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Hops Hollow Mac’s Porter


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Brewed by Hops Hollow Brewery
Style: Porter
Lydenburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa

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RATINGS: 1   MEAN: 3.6/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.07   EST. CALORIES: 120   ABV: 4%
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When I formulated this old style of beer I had a smell of leather, hair on chest, me Tarzan, macho client in mind. How wrong I was proved to be. With a malty creamy fullness, smooth as silk with chocolate, mocca coffee undertones and a perceived light hop finish, Mac’s Porter has been described by the fairer sex as "hooligan juice", an "aphrodisiac" and plain old “lekker”. The result is a taste sensation where all the components are experienced as a whole while maintaining their separate entities. Although the beer appears to be black at first glance, it is in fact a translucent deep ruby that can only be described as sensuous. Despite this dark colour, it is surprisingly light in body With a combination of local pale and chocolate malt, imported winter wheat and crystal malt, this beer has no difficulty holding with a glass of the best cabernet next to a crackling fire during the winter. Ladies beware - Mac sneaks up on you as the evening lingers on and has not been described as hooligan juice without reason.


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   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
omhper (15964) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - NOV 30, 2005
UPDATED: APR 11, 2006 Bottled. Dark brown, rich firm head. Striking early coffee aroma. Dryish and light bodied. Roasty with soft mouthfeel. The pleasant roasty/earthy malt flavour carries this beer. The hops are playing second fiddle, but some nice bitterness are noted late in the finish. Perhaps a little more body could’ve brought this porter up another level, but already as is it is a fine, unusually quaffable porter with a lot of depth.


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