Russian River Brewing Company Hop Growers Tribute Series: Mac

Hop Growers Tribute Series: Mac

 

Russian River Brewing Company in Santa Rosa, California, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - West Coast Regular
Score
7.05
ABV: 6.5% IBU: - Ticks: 4
This year, our friends at Mac Hops are celebrating 125 year of hop growing history! Mac Hops was established in New Zealand in the year 1900 and is now a 5th generation hop farm. Featuring Rakau, Nelson Sauvin, Nectaron, and Riwaka hops.

Available on tap and in cans at both pub locations and for shipping, and in bottles and draft for distribution!
 

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7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Quite pale, slight haze. Lean malt, medium bitterness. Solid stuff, as usual.

Tried from Draft on 16 Nov 2025 at 02:54


7.3
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Pours slightly hazy pale yellow, medium white head, good lacing. Aroma is grassy, overripe fruit, hint of pot. Flavor is light sweet, light bitter. Medium light body. OK

Tried from Bottle on 23 Oct 2025 at 00:31


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

500mL bottle, pours a hazy blonde with a small white head. Nose has a nice bright hop tang, some green melon, and a touch of candied character. Flavour is not that obviously a NZ hop bomb—there’s some hop tang, citrusy hops, light, pine, and a biscuity malt. Not as much of a hop explosion as I hoped, but it’s a clean, well-constructed IPA. Good but underwhelming for Russian River.

Tried from Bottle at RidgeWood Bottle & Tap on 05 Oct 2025 at 16:14


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

510mL bottle. Pours hazy yellow with a white head. The nose is dank with nice tangy NZ hop expression and some light citrus notes. Flavour has a dank oily character throughout, bitter citrus peels, a bit of tang. It's very nice, but the hop expression leaves something to be desired.

Tried from Bottle at RidgeWood Bottle & Tap on 04 Oct 2025 at 01:09