Pernicious Weed
Garage Project in Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand 🇳🇿
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
7.30
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The arrival of hops to the brewing scene in England in the 1500’s led to a moral panic. Hops were condemned as a “wicked and pernicious weed”, one which would lead to the erosion of social and moral standards. Thank goodness they were right. Here’s hoping that our homage to the original pernicious weed continues this gradual decline. Organic Rakau and whole cone Nelson Sauvin go head to head in this strong, golden, hoppy brew. Bitter, yes. Intensely hoppy, absolutely. Too much, never.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Half pint at the cafe, pours a clear burnt orange, ring of white head. Nose is dank, armpit, grass, malt, onion, weed. Flavor has malt as the backbone, but very very grassy, dank, scape, BO, catty. Gotta have Amarillo in here. Finishes medium bodied with less bitterness than I would have guessed. 8 3 8 3 14
Tried
on 13 Feb 2020
at 08:52
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Slightly hazy golden and orange coloured body with a light tan and slightly off-white head. Aroma of very pungent grass, flowers, resin and piney bitterness that shows a lot of alpha acids throughout with a kick of resin and some malty notes right behind. Medium-bodied; Super pungent hoppy biting flavour of resin and pine with a lot of grass and floral notes that shows a ton of resinous flavours, some good balance from the relatively supportive malt and ending with a big bite of resin and fruity notes. Aftertaste shows the hops of course with a lot of pervasive bitterness and some lingering sweetness and grain at the very end with some sweetness from the fruits as well. Overall, a nice and enjoyable IPA that hits the mark in terms of complexity, balance and especially the hop bite. Not really an 'Imperial' beer, but perhaps in terms of New Zealand and Australia, it gets close. I sampled this 33 cL can purchased from the Bottle Shop under a hotel in Manly, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 15-August-2019 for AU$8,00 sampled on the back end of the ferry back to Circular Quay on 15-August-2019.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Aug 2019
at 14:01
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Mellow clear orange body and okay foam, sweet vegetably hops on the nose. Flavour is harsh chewy vegetable hops like sucking down tropical leaves soaked in sugar. Full enough on the mouth. Not pleasant to drink.
Tried
on 04 Aug 2019
at 07:18
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Utseende uklar orange med hvitt skum. Aroma og smak sitrus aprikos humle malt. Fyldig og bitter. Flaske på Humle og Bier 2019
Tried
on 23 Apr 2019
at 20:03
8/10
Aroma og smak sitrus aprikos humle malt. Fyldig og bitter
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Apr 2019
at 19:39
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Weirdly sock-like nose. Golden amber in colour. Them be proper old school hops. Nice and piney and just as should be.
Tried
on 28 Nov 2018
at 08:46
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
28.01.2015, 0,65l bottle shared with ClubGonzo & friends:
Nice creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly dry grassy, leafs, hops, sap, light malts, old moss, lawn, minerals. Taste is slightly dry grassy, lawn, hops, bark, leafs, hay, minerals, light malts, moss. Medium bitterness, slightly harsh mouthfeel. Fair enough. A bit over the top I guess...
Nice creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly dry grassy, leafs, hops, sap, light malts, old moss, lawn, minerals. Taste is slightly dry grassy, lawn, hops, bark, leafs, hay, minerals, light malts, moss. Medium bitterness, slightly harsh mouthfeel. Fair enough. A bit over the top I guess...
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2018
at 17:00
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Keg at BeaverFest 2018 Saturday... Copper.. Thin tan lacing.. Soft sweet caramel toffee fruit nose.. Woody caramel toffee malts
Tried
on 10 Sep 2018
at 17:30
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Keg at beaverfest. Pours golden, nose is floral, toffee, taste is herbal, bitter, musty toffee.
Tried
on 10 Sep 2018
at 10:25
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at Beavertown Extravaganza 2018. Clear deep orange colour no head. Bug hoppy. Lots of hops some bitterness on the finish. Pnw pine resin pungent hops.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Sep 2018
at 12:50