explosivedog (14050) reviewed Beach Bum XPA from Mata Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at the brewery. Pours gold brown. Peach, apple, orange juice, cereal, bit of a citrus tang. Medium body. Ok.
explosivedog (14050) reviewed Bop from Mata Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
On tap at the brewery. Pours gold. Cereal, honey, biscuit, peach, orange, bit of sulfur. Medium body. Fine.
explosivedog (14050) reviewed Cola Cuz from Mata Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at 16 Tun. Pours orange dark brown. Cola, ginger, all spice the spice not all the spices, cinnamon, biscuit, bit of a musty finish. Medium body. Bit messy but certainly very fun.
Maakun (16718) reviewed Tumeke! NZ IPA from Mata Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared in our van. Bit hazy golden with fluffy off white head. Light toasty malts, soft cocoa, light apricot, toffee, some tropical fruit and grassy hops. Medium sweet and bitter. Bit over medium bodied. Quite malty and needs more hops, not that bad though.
explosivedog (14050) reviewed Hop Lips American IPA from Mata Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
500ml bottle. Pours bright orange with a huge lingering head. Floral, apple, pine, big raspberry, touch of soap, little biscuit in a subtle malt background. Unusual for the style, but none the worse for it. Good.
explosivedog (14050) reviewed Chai Time from Mata Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
500ml bottle. Pours black. Cardamom, cream, cinnamon, chocolate, bit fruity. Nice body. Good.
explosivedog (14050) reviewed Matawhaka from Mata Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
500ml bottle. Pours a nice red orange with a good head. Toffee apple, pineapple, apple juice, honey, little mango. Quite unusual for an IIPA, but extremely tasty.
saxo (29778) reviewed Tumeke! NZ IPA from Mata Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from Cold Store, Bugis, Singapore. Nice head with good duration. Color is dark golden. Aroma and taste are rich hops, fruits, flowers and malts. Nice bitter finish.
explosivedog (14050) reviewed Tumeke! NZ IPA from Mata Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
500ml bottle. Pours clear copper. Grapefruit, peach, caramel, orange, something a bit tropical. Tasty.
explosivedog (14050) reviewed Rock n Red from Mata Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
On handpull at the Beer Spot. Pours orange red. Cherry, strawberry, biscuit, little bitter apple finish. Lacklustre aroma but fine.