MOFO (14), Newtown (Prev: Christchurch, NZ), Australia
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 23, 2006
Trying to remain objective - this is my beer of choice when buying a 6-pack from the standard Australian line up. This beer has a delightful caramel undertone wth nice light citrus flavours. The beautiful malt used in this beer is the real winner over other beers.
Mjollnir (29), Canberra, Australia
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 3, 2010 330mL bottle. Pours a clear pale gold with a small but tenacious head. Aroma is strong, citrusy and slightly resinous early on with dried fruit and honey coming in as it warms. Flavour is slightly malty with a nice hit of hop bitterness. Lively on the palate, light-medium bodied, smooth with a lingering crisp dry finish.
 pintbypint (1028), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 2, 2010 330ml brown bottle. Golden and slightly hazy. Head is small in size but lasting. Grapefruit and orange peel hop nose. Flavour is of sweet orange and zesty grapefruit hops. Crisp finish with some leafiness and more grapefruit. Pleasantly bitter. Medium body, medium carbonation. Good fresh tasting session ale, the only drawback is it’s price.
Maris (13), Canberra, Australia
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 30, 2009 From a 330ml bottle on 31/12/2009. Probably the best widely available beer in the country. Instantly recognisable, with its lovely floral, hoppy aroma, beautifully balanced passionfruit-like flavour, and walloping bitterness. Truly excellent.
beer4eternity (48), New Zealand
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 27, 2009 330ml bottle, Soho bar, Gisborne, NZ, served ice cold. Really liked this beer especially the beautiful hop aromas even when very cold. Will try this again at home served cool and re-rate then.
Golden amber hue, small white shimmering fine bubbly lasting head, moderate lacing. Bursting with delicious hop aromas; tropical (lychee especially,passion fruit ) citrus (lemon, grapefruit) pine. Similar to Renaissance Paradox Blonde. Strong bitterness dominates the flavour, mild sweetness. Palate is very dry initially and lingering fairly long in the after-taste, light to medium body, thin texture, well/heavily carbonated, long bitter finish. Very enjoyable.
Savvy1982 (328), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 21, 2009 Bottle. Pours medium to pale gold, with a thin head that reduces to a persistent skim. Nose is mild 3C hops, plus mild clean yeast, and a whiff of flowers. Palate is a tastesplosion of hoppiness, but without bitterness, plenty of citrus and grapefruit, delicate yet juicy. Eminently drinkable, and very tasty; an IPA without the palate fatigue.
RichardW (260), Carlisle, Cumbria, England
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 27, 2009 Another of those, ’Why haven’t I tried this before beers’ - well, it was well worth waiting for. Great fresh citrusy aroma and taste, with a lovely sharp bitterness that leaves a fine grapefruit flavour lingering on the tongue. Pleasant burnished orange appearance, plenty of tingle from the carbonation and a soft white head that stays constant throughout. Good stuff.
phaleslu (589), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 21, 2009 Bottle at Barmuda in Queenstown. Pours a slightly cloudy amber with a medium white head. Yet another solid pale ale in New Zealand- they’ve impressed me to no end with the APA and IPA styles. Aroma of floral hops, grapefruit citrus, and honey. The flavor is also hoppy and citrusy, with sweetness from the honey and some yeast for a nice balance. Bitter, crisp from active carbonation, and a nice bite.
hawthorne00 (159), Australia
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 21, 2009 Updated: Dec 24, 2009Light copper. Lacy cream head. Honeyed citrus nose. Quite a lot of bubbles. Assertive rather than aggressive hopping. Complex resiny leatherwood middles. Carbonation doesn’t quite hide slight deadness on the palate. Very good rather than great. (rerate, old rating 3.7:) I’ve had a few of its local competitors recently and liked them well enough. But I think I under-rated this one, perhaps from drinking it a bit too cold. Everything works together here, and as the cliche goes, a champion team beats a team of champions.
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