Asahi - Independent Breweries NZ

Commercial Brewery in Papakura, Auckland, New Zealand 🇳🇿
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Papakura, New Zealand

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6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottled. A brown beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of caramel, bread, citrus fruits. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, bread, and citrusy hops, leading to a bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Dec 2012 at 23:46

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled. A yellow beer with a white head. The aroma has notes of grain, straw, and a bit of hops. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, grain, hay, and hops, leading to a bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Dec 2012 at 22:26

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottled. An amber beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of malt and citrusy hops. The flavor is sweet with notes of spices, elder flowers, malt, and a bit of caramel, leading to a bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Dec 2012 at 00:32

1.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 1 Flavor 2 Texture 2 Overall 1
Bottle: I should have set it back in the beer tub as soon as I saw it was in a green bottle. It appeared clear since I didn’t waste a pour. The aroma was pure sun riddled skunk cock, I almost wanted to screw the top back on since it was a twist, but I had used the bottle opener like a dumbass. The taste was very bitter, sour past its best days grain. I could almost make out laughter of the distributor that brought this gem into South Korea!
Tried from Bottle on 06 Nov 2011 at 12:17

3.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3
Pours gold with a large head.Nose show cereal and cardboardy malt with a hint of grassy, spicy hops.Very similar flavours in the way of malt, but very sweet with no balancing bitterness.Carbonation is too high, watery body.
Tried on 27 Jan 2011 at 17:21

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Can. A dark golden beer with a fluffy off-white head. The aroma has notes of metal, malt, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, metal, and straw. The body is light.
Tried from Can on 09 Oct 2010 at 07:30

4.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Clear golden with a small short lasting head. Somewhat fruity hops in the nose along with hints of malt. Flavor was somewhat rotten with yeast flaws and caramel.
Tried on 06 Oct 2010 at 10:47

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
44 cL bottle, courtesy of Ungstrup. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white and quickly gone head. Aroma is cornish and slight metallic. Cornish and bitter. Slight metallic and dry finish.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Oct 2010 at 13:07

3.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 2.5
Bottled. A light golden beer with a thin white head. The aroma is skunky and dominated by brewing cereal. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and metal as well as skunky notes of brewing cereal, leading to a dry metallic finish.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Apr 2010 at 05:34

3.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Bottle. Clear amber, no head. Vegetable aroma with a hint of vanilla. Medium body and carbonation. Sour taste with a hint of malt. No bitterness and a flat swift finish. Very disappointing.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Apr 2009 at 06:34