Hop Growers Tribute Series: Mac Hops
Russian River Brewing Company in Santa Rosa, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Series Out of Production|
Score
6.93
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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!
Available on tap and in cans at both pub locations and for shipping, and in bottles and draft for distribution!
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7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at home with Johnny. Hazy pale yellow color, medium sized white head. Aroma is pretty citrus hoppy forward with some tropical fruit peel notes. Flavor is lightly malts, bitter hops, citrus hops. Alright, not great.
Tried
on 05 Jan 2026
at 21:37
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Golden beer with a whitish head. Earth and light grapefruit aroma. Grapefruit and pine flavor with tropical fruit. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and pine linger with tropical fruit.
Tried
on 17 Dec 2025
at 19:15
7.4/10
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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
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
Tap at Gourmet Haus. Pour slightly hazed with pristine white head. Faint fruit aroma and flavor. Thinnish mouthfeel.
Tried
on 01 Nov 2025
at 20:23
7.3/10
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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
7.3/10
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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
7.3/10
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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