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660 Main Road, Stoke, Nelson, 7011, New Zealand
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Description
Back in the 1980s Terry and Bev McCashin took on New Zealand’s brewing duopoly from a small Nelson factory using their own recipes. They gave people more than just something to drink…they gave us choice. And so began the craft beer revolution…
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
(Bottle) Pours clear yellow with tiny white head. Aroma of grain with notes of damp straw and biscuit. Light bodied with good carbonation. There’s some notes of candy sweetness and some somewhat fruity tartness, and some slightly metallic bitterness towards the end. It’s drinkable but wouldn’t bother with a second one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Aug 2022
at 13:13
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Pours yellow with a quickly fading head.Nose shows lemon, grassy hops, spicy hops, and soft hay-like malt notes.Flavours include grainy malt, spicy and grassy hops and a very gentle bitterness.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2020
at 11:38
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
330ml bottle into shaker. From BWS, Glen Innes. Very very pale yellow cider with no head and high carbonation. Light aroma of sweet apple. Light apple flavour, sharp carbonation. Finish is more tart and sour. Very lightweight and hollow.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Aug 2020
at 12:05
4.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
330ml bottle into shaker. From BWS, Glen Innes. Looks like mineral water, no colour. High carbonation, zero head. Smells like someone is eating a toffee apple in the next room. Recognisable but distant. Mouth full of bubbles, slight apple taste. Finish is lingering and leaning towards sherbet but not too sweet. Drinkable but it's like a half apple juice/ half mineral water spritzer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 May 2020
at 16:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at the brewery. A hazy golden beer with a white head. The aroma has notes of malt, exotic fruits, and hops. The flavor is sweet with notes of exotic fruits, hops, malt, and straw, leading to a bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 May 2020
at 13:50
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft at the brewery. A golden beer with a white head. The aroma has notes of malt, straw, and hops. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, straw, and hops, leading to a bitter ifnish.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 May 2020
at 13:43
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Draft. A golden beer with a white head. The aroma has notes of malt, carmale, bread, and straw. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, straw, and bread, leading to a bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 May 2020
at 13:38
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft. A hazy golden beer with a white head. The aroma has notes of wheat, berries, straw, lemons, and coriander. The flavor is sweet with notes of wheat, berries, lemons, and coriander, leading to a dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Apr 2020
at 13:24
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draft. A yellow beer with a white head. The aroma has notes of malt and straw. The flavor is sweet wtih notes of malt, and straw, leading to a bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Apr 2020
at 13:16
3.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 4
330ml bottle from BWS Rockdale Plaza. Very pale yellow gold colour, short-lived fizzy white foam head and aroma of light fruity apple. Taste is slightly sweet, apple, fruity, light citric. Thin mouthfeel, light bodied, spritzy carbonation, semi-dry finish. Very light and dilute, definitely not premium!
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2019
at 07:26