Black Mac Porter

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

Porter Regular

Score

6.64

ABV: 4.8%

IBU: 30

Ticks: 7

Black Mac is a smooth Porter with hints of caramel, liquorice & chocolate. Earnestly made from a combo of 5 different malts, topped with Fuggle hops. Black Mac swims with dark undercurrents of caramel, liquorice and chocolate, topped off with the unique aroma of the Fuggles. Yes, they’re really called that. No self-respecting brewery can do without a spectacular dark ale hogging the limelight, and of course no brewers are more self-respecting than Mac's. It tempers the smoothness of its toasted malts with the characterful presence of its hops. No wonder it's proven such a perennial favourite.

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Robin Svensson (13124) ticked Black Mac Porter from Mac's Brewery 2 years ago

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2023 at 19:25

6.2

Deanf (9781) reviewed Black Mac Porter from Mac's Brewery 6 years ago

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

Good strong foam, semi clear brownish black body. Smells of dark sweet biscuit. Flavour is sweet barley, sugar, even vague coffee hints in there. Full on the mouth. Pretty good for what it is.

Tried on 17 Aug 2019 at 08:44

6.5

explosivedog (14050) reviewed Black Mac Porter from Mac's Brewery 7 years ago

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

330ml bottle. Pours black. Heavy toast, liquorice, coffee, plum, nice nuttiness. Medium body. Fine.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Mar 2018 at 07:09

6.5

efeesse (1747) ticked Black Mac Porter from Mac's Brewery 7 years ago

(#651)(#7 NZ)(#3 Auckland)
Bought it at "FreshChoice", Te Anau, NZ

Tried from Bottle on 03 Mar 2018 at 18:37

TedE (2767) reviewed Black Mac Porter from Mac's Brewery 9 years ago

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

330ml bottle into glass. Black beer, tan head. Smells of chocolate, coffee, and a little aniseed. Light body, slight fizz. A little watery sweetness then a bitter chocolate finish with a hint of coffee. Standard porter, not bad.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Sep 2016 at 23:10

7.1

stravale (3279) reviewed Black Mac Porter from Mac's Brewery 9 years ago

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

Bottle from Bradley’s, Cork [240416]
Black, fluffy frothy beige head, good lacing
Aroma of sweet dark malts, soft roasted malts, dark chocolate, hint of burnt toast
Taste of soft roast, quite rich dark malts, bitter dark chocolate, dab of dark toffee
Palate - soft to medium carb, a bit fizzy, medium body, soft sweet. Finish of dark quite sweet malts
Overall - Good porter, not too roasty, some nice rich dark malts in this

Tried from Bottle on 01 May 2016 at 12:36

gnoff (11188) reviewed Black Mac Porter from Mac's Brewery 10 years ago

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

330 ml bottle at the NZ Lounge at Sydney airport. Sampled on October 21, 2015 (local time). BB 27/10/16.As "Mac’s Black Mac [Porter]".Does not seem to be the same beer as of name, label, style and ABV as:http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/macs-black-mac/9400/Adding the new beer for now.Clear dark brown color, tan head with plenty of lacing. Sweet, malty, toasted, light toffee scent. Malty, cream, toasted, light roasted taste. Toasted, grainy aftertaste. Medium to fairly smooth almost with velvet notes mouthfeel. Medium bitterness.Really nice!

Tried from Bottle on 26 Oct 2015 at 10:13