5.5

(#649)(#5 NZ)(#1 Canterbury)
Bought it at "FreshChoice", Queenstown, NZ

6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Draft at the source. Clear yellwo color, white edge head. Aroma of white pepper and straw. Taste is peppery, fruity, bitter.

6.2

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Bottled. A golden beer with a thin white head. The aroma has notes of alcohol and malt as well as lighter notes of metal. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and caramel, as well as lighter notes of metal and over ripe fruits.

6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

330ml bottle, about 6C. Gold with a tightly packed white head that fades to a coat. Mild aroma of caramel, a little toast, hints of tropical fruits. Slightly syrupy. Taste is sweet with light caramel, some vague light fruits - pears, feijoa - indistinct hop bitterness. I really only bought this to tick off malt liquor as a style (it’s the only one I can recall seeing here), but this is really quite drinkable. Left to warm it’s pretty vilely sweet, but cold it’s streets ahead of any strong lager I’ve had.

5.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Pours pale amber with a large, quickly fading head.Aroma is very malty, somewhat toasty and bready. Quite nice actually.Similar flavours, but sickly sweet, with a fair bit of harsh alcohol showing.Too much carbonation.

5

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

(Bottle 33 cl) Clear golden with a small, rough head. Sweet aroma of malt and alcohol. Quite full-bodied with plenty of sweet malt and brewing syrup. The finish is clean, crude alcohol. Drinkable though. 210208