 bozoNZ (481), Christchurch, New Zealand
Jan 31, 2007 330ml bottle @ the father in laws - Pours crisp golden, reasonable milky head that clings to the side of glass. Dry nose, reasonably bitter up front but doesn’t really develop to anything. Malty rather than hoppy finish. I don’t get ’skunky’ like others - perhaps it doesn’t travel well?
zamco17 (134), Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
Jan 29, 2007 reminds me of tsingtao. flavor not as bright though. golden lager but better than the evil 3. could probably drink a lot of this in the summertime. not bad for 2.09 a 25oz
LinusStick (1831), Moon Twp, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Jan 25, 2007 Blah! I had yet to try a New Zealand beer so I said why not? After witnessing the aroma I said "why?". This tastes like Corona. Smells like Corona. I am rating it higher than my Beer Enemy Number 1 because it is from New Zealand and doesn’t have the bad aftertaste. The pour looks like a Bud but smells worse with no head. Taste is...well...you know...Corona. I hope when the hobbits went to that bar they weren’t drinking pints of this.
Skidds (252), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Jan 22, 2007 I found this one quite impressive, very clean taste and finish compared to many lagers. Reminds me of Kronenbourg. Way to go New Zealand.
faroeviking (6024), Republica Vikingo de las, Faroe Islands
Jan 19, 2007 Bottle. Bit pale golden colour with a medium rather short lasting bubbly head. Aroma of grains and hops. Flavour is clean, bit thin, grainy and grassy, bit hoppy with a dryish bit sweet finish. Brewed since 1950 and is still the most famous Kiwi beer. A rather boring beer though.
Kevin (1917), Colorado, USA
Jan 13, 2007 why do i do this to myself? i’m at the store, i have a bottle of chimay blue in one hand and am looking for something to drink while it comes up to temp. i see this green bottle monstrosity and smile at the phrase "pure new zealand beer"
well, it might have started pure, but in the travel to get here a hobbit pissed in it. a skunked up aroma only lumpy could love. metallic soapy flavor that has a stale twig taste to it.
why did i buy the big bottle? why do i hate myself?
johnnydollar (35), greenville, South Carolina, USA
Jan 12, 2007 nothing special. mild skunky nose but the taste is not much of anything. i do not taste grass but i do taste "astringent". i would rather be drinking becks
PilsnerPeter (2585), Flushing, New York, USA
Jan 12, 2007 12oz Bottle: A clear pale yellow beer with a fading white head. At first a huge skunkyness hits your nose, yet when it breathes there’s a light hint of sweet malt in the aroma. Decent flavor. More balanced than the aroma. Some evident bready malt with a later hint of stale hop bitterness in the finish. Solid for a pale lager.
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