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

Threatened to creep out of the bottle. Hazy gold with a huge white head that’s like beaten egg whites. Lovely but reserved aroma of grass, gooseberries, passionfruit, crackers. 7+ Light, creamy texture. Clean, not that sweet, no minerally touch that is a (fine) feature of some NZ lagers. At first it’s hard to tell where the almost sour citrus and berry flavours end and bitterness begins, but after a time the fruit seems more juicy and the bitterness more distinct. Some minor herbal notes. Best NZ pils so far, which is saying plenty. [3.9] Several 500ml bottles were like the above. A couple of 330ml bottles were OK (3.3ish) but a bit muddled with duller hops. It seems they’ve had problems with contracting out. Leaving the score as was and hoping they get it together because this was very good.