Loaded Hog Brewery

Microbrewery in Levin, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand 🇳🇿

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Levin, New Zealand

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

Old rating from 2002 - Pint from the tap in Auckland. Pours golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of hay, bread & hops. Moderate body. Light bitter finish

Tried from Draft on 31 Jan 2025 at 17:37


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

Old rating from 2002 - Pint from the tap in Auckland. Pours dark brown with a beige head. Aromas & tastes of apple, caramel, biscuit & toasted malt. Moderate body. Dry finish

Tried from Draft on 31 Jan 2025 at 17:35


5.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Hazy orange-amber beer with mossy shine; small whitish head. Diacetyl, butterscotch, buttertoffees!! Less diacetyl in the taste, but still enough - as with the water. Bit of old, oily hazelnuts. Even a bit end-sourishness. Very ligfht body, only the buttery diacetyl filling in to a very slick feel. Oh well, interesting enough to have this rare thing. Thanks, Stef!

Tried on 13 Jan 2008 at 11:23


3.1
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Draught at Loaded Hog, Auckland. Clear golden with a bloody wedge of lime. Neutral aroma (besides the leftovers from the bloody wedge of lime). Medium sweet with clean, hard mouthfeel. Rather void of flavours, but also rather void of flaws - except the sharp mouthfeel and some metal in the finish. Offering nothing.

Tried on 10 Feb 2006 at 07:23


2.1
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 1 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 2.5

Draught at Loaded Hog, Auckland. So, with 5999 Ratebeer ratings in my luggage I walked in to this brewpub, aiming to find a beer worthy to celebrate 6000 with. I knew it wouldn’t be great the second Iopened the door. To get to the bar I had to wade across the dance floor where drunk middle aged couples were falling around to the sound of the lousiest cover band north of the Antartica, with a noise level that could wake up the dead. Luckily I managed to make it to the bar without my feet getting stuck on the messy floor, and somehow managed to get the bartenders attention through pointing at two beer taps.
The beer came out dark brown with near no head. It had an appley nose and uit was appley, sweetish and thin. The mouthfeel was sharp and clean, and I could sense no hops. Why, oh why did I pick this, the lousiest brewpub in the southern hemisphere to have my 6000th rating?

Tried from Draft on 10 Feb 2006 at 07:20