Macs Malt Mac

Formerly brewed at Macs Brewery
Style: Scotch Ale
Wellington, New Zealand

Serve in Thistle

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This beer is a Scottish Ale by style, as it is brewed with a variety of malts, included peat smoked whiskey malt. It comes in at a modest 6% abv, but is just packed with rich, robust, malty aromas and flavors. I was really impressed with this beer, from its really distinctive, stubby brown bottle, to the beautiful chestnut color liquid inside. This is an outstanding beer with great character, and makes for a perfect cool weather brew. Malt Mac pours to a beautiful, bright, deep ruby red color with a tight, white head, and a moderate amount of carbonation. The nose is fragrant with the aroma of peat smoke, and sweet caramel malt. There is some slight flowery hop aroma, but the malt aroma is the star here. The plate is lean, but with lots of great malt flavor on the tongue. Flavors of sweet malt, dark toast, and hints of sooty, peat smoke flavor glide over the tongue. Malt Mac finishes with more toasty/peat smoky malt flavors up front, then with a slightly dry and sweet malt finish that lingers on the tongue. This beer is awesome. It is just so drinkable, and has such great depth as well. I love the sweet/toasty/peat smoky character of this beer. All I can say is, this is one hell of a good beer, and one I wish I could get a hell of a lot more of.

This is good. Definite taste of scotch whisky along with some coffee and malt. Nice, off-white head with a good lacing after dissipating. Very smooth. I like it.

Nice full flavored beer that really surpised me. A session beer for sure ! It has an abundance of grain flavors going on when the first drops hit yer tongue.

Ahh, nice. Reminds me of Fischer Adelscott, which, like this brew, has a peaty smokiness that lends it a tremendous amount of robustness and character. Though not a sweet beer, it has tons of malty backbone and it definitely fits my description of a Scottish Ale to a "T". Perhaps a touch of spice, too, but not a "warming" beer as the alcohol is well-hidden. Bravo, Mac!

Smoky taste from the peated barley malt is evident, and makes this beer a winner for me.

2001 winter seasonal. Dark amber colour, small head which disipated quickley, toasted coffee flavour with hint of whiskey.

This brew pours a small head of fine light brown bubbles and a carbonated transparent brown body. It has notes of spices, malt and hops. It starts off with an initial fizzy bitter flavor of hop and spice then finishes with malt notes.

Dark garnet. Neglectable head. Smoky malt aroma, very peaty. Approachable woody alcohol and minty tones try to add some depth. Light palate, light to medium carbonation. A mild sweetness doesn’t develop much beyond medicinal toasted bread and honey flavors. Slightly roasty in the finish. Interesting to say the least, this, while light, has some of the strongest scotch component I ever encountered, lots of lagavulin like iodine and medicinal strong peatiness. Gracias CaptainCougar!

Massively rich and smokey, much like a barrel aged scottish ale. Also picked up on some dark coffee-like tastes toward the end. Interesting little bottle with a unique design that came from Micheal Jackson's Beer Tour Mail Order. Rauchbiers are way too smokey for me, this level is very enjoyable. I let sausages sit in a bottle of this overnight and the result was fantastic!

Bottle, thanks to Blake for sharing!. Clear brown body with a touch of red. Very nice aroma - light chocolate / medium-roasted malt with sweet peat smoke. Dry peat flavor with a light pale malt backing. Bit of coffee roast in the finish. Nicely smoked flavor but that’s all there is to it!