Loaded Hog Brewery Dark Ale

Dark Ale

 

Loaded Hog Brewery in Levin, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand 🇳🇿

  Brown Ale Regular
Score
5.60
ABV: 4.0% IBU: - Ticks: 2
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5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Old rating from 2002 - Pint from the tap in Auckland. Pours dark brown with a beige head. Aromas & tastes of apple, caramel, biscuit & toasted malt. Moderate body. Dry finish

Tried from Draft on 31 Jan 2025 at 17:35


2.1
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 1 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 2.5

Draught at Loaded Hog, Auckland. So, with 5999 Ratebeer ratings in my luggage I walked in to this brewpub, aiming to find a beer worthy to celebrate 6000 with. I knew it wouldn’t be great the second Iopened the door. To get to the bar I had to wade across the dance floor where drunk middle aged couples were falling around to the sound of the lousiest cover band north of the Antartica, with a noise level that could wake up the dead. Luckily I managed to make it to the bar without my feet getting stuck on the messy floor, and somehow managed to get the bartenders attention through pointing at two beer taps.
The beer came out dark brown with near no head. It had an appley nose and uit was appley, sweetish and thin. The mouthfeel was sharp and clean, and I could sense no hops. Why, oh why did I pick this, the lousiest brewpub in the southern hemisphere to have my 6000th rating?

Tried from Draft on 10 Feb 2006 at 07:20