Modus Operandi Brewing Co.

in Mona Vale, New South Wales, Australia 🇦🇺

Established in 2014

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14 Harkeith Street, Mona Vale, 2013, Australia

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

From a 500ml can on 2/11/2017. Pours a slightly hazy deep golden with the barest of heads. The aroma features some zesty and ripe fruit (passionfruit), with a hint of spice. Take a sip and you'r immediately struck by the sweetness, again ripe fruit, with peach, apricot, mango and passionfruit. However, due to a significant lack of hop punch, it's a bit one dimensional and cooler-like. Just a bit too sweet and cloying to be really enjoyable. Has a syrupy palate and average carbonation. All up, okay but somewhat flawed. Certainly not worthy of the premium price these guys charge.There are plenty of better Aussie DIPAs out there which represent far better value.

Tried from Can on 24 Nov 2017 at 05:02


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

From a 500ml can on 24/9/2017 (shared by Butz with thanks). Pours a cloudy straw with a medium to biggish head. Feature a fruity, zesty, slightly spicy nose. As one expects from the style, it's very citrussy - particularly lemon and lime, along with lemongrass, passionfruit and pineapple. The hops are firmish with some grapefruit and spice. Full bodied with average carbonation. Rather tasty stronger NEIPA.

Tried from Can on 24 Sep 2017 at 20:09


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Tap at the Boilermaker House, Melbourne. Poured a clear copper colour with a thin broken white head. The aroma is skunky malt, light tropical fruit. The flavour is moderate sweet light bitter with a light, crisp, fresh, woody metallic hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Tastes a little bland and mass produced. Not many flavours that I like.

Tried from Draft on 18 Sep 2017 at 09:22


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Can at Slo Beer, Fitzroy. Poured a hazy straw colour with a short-lived frothy white head. The aroma is malt, light fresh citrus. The flavour is moderate bitter with a crisp, fresh woody hop bitter light metallic palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium to light bodied with average carbonation.

Tried from Can on 18 Sep 2017 at 05:10


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

On tap at the Local Taphouse Melbourne. Pours black. Toast, porridge, cream, coffee, little tobacco. Medium body. Fine.

Tried from Draft on 14 Sep 2017 at 08:53


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at the Local Taphouse Melbourne. Pours red. Raisins, figs, caramel, cherry, more tropical in the flavours. Interesting.

Tried from Draft on 14 Sep 2017 at 08:51


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Can. Black, beige head. Aroma of mild roast, grass, some mocha and earth. A fair bit of body for 5% - which is the point I guess - with a creamy rather than silky texture. Taste adds a rather dull caramel to the mix. Bitterness at the end is a mite lumpen too. Unusually joyless for MO. Not a disaster but ordinary.

Tried from Can on 09 Aug 2017 at 08:44


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 7.5

Pours very dark brown with a quickly fading head.Nose shows cocoa, coffee, roasted grains.Flavours include dry roasted malt and faint cocoa, little else.

Tried on 26 Jul 2017 at 02:59


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Can sample at a tasting at Max’s place. Thanks troubles. Amber, beige head. Malt, fruity hops, tropical, caramel, sweet, bitter finish.

Tried from Can on 22 Jul 2017 at 02:50


7.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Can, 10C. Black with a light tan head. Aroma of kumquat, grapefruit, pine, mocha, some brioche. Fullish texture, silky with lowish carbonation. Sweet with chocolate brioche, some nectarines, then mostly tenor register oozes out towards a moderately bitter and somewhat peppery finish. Involving and polished. (Too) drinkable but has character and some depth.

Tried from Can on 08 Jun 2017 at 08:51