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Aberdeen, Scotland
Description
Down in New Zealand we’re at the edge of the world, and that sort of isolation can do strange things to your thinking! But sometimes strange is good and our beer reflects New Zealand inventiveness and creativity. We have taken the best of the old world styles and given them a new world twist.
Formed in 2016, we set about to challenge the notion that NZ breweries could only export to Australia and Asia, or that the US was the future for our beer.
We wanted to bring our beer to where it all began, where the customer was starting to demand something more innovative and exciting in their pint glass, and to where the local brewing scene was fast becoming the most exciting in the world.
For us beer quality, variety and the NZ ingredients are just as important as the people we drink them with.
As we have evolved so too has our offering. We now exclusively import 8 New Zealand Breweries, one Australian brewery, a cider producer and distribute and export a New Zealand brewery that has set up in the UK.
Formed in 2016, we set about to challenge the notion that NZ breweries could only export to Australia and Asia, or that the US was the future for our beer.
We wanted to bring our beer to where it all began, where the customer was starting to demand something more innovative and exciting in their pint glass, and to where the local brewing scene was fast becoming the most exciting in the world.
For us beer quality, variety and the NZ ingredients are just as important as the people we drink them with.
As we have evolved so too has our offering. We now exclusively import 8 New Zealand Breweries, one Australian brewery, a cider producer and distribute and export a New Zealand brewery that has set up in the UK.
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Black beer, decent beige head. Light aroma of coffee and malt. Flavour has some coffee, anise, a little chocolate, some fruity hop in the back end. Very smooth, very decent.
Tried
on 11 Oct 2022
at 19:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tried
on 15 Sep 2022
at 21:39
7/10
Tried
on 15 Sep 2022
at 17:31
6.9/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft. An unclear dark golden beer with a lazing off-white head. The aroma has notes of exotic fruits, hops, spices, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of hops, caramel, alcohol, spices, and citrus fruits, leading to a bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Jul 2022
at 10:37
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
26th June 2022 Can. Hazy orange gold beer, good size bubbly cream colour head. Airy palate, mildly dry, decent fine carbonation. Fluffy malts, a nice creamy sweetness. Nectaron and Motueka deliver a two fisted knock out punch here. A persistently nibbly hop spice underpins a wonderfully bright and rich peachy, floral nectarine. Some light Nectarine sherbet. Finishes creamy sweet with soft pine. A thing of great beauty. Easily the best Nectaron showcase I have had and really shows this hop off at its best. Motueka no slouch either, had it brought a little brighter lime, as it so often does, I may well have achieved full geekgasm.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jun 2022
at 15:38
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 28 May 2022
at 00:11
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can, 10%. Hazy dark yellow with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, hop, orange, peach, fruit peel and spicy. Flavour is malt, fruit, hop, orange, sweet, peach, fruit peel, spicy, pine and medium bitter.
Tried
from Can
on 21 May 2022
at 20:24
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can, 7.4%. Very dark brown with small beige head. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, caramel, vanilla and honey. Flavour is roasted malt, caramel, chocolate, sweet, vanilla, honey and a little bitter.
Tried
from Can
on 05 May 2022
at 20:34
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can picked up from Væskebalancen - Valby and drunk at home (16/04/2022) - hazed amber pour with a off white head. Bold tropical sweet fruity with lots of passionfruit and papaya, juicy mango and nectarine, motueka citrus lime and lemon citrus action, sweet malt support, warming boosty hoppy finish. Pretty good.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Apr 2022
at 19:38
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at Fierce Bar, Edinburgh. Pours black with a thin tan head. Aromas of chocolate, coffee, honeycomb. Taste is chocolate biscuit, crunchie bar. Almost dry finish.
Tried
on 06 Mar 2022
at 10:17