UPDATED: MAR 26, 2019 This was the first beer that I drink in NZ on my honeymoon so I’ll always love it.

A very nice brew that delivers on every front, looks nice in the glass, smells nice and most importantly tastes great.

Golden to bronze colored, clear pour with a single finger head. Lace present. Aroma of pine with a hint of sweetness in there. Taste is full of diacetyl, artificial butter. Bitter finish hides the butter a bit, but I just can't get past that. Medium bodied.

500ml bottle Golden amber color with great head. Aroma is orange, peach and biscuit malt. Mild bitterness followed by malty palate and smooth biscuit finish. Nice one.

500ml bottle pours a yellow amber color with a bit of head. Mild hop bitterness. English style hops.

330ml Bottle. Pours a mild gold with small amounts of white head. Small nose with hints of hops and malts. The taste is similar to the nose. A strong malt base which overpowers and hop profile.

500ml bottle BB 21 Apr 17. Clear sunset orange with voluminous white head. Lots of grapefruit and tangerine in the aroma, with caramel malt, pine and grassy notes. The taste has big grapefruit, lychee, tangerine, peach, pine, grass and maltiness with caramel and toasted bread. Light bodied and quite dry in the finish, very refreshing. A lot to love about this one.

Pint on tap at Pomeroys, Christchurch. Golden bronze beer, thin white film on top. Subdued aroma of malt and fruity hops. Light carbonation. Laces well. Easy-drinking, chalky lemon finish. Comforting pleasant pint.

UPDATED: SEP 9, 2016 330ml bottle. Aroma is all caramel with a little biscuit. Taste is some caramel up front, leading into some fruit (maybe pear). Pleasant but not too exciting.

Aroma of fruit and rain. Flavor is light bitterness, somewhat sweet and a complex hop character. Crushable. Pours reddish orange with a cream head.