8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
18th April 2026
Can. Hazy gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Airy smooth palate, a very mild dryness, good fine minerally carbonation. Soft pale malts, a nice light creamy sweetness. HBC1176 delivers good juicy tropical fruit hops, pineapple takes the lead. A little mango but also a slightly tangy brightness, a lemony stone fruit thing. Soft cooling pine. Citra does its normal sterling job of backfilling. Trace of hop spice on the soft finish. Love the tropical tang and brightness. Lovely.
Can. Hazy gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Airy smooth palate, a very mild dryness, good fine minerally carbonation. Soft pale malts, a nice light creamy sweetness. HBC1176 delivers good juicy tropical fruit hops, pineapple takes the lead. A little mango but also a slightly tangy brightness, a lemony stone fruit thing. Soft cooling pine. Citra does its normal sterling job of backfilling. Trace of hop spice on the soft finish. Love the tropical tang and brightness. Lovely.
Tried
on 26 Apr 2026
at 12:26
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
440ml can. Murky golden with a white head. Aroma is very vinous, white wine, grape, gooseberry. Taste of grape, gooseberry, white wine, citrus, tropical fruits. Medium bodied.
Quality bit of Nelson there.
Quality bit of Nelson there.
Tried
from Can
from The Fuss Club
on 24 Apr 2026
at 19:17
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can at mum and dads, shared with Dad and James in the garden, 18th April 2026. Pours hazy yellow. Taste is juicy, smooth, peach, soft fruits, quite sweet, decent
Tried
from Can
on 19 Apr 2026
at 08:24
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
18th April 2026
Can. Hazy orange gold beer, good bubbly pale cream colour head. Airy palate, slightly soft, decent fine carbonation. Soft pale malts, a nice light creamy sweetness. The late pick Motueka is very slightly rounder than the early pick. A tad more lime and a tad less bright lemon. Light finish. A very interesting experiment, not quite the revelatory hop terrior affair that Mikkeller offered a few years back but very interesting. For me, the early pick wins, as always with hops, the fresher, the better.
Can. Hazy orange gold beer, good bubbly pale cream colour head. Airy palate, slightly soft, decent fine carbonation. Soft pale malts, a nice light creamy sweetness. The late pick Motueka is very slightly rounder than the early pick. A tad more lime and a tad less bright lemon. Light finish. A very interesting experiment, not quite the revelatory hop terrior affair that Mikkeller offered a few years back but very interesting. For me, the early pick wins, as always with hops, the fresher, the better.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Apr 2026
at 18:38
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
18th April 2026
Can. Hazy orange gold beer, good bubbly pale cream colour head. Airy palate, starts smooth but develops decent fine carbonation. Fluffy soft pale malts, a fluffy and fairly forward creamy sweetness, which suits this brew. Motueka, for me, a little sharper than usual, quite the prominent lemon lime vibe, very slightly tart. Soft pine. Juicy back end finds some slightly ripe lemon. Didn't get the key lime I've become used to over the last few years. Unlike some other hops, hello Mosaic, Motueka has grown stronger in recent years. Nice brew. Motueka really punching.
Can. Hazy orange gold beer, good bubbly pale cream colour head. Airy palate, starts smooth but develops decent fine carbonation. Fluffy soft pale malts, a fluffy and fairly forward creamy sweetness, which suits this brew. Motueka, for me, a little sharper than usual, quite the prominent lemon lime vibe, very slightly tart. Soft pine. Juicy back end finds some slightly ripe lemon. Didn't get the key lime I've become used to over the last few years. Unlike some other hops, hello Mosaic, Motueka has grown stronger in recent years. Nice brew. Motueka really punching.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Apr 2026
at 18:22
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
440ml can. Murky yellow with a white head. Aroma of lemon and lime, tropical fruits, mild peppery spice. Taste of lemon and lime, grapefruit zest, tropical fruits, mild spice. Medium bodied, soft.
Bit more of a refined flavour profile, or slightly more depth I should say, compared to Early Pick.
Bit more of a refined flavour profile, or slightly more depth I should say, compared to Early Pick.
Tried
from Can
at
Two Flints Brewery Tap
on 14 Apr 2026
at 20:51
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
440ml can. Murky yellow with a big white head. Aroma of candied lemon and lime, mild peppery spice. Taste is sweet, candied lemon and lime, mandarin, mild spice. Medium bodied, soft.
Noticeably sweet compared to Late Pick so gets a slightly lower rating.
Noticeably sweet compared to Late Pick so gets a slightly lower rating.
Tried
from Can
at
Two Flints Brewery Tap
on 14 Apr 2026
at 20:50
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at The Rusty Bucket, Eltham. Nose is kiwifruit, lemon sherbet, white grape. Sharp citrusy taste, splash of tropical fruits coming through in the back end. Sharp hoppy finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
Rusty Bucket - Eltham
on 10 Apr 2026
at 12:08
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can at home, shared with James, 4th April 26. Pours a good looking hazy yellow. Taste is juicy, fruity, oranges, sweetish with light spice
Tried
from Can
on 05 Apr 2026
at 10:36