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660 Main Road, Stoke, Nelson, 7011, New Zealand
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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…
8.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
First ratingBottled 33 cl from Dan Murphy’s Geelong, on August 2, 2013.Clear dark red to black color, light brown head. Sweet, fruity, tobacco scent. Malty, sweet, grainy taste. Medium mouthfeel, medium high dry bitterness. Grainy aftertaste. Some chocolate scent too.7/4/7/3/14=3.5RerateBottled 33 cl at Foster Hewitt's 2 ~ Taphouse & Pizza Pub, Kaohsiung, on October 1, 2017.Malty, toffee, roasted, fruity taste. Toffee, caramel, fudge, malty aftertaste. Medium and a bit fizzy mouthfeel, medium to medium low bitterness. Dark brown to black color, tan head with lacing. Roasted, chocolate, toffee, fudge scent.8/5/8/3/17=4.1
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2013
at 16:31
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
33cl bottle. Pours opaque black but with chestnut tinge. There is a thin crema head some of which hangs around. The nose has millionaire shortbread but also raisins, so it’s fruit and nut bar, really. The taste has dark chocolate and liquorice. The palate is medium bodied with a drying finish. Overall, amazing nose but lacks it in the other department.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Aug 2013
at 11:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle. Clear pale yellow color, scant white rdge head. Aroma of fresh fruit. Taste has tons of sweet pear. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2013
at 21:08
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at the source. Clear golden amber color, off white head. Aroma of low smoulder. Taste is lightly burnt bacon, but subtle enough to be enjoyable.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Aug 2013
at 20:29
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft at the source. Dark clear maroon color, beige head. Aroma of cocoa and oats. Taste is nutella, coffee, oats. Decent enough.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Aug 2013
at 20:26
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at the source. Clear dark maroon color, thick beige head, solid lacing. Aroma of dark milk chocolate. Taste is unsweetened long black. Medium body. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Aug 2013
at 20:24
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft at the source. Hazy variegated amber brown color, thick tan head, solid lacing. Aroma of caramel and nutella biscuits. Taste is sweet and malty raw bread dough with a bit of peppery bitterness at the finish. Tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Aug 2013
at 20:20
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Beervana volunteer beer. Bottle. Clear golden yellow color, fluffy white head. Aroma of white pepper and straw. Taste is plain bitter lager.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2013
at 13:24
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle @ yespr. Pours an amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty spicy caramel aroma. Fruity malty spicy caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty grainy spicy caramel finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Aug 2013
at 05:31
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle. Deep amber brown colour, foamy off-white head and aroma of malt, honey & toffee. Taste is sweet malty with caramel, toffee, nutty notes and a light bitterness. Smooth mouth feel, medium bodied, medium carbonation, some residual sweetness to a dry finish. OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jul 2013
at 05:25