Macs Brewjolais

Brewed by Macs Brewery
Style: American Pale Ale
Wellington, New Zealand

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

At Mac’s Brewpub in Wellington, NZ, 05.27.10. Hazy orange gold, white head. Aroma is kiwi and citrus. Flavor is citrus hoppy with grass and malt. Thin body, but refreshing.

Draft. A dark golden beer with an off-white head. The aroma has strong notes of hop and grass as well as notes of caramel. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of grass and hops, leading to a dry and very bitter and hoppy finish.

Weirdly hop free nose given the alleged green hopping. Hints of caramel and a slight floral touch. Golden amber, like the 50/50 blend of Hoprocker and Sassy Red the bar poured me as a Brewjolais substitute when I arrived before the keg was on. Very malt driven, lots of crystal sweetness and a slightly chalky finish. No evidence of the hops other than a faint hint of lemon and remained thus even as it warmed. Nice enough beer but the 50/50 blend trumped this on balance.

Pleasant hoppy, floral aroma with a nice head and good bitter taste. A seasonal beer - unusual for Lion Nathan/Macs and an attempt to produce something made by a brewer instead of an accountant. Usually served too cold at Macs bars but gets better as it warms up and a nice session beer.

Pint at the brewery - day of release.
Pours a radiant deep amber. Thin white head.
Huge fresh hoppy aromas, bring the citrus and passionfruit home. Theres a bit of caramel malt underneath.
Flavour has intense resiny hops, coating the mouth with a pleasant bitterness.
The finish lasted about 10mins with the fresh brew. She became more subdued and balanced over time, still amazing. Cheers for this one Ally!

On tap at The Vic in Nelson. Hugely fragrant tropical fruit hop aroma. Luscious hop flavours dominate as well: passionfruit, tangerine, mango. Underlying malts are sweet and supportive. Finish is very bitter. In my mind this played as an American-style IPA but without the big ABV. Excellent.

2009, enjoyed thoroughly with Donfardz64 on the waterfront in Wellington. Dense white head with a lovely amber hue. Floral, fruity hops, complemented by a sweet malt. Damn attractive aroma, although not strong coming out of the tap. A nice bitterness in the flavour, balanced excellently by the malt. The hops manifest as grapes, pears and lime. Clean on the palate with plenty of hop flavour in the finish. Kind of like a sexed-up Hop-Rocker.

Bright orange in colour with firm white head. Citrus hoppy mouthfeel. Nice bitterness but was short. One of the better batchs.