Hop Rocker
Mac's Brewery in Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand 🇳🇿
Lager - Pilsener Regular|
Score
6.18
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Hop Rocker is Mac’s own Pilsener, with a full complement of Cascade & Nelson Sauvin hops for well-rounded complexity. Bitter, but in a good way.
If you like your pilsener to show a bit of hop, you've come to the right place – Hop Rocker is the flashy lead guitarist in our beer supergroup. While a modicum of classic malt helps to put body into Hop Rocker, that's hardly why it's so called. Smell those citrus aromas. Savour those bitter notes. All the result of Nelson Sauvin and New Zealand Cascade hops, adding a touch of botanical exoticism to your leisure activities.
If you like your pilsener to show a bit of hop, you've come to the right place – Hop Rocker is the flashy lead guitarist in our beer supergroup. While a modicum of classic malt helps to put body into Hop Rocker, that's hardly why it's so called. Smell those citrus aromas. Savour those bitter notes. All the result of Nelson Sauvin and New Zealand Cascade hops, adding a touch of botanical exoticism to your leisure activities.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
I am a pils lovers and this one was a classical and delicious pils, the same one that you could find in Germany, bitter, aromatic, 30.05.18, at Bonfol
Tried
from Bottle
from
Drinks of the World
on 27 Feb 2026
at 13:23
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Denniston Dog, Westport. Clear golden with white head. Malty, grainy, some herbal notes, dry. Sweetish.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Denniston Dog Restaurant & Bar
on 31 Mar 2025
at 22:00
6/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2025
at 22:07
6/10
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Mar 2020
at 12:24
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
F: big, white, average retention. C: pale gold, clear. A: malt, grassy, floral, citrus, hint of bread, lemongrass, light fruitiness. T: malt, lemongrass, bread, hint of caramel, biscuits, medium body, medium carbonation, good one, 330ml bottle from New World supermarket near airport in Nadi in Fiji.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Feb 2017
at 07:16
6.5/10
Tried
on 01 Feb 2017
at 22:22
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
On tap at the Last Kitchen in Fox Glacier. Malt vinegar dominates the aroma, a little grassy hops coming through in the flavour. Not really sure what differentiates this from your normal macro produced pale lager. Pretty poor.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Dec 2016
at 23:25
6/10
Tried
on 17 Mar 2014
at 16:21
4/10
Tried
on 22 Jul 2012
at 02:40
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
very pale golden color. Light hoppy mouth, very light malty mouth. Very dry not very bitter, but very clean and balanced
Tried
on 02 Nov 2011
at 08:04