Emerson's Brewery 1812 Hoppy Pale Ale

1812 Hoppy Pale Ale

 

Emerson's Brewery in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand 🇳🇿

  Pale Ale - Australian / New Zealand Regular
Score
6.78
ABV: 5.0% IBU: - Ticks: 21
One of New Zealand’s first new generation pale ales and now something of a classic, Emerson’s 1812 is all about balance. Pouring a bright amber hue beneath a deep cream coloured head, the aroma hints at caramel and dark toffee balanced with a light citrusy fruitiness.
Medium bodied, the palate first offers a
marmalade-like combination of ripe citrus and caramelised malts before resiny hops come to the fore and lead into a lingering dry finish.
 

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RB score 3.46

Tried from Draft on 08 Mar 2025 at 22:43


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tap at Kai Whakapai. Clear golden with white head. Sweet bready malts, soft white grape and a bit of lychee, crisp toast, light grassy, crisp pils malts. Just medium sweet and medium bitter. Just medium bodied with slight dry finish. OK.

Tried from Draft on 23 Aug 2018 at 07:52


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

330ml bottle into pint glass (as Emerson's 1812 Pale Ale). Clear bronze beer, creamy white head, a myriad of tiny bubbles. Patchy lacing. Nose is earthy hops, pepper and citric fruit. Zingy and fresh with a bitter hop kick then a long lingering citric finish. There's some toffee in the background too. Excellent pale ale. Complex and moreish.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Oct 2017 at 02:45


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at Freeman & Grey. Peach, little grass, little sweet toffee, plenty of malty biscuit and maybe a little lightly toasted bread. Nice light and refreshing palate. Not bad.

Tried from Draft on 29 Nov 2016 at 04:06


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle shared at the 2015 edition of the chriso Pre-GBBF tasting - London. Pulled from the chriso rotter, I believe. Cheers! Pours clear, deep gold with a creamy, white head. Plenty of bready malts here, along with lightly tangy citrus fruits. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Moderately sweet on the finish, with simple bready malts predominating. A little too aged but OK.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Apr 2016 at 03:25


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle at Fox & Ferret Riccarton, Christchurch. Pours cloudy amber. Hoppy nose. Well balanced taste, but a beet more sweetness wouldn’t hurt; I find it a bit pale for an IPA.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Jan 2015 at 17:25



5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Appearance: Medium brown, clear. Some off-white head. Aroma: Hops, mostly. Malt hidden. Taste: Lots of hops, some malt and fruit. Info: 425ml draft, 31/5-2013, 234/500

Tried from Draft on 08 Jul 2013 at 13:57


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

dark copper color, fully body, rounded, nice bitter finish. Nothing outstanding, but well made.

Tried on 24 Oct 2012 at 06:53


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

From a 500ml bottle on 6/12/2010. Has a strong and pleasant aroma of caramel and fruit, floral and piney hops. In the mouth you get caramel, toffee, citrus fruit (oranges) and a touch of grapefruit. Has a solid hop kick, though it’s only medium in comparison to heavy hitting IPAs. But this one is all about balance and drinkability. Excellent.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Dec 2010 at 00:13