Black Mac Porter
Mac's Brewery in Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand 🇳🇿
Porter Regular|
Score
6.72
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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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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
It is a regular porter, a bit watery at the beginning but after it develops aromas of roasted malt, coffee, hop, toffee at the final, 18.05.18, at Prélaz.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Drinks of the World
on 07 Mar 2026
at 20:48
6/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2023
at 19:25
6.2/10
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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
6.5/10
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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
6.5/10
(#651)(#7 NZ)(#3 Auckland)
Bought it at "FreshChoice", Te Anau, NZ
Bought it at "FreshChoice", Te Anau, NZ
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2018
at 18:37
6/10
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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
7.1/10
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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
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
8/10
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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