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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5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 5
330ml bottle into pint glass. From BWS, Glen Innes. Golden amber beer with white head of foam. Medium carbonation. Good aroma of tropical fruit, caramel, and light hops. Very light body, floral bitter taste. Finish of stale cardboard and lemon. Interesting 'craft' non-alcoholic beer, just lacking body.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Nov 2020 at 10:04

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can. Orange and opaque. There's some stonefruit on the nose. And apricot stands out in terms of flavour. A touch of creaminess, and enough bitterness to not be just dessert. Not super punchy, but thereabouts.
Tried from Can on 23 Oct 2020 at 02:33

7.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
From a 375ml can on 21/9/2020. Pours a curiously clear deep golden with a big head which disappears quickly. Has a light fruity nose with a bit of coconut in the background. The flavour is more assertive - lots of sweet and tart cherry with the coconut much more prominent. Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Very tasty and really nicely balanced. Excellent. Modus are really starting to kick some goals.
Tried from Can on 21 Sep 2020 at 09:32

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pours amber with a large fading head.Nose shows caramel, bready malt, toasty melanoidin malt, hints of sultanas and a bit of spicy hops.Flavours include truckloads of sweet toasty brady melanoidin malt, golden syrup and burnt figs.
Tried on 12 Sep 2020 at 11:16

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pours gold with a quickly fading head.Nose shows delicate peach, nectarine, apple, soft biscuity and grainy malt, a bit of floral hops.Flavours include more peach, some citrus, cookie dough-like malt, a bit of spicy, earthy and herbal hops. Super refreshing and easy-drinking.
Tried on 11 Sep 2020 at 07:26

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
From a 375ml can on 7/9/2020. Pours a slightly hazy golden with a small head. The nose is sweet and fruity - perhaps more peach than apricot, but quite pleasant. There's much more apricot in the flavour, and some more peach, and a hint of coconut. Has a slightly sharp and tangy bitterness at the back to take the edge off the sweetness. The mouthfeel is slightly creamy, the carbonation moderate. Very dessertish. Not life changing but very enjoyable and goes down easily.
Tried from Can on 07 Sep 2020 at 10:01

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Can. Clear amber with a frothy white head that fades to the rim. Aroma of pine, sticky breadcrust, cooked kumquats, vague tropical fruit. It seems a little early for nostalgia -- for Modus or WCIPA -- but a whiff and you do take their point. Sweetish and with plenty of dank tropical notes oozing from the caramelised malt before a resinous bitter finish that leans enough towards dry. Pretty good.
Tried from Can on 14 Aug 2020 at 14:28

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can. Perhaps it was the black label that led me to think it was going to be dark but it's a lovely reddish amber with a white head that lasts OK. Rich toasty aroma with mild spices. Tastes more biscuity but not very sweet with a drying bitter finish that has a slight whiff of booze and a tight fist of spice. Modus Operandi has not always impressed me away from their core strength in biggish hoppy pale ales but this is an absolute triumph.
Tried from Can on 30 Jul 2020 at 14:09

7.9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pours amber with a large white lasting head.Nose shows caramel, pine, resinous hops and biscuity malt.Flavours include resinous and piny hops, caramel, biscuity notes and a resounding bitterness.
Tried on 18 Jul 2020 at 10:45

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
(Can) Pours very dark brown with red highlights and good tan head. Nice aroma with notes of nuts and coffee. Full bodied, quite smooth, nice carbonation. Taste has a burnt sugar / dark toffee bitterness throughout palate. There’s notes of nuts, port, toast, liquorice. Overall though the burnt bitter taste is not sufficiently balanced by rich tastes.
Tried from Can on 17 Jul 2020 at 15:24