Black Mac (-2014)
Mac's Brewery in Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand 🇳🇿
Lager - Schwarzbier / Black Lager Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.49
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle in Taupo, NZ. Backlog rating from bottle collection and historic scoring. No tasting notes kept, just rating.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2017
at 16:21
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at the source. Very dark brown color, tan head. Aroma of ciffee grounds. Taste is very roasty but plain.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Jul 2013
at 18:52
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Appearance: Very dark brown, clear I guess. Some tan head. Aroma: Dark malt, chocolate. Taste: More dark malt and chocolate. Coffee? Actually refreshing. Info: 330ml bottle, 1/6-2013
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2013
at 23:23
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Czarne jak noc w piwnicy. Smoliste i palone wyraźnie. Aromatyczne z wielgachną pianą. Wytrawne solidnie. Nut owocowych tu próżno szukać. Kolor nieprzepuszcza światła, jakby najlepszy szwarzbier z egzotycznego kraju. Blisko mu do najlepszych Stoutów
Tried
on 12 Sep 2012
at 12:23
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Deep dark brown coloured body with a nice creamy tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, a touch of licorice, some light coffee and a bit more roasted malt and earth. Medium-bodied; Assertive roasted malt flavours with a touch of sugars, cream and a little earthiness. Aftertaste shows the simple, yet potent roasted malt taste with a little sweetness and a hint of alcohol near the end. Overall, a decent beer that shows some quality, but not great compared to other artisinal beers in New Zealand. I sampled this 33cL bottle with ridges on the lip, on my honeymoon on 22-August-2011 at the Koru Club (Air New Zealand) in Auckland International Airport.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Sep 2011
at 13:00
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Pours black with a light tan small head.Nose shows light roasted malt with a lot of nutty and toasty chocolate malt. Big milk chocolate hit as well as vanilla. This is great. Such a lovely creamy mix of aromas.Flavours are less complex with more of the emphasis on plain roasted malt. Still, some hints of milky chocolate (reminiscent of a hot chocolate) show. Quite sweet, with just a hint of a roasty finish.Much too much carbonation for this kind of beer!
Tried
on 05 Jul 2010
at 19:51
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Almost black with a decent beige head. Smells of mild roast malt and grass with some hints of berries. Tastes barely sweet with a touch of roast and plain bitterness. A good quality lowbrow beer (which is nothing to sneeze at).
Tried
on 18 Jun 2010
at 08:06
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(On tap Courtesy of yalnikim. Dark brown - close to black - with a creamy, beige head leaving some laces. Lightly sweet, hard roasted malt aroma. Medium in body with lightly sweet, hard roasted malt accents and a somewhat malt bitter finish. Drinkable indeed. 310108 (Bottle 33,5 cl) A beer that certainly lives up to it’s name, this really is black albeit with a reddish tint. Light brown, creamy head. Malty, lightly burned, but also with a strange tang of bon-bons or something - actually very unpleasant. I fail to believe this is intentional. Hope it’s a faulty beer. 3/2/3/1/6=1.5 100204
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Mar 2005
at 07:50
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottled. Dark brown. Light bodied. Licorice aroma. Clean mouthfeel, some coffee and a lot of fizz. Metallic finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Oct 2003
at 15:49
5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 2
Overall 5
A dark red beer with a light brown disappearing head. The aroma is sweet and slightly smoked. The flavor starts on a thin note but then comes a good malt flavor of roasted malt - though a little flat. The carbondioxide prickles the tongue, it ends on a slight sweet and bitter note. This beer has no body. All in all it is a weird beer - it has some good traits but also some bad ones.
Tried
on 01 Sep 2003
at 14:24