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Emerson's Brewery in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand 🇳🇿
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Score
6.46
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7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
On tap at Chamois Bar & Grill, Mount Cook Village. Dark orange to amber with white head. Malty, caramel, toasted, touch of fruit, nice dry bitterish finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
Chamois Bar & Grill
on 02 Apr 2025
at 22:00
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
330ml bottle into pint glass. Nose of smoky malt and fruit. Light brown beer with big fluffy white head which clings a little. Medium carbonation. Light body, a bit fizzy. Taste is light smoky malts. Finish is bit sour with a touch of drying bitterness. Very English, bog standard Bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Oct 2017
at 00:26
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 4
330ml bottle. Toasted hazelnuts, toffee, apple, toast. Thin, far too carbonated body. The carbonation takes over the flavour a bit too. Honestly a bit of a mess. As an Englishman, I find it outrageous that this is rated higher than bitters back home, despite being completely out of style and really not that pleasant. Perhaps the Kiwi palate is more easily pleased. Hard pass.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2016
at 01:07
7.5/10
Tried
on 23 Nov 2016
at 21:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
(bottle) Poured slightly hazy copper coloured with a ridiculous amount of head (even carefully poured). Aroma is a pleasant malty caramel with orange hints. Light body, overly fizzy. Flavour is straightforward malt to hops bitter. It’s no frills, not much else going on, but decent quality. Overall a no frills basic but reasonable beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2012
at 20:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Deep copper color. Subtle malty backbone with some soft hoppy notes. A bit heavy for a bitter but enjoyable.
Tried
on 02 Nov 2011
at 08:10
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled. An amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of caramel and malt as well as a light note of hops. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and caramel as well as a light touch of straw.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2011
at 15:00
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
From a 500ml bottle on 17/1/2011. Has a distinct floral, perfumey, malty, fruity aroma. Flavours are fruit, honey and sweet malt, with some wine like notes. Has along finish with a slightly sour bitterness. Has quite a light body. Has masses of character for a beer that only 3.7%. A very good bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2011
at 23:30
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours dark amber with a small head.Nose shows spicy, herbaceous and floral hops in abundance. Underneath is plenty of sweet malt with toffee characters.Similar flavours although the hops fade a little, revealing nutty, toasty malt, along with the aforementioned toffee.Good moderate carbonation works well, although the body seems a bit watery.
Tried
on 06 Dec 2010
at 19:11
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Clear amber, 1/2 cm beige head. Savoury aroma floral and grassy hops with earth and caramel underneath. Delicate mouthfeel. A little malt sweetness with some fruit and hop firmness. Medium length mild bitter finish. A little too much fizz. Probably would be very good on tap. As it is, it’s a pretty good bottled bitter and very pleasant, easy-going drop. I have to admit I was hoping for more from Emerson’s here, but great bitter is elusive.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jan 2010
at 03:05