5, 2020
jseesel	2.5 Viking Premium Draught Tuesday, December 31, 2019
xtremepof	2.3 Haägen Friday, December 20, 2019
beerhawksb	5 Ranfurly Draught Tuesday, November 26, 2019
wootwoot83	3.7 Wild Buck Ale Nice refreshing taste, very good taste and best of All dirt cheap $20/15 bottles. Sunday, November 17, 2019
SourRates20	3.2 Boundary Road Brewer's Cut 18th Amendment A friend bought a six pack of cans over for the England V All Blacks game. At the time I thought this was ok however just found a left over can hiding in the back of the refrigerator. It’s v drinkable sessional APA just enough hops to be interesting and well matched with sweet malts. Definitely not an XPA but went well with the curry this evening. Pleasant but not profound. Like I said adequate sessional and competitively priced. 3..2 Sunday, November 10, 2019
BarleyTapper53	4 Haägen Tuesday, November 5, 2019
BineSampler52	4.5 NZ Pure Lager Friday, November 1, 2019
Aurelius	3.2 Boundary Road Bouncing Czech Clear, pale gold. Lively, hoppy aroma with a little skunkiness. Staunch hopping, assertive bittering. A little clingy tang. Pretty solid, a few flaws. On tap, Takapuna Pool Hall, Auckland. Monday, September 23, 2019
Aurelius	3.4 Boundary Road Flying Fortress Good tap placard, deep clear auburn. Filmy light khaki head. Malty, dried dark fruit in the aroma. Flavor is a pale shadow of the aroma. A bit watery, slightly candied, slightly tannic, faintly astringent. Bitterness builds on the top of the tongue. This actually grew a little on me as it warmed, so I bumped it up by .2. On tap, Takapuna Pool Hall, Auckland. Monday, September 23, 2019
Aurelius	2.7 New Zealand Lager Tallboy that I picked up in a strip mall wine shop in Auckland. Decent can. Very pale brew with a lacing white head. Fresh aroma, smells like beer, but with a little eggy underpinning. Very low bittering, fairly sweet, some nuttiness and sunflower seeds. Goes a little flat. Not great, not swill. Wednesday, September 18, 2019