Captain Cooker Manuka Beer
The Mussel Inn in Onekaka, Tasman, New Zealand 🇳🇿
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6.61
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The Mussel Inn flagship - A red brown beer flavoured with the freshly picked tips
of the Manuka tree.
of the Manuka tree.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewpub. Clear dark orange with small white head. Malty, bit spicy, herbal, light fruity notes. Bitterish finish. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Draft
at
The Mussel Inn
on 29 Mar 2025
at 23:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Amber-brown, really nice bright fruity tip note. That manuka tip note is bright, the base amber is ok, and that.
Tried
on 09 Oct 2018
at 19:20
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Huge spiy, resinous nose. Sweet and spicy with resins from the manuka tips. Wax, chocolate, caramel, soft body, cinnamon spice. Not my thing. Too strong in the resins.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2018
at 03:20
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap. Pours orange brown. Peach, honey, sage, little synthetic grape, lemon. Decent body. Good stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Aug 2017
at 02:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(On tap) Clear copper with slight white head. Nice floral aroma - rather reminiscent of rose petals.Light body and medium carbonation. Taste is light, refreshing and elegant. Slightly honey sweet, floral with a hint of stone fruit and negligible bitterness. Nice easy drinking beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Feb 2014
at 02:28
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Fork and Brewer. Clear deep amber color, off white head. Aroma of perfumy pine. Taste is herbal pine and creme brulee. Really interesting. And I’m glad I won’t get scurvy today.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Aug 2013
at 23:02
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
lovely hoppy mouth, the manuka jumps up and hits the back of the throat, but never over powering. Not sweet. Well made. Lingering manuka finish with very low bitterness. Highly enjoyable beer.
Tried
on 31 Oct 2011
at 06:53
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle 330ml.Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, spicy. flowers - wood. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, spicy. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20100709]
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jul 2010
at 11:56
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
33 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is ginger spiced and citrusy. Ginger and citrusy flavoured. Slight thin mouthfeel. Citrusy ginger finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2010
at 11:13
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
clear dark brown, small offwhite head spicy aroma. faint malts, faint bitter caramel flavor is VERY spicy, caramel and ends quite spicy. spices are sort of like strong oregano, faint thyme. weird.
Tried
on 09 Jul 2010
at 10:29