Mac's Brewery Sassy Red

Sassy Red

 

Mac's Brewery in Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand 🇳🇿

  Amber / Red Ale - American Regular Out of Production
Score
6.50
ABV: 4.5% IBU: 30 Ticks: 14
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Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2025 at 21:53


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

330ml bottle into shaker. Bronze coloured beer with thin creamy head. Nose is malt and distant fruit. Smooth texture with a dark caramel malt taste. Finish is slightly bitter with more caramel. My wife found this bottle at her work and it is waaaaayyyyy past its BB date but still a nice bitter, full of flavour.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Jan 2019 at 12:16


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

F: big, tan, good retention. C: coppery, clear. A: roasted malt, nuts, caramel, toast, some fruity tones, cereals, toffee, plums. T: caramel malt, toffee, fruity, nuts, earthy, grassy, medium body, medium carbonation, very good balanced and tasty beer, enjoyed, 330ml bottle from New World supermarket near airport in Nadi in Fiji.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Feb 2017 at 07:11


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

On tap at the Last Kitchen in Fox Glacier. Malt profile is pretty decent, but there’s not much beyond that. Biscuits, toffee, little dried fruit. Drinkable but not the best.

Tried from Draft on 31 Dec 2016 at 00:26


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft at the source. Crystal clear ruby amber color, tan head. Aroma of toasted caramel. Taste us bitter caramel.

Tried from Draft on 30 Jul 2013 at 19:26


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Lots of floral fragrances give way quickly to marshmallow and honey, then finally some earthy notes including dirt, metal and sump oil. In the mouth it’s more hoppy with good length and a reasonable malt structure. It could probably do with a little more bite, but it’s an enjoyable drop.

Tried on 16 Jan 2013 at 01:32


Tried from Bottle on 30 Aug 2012 at 16:44


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. A collision between sweet fruity and nutty malts, and some decent hops. Toffee and caramel notes too, before a decent bitter finish. Enjoyable.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Apr 2012 at 07:17


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Pours dark amber/red with a large but short-lasting head.Nose shows generous amounts of toasty, nutty malt with some caramel in there too. In the way of hops there’s a faint fruity character. Loving the malt though.Some of the nutty malt transfers through as a flavours but overall the malt profile seems overly metallic. Finishes with a weak bitterness and that metallic character.Carbonation is much too high.

Tried on 05 Feb 2011 at 23:15


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Dull dark amber. Light fruity aroma with some crystal malt chewiness. Predominantly chewy character, with fresh malts. Ok, probably a bit too chewy and doesn’t showcase this NZ Saaz at all.

Tried on 28 Jun 2010 at 08:06