madmitch76
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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
3rd June 2026
Panda thanks to Wingman. Hazy gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Smooth palate, slightly soft, reasonable fine carbonation. Soft smooth pale malts, a very forward creamy sweetness, too much for my liking. The hops sounded promising but, again with this brewery, I'm getting soapy candy fruits, some Nelson grape and sweet overripe citrus. Airy finish. I just don't think my palate is cut out for AT brews.
Panda thanks to Wingman. Hazy gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Smooth palate, slightly soft, reasonable fine carbonation. Soft smooth pale malts, a very forward creamy sweetness, too much for my liking. The hops sounded promising but, again with this brewery, I'm getting soapy candy fruits, some Nelson grape and sweet overripe citrus. Airy finish. I just don't think my palate is cut out for AT brews.
Tried
on 03 Jun 2026
at 17:12
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
3rd June 2026
Panda thanks to Wingman. A hazy orange gold beer with a small bubbly pale cream colour head. Airy palate, slightly soft, modest fine carbonation. Soft creamy sweet pale malts. The hops bring a curious smorgasbord. Soft pine and rounded mildly overripe citrus. A touch of soapy candy fruits. Some Nelson grape. Trace of hop spice. Didn't float my boat but, at least it was more interesting than the normal Citra Mosaic based brews.
Panda thanks to Wingman. A hazy orange gold beer with a small bubbly pale cream colour head. Airy palate, slightly soft, modest fine carbonation. Soft creamy sweet pale malts. The hops bring a curious smorgasbord. Soft pine and rounded mildly overripe citrus. A touch of soapy candy fruits. Some Nelson grape. Trace of hop spice. Didn't float my boat but, at least it was more interesting than the normal Citra Mosaic based brews.
Tried
on 03 Jun 2026
at 17:06
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
3rd June 2026
Panda thanks to Wingman. Very hazy orange gold beer, small pale cream colour head, doesn't last. A smooth, mildly dry and very slightly viscous palate, decent fine carbonation emerging late on. Smooth pale malts, a light tasting but thick bodied creamy sweetness. Hops bring itchy hop spice from the get go, mild smooth pine and a bitterish edge. Underneath is a nice span of rounded hop fruits. Citrus, stone fruits, a little Rakau exotics and lime coming through on the back end. Solid all round Tipa that goes down easy.
Panda thanks to Wingman. Very hazy orange gold beer, small pale cream colour head, doesn't last. A smooth, mildly dry and very slightly viscous palate, decent fine carbonation emerging late on. Smooth pale malts, a light tasting but thick bodied creamy sweetness. Hops bring itchy hop spice from the get go, mild smooth pine and a bitterish edge. Underneath is a nice span of rounded hop fruits. Citrus, stone fruits, a little Rakau exotics and lime coming through on the back end. Solid all round Tipa that goes down easy.
Tried
on 03 Jun 2026
at 17:02
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
31st May 2026
Can. NZH109, Citra and NZH106 hops. Not sure why the description only mentions Citra specifically. A mild haze on this slightly yellowish gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Light palate, a mild dryness, good fine minerally carbonation. Light smooth pale malts, a light and mildly dry creamy sweetness. The new Kiwi hops bring bright and slightly tangy hop fruits, bright citrus and stone fruits and a touch of that near ubiquitous lime you get from Kiwi hops. Love the punch and brightness, specially the 109. Claims of Riwaka+ are misplaced for me. That hop remains exotic and enigmatic. 106 and 109 do not bring unknown flavours, they deliver bright and punchy known flavours and, they are going down well here.
Can. NZH109, Citra and NZH106 hops. Not sure why the description only mentions Citra specifically. A mild haze on this slightly yellowish gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Light palate, a mild dryness, good fine minerally carbonation. Light smooth pale malts, a light and mildly dry creamy sweetness. The new Kiwi hops bring bright and slightly tangy hop fruits, bright citrus and stone fruits and a touch of that near ubiquitous lime you get from Kiwi hops. Love the punch and brightness, specially the 109. Claims of Riwaka+ are misplaced for me. That hop remains exotic and enigmatic. 106 and 109 do not bring unknown flavours, they deliver bright and punchy known flavours and, they are going down well here.
Tried
from Can
on 31 May 2026
at 21:07
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
31st May 2026
Can. Just a light haze on this gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Light smooth palate, a very mild dryness, decent fine minerally carbonation. Light smooth pale malts, a mild creamy sweetness. Cooling pine. Bright citrus peel with a little citrus peel bitterness. Bright citrus, reasonably juicy. Trace of modern Simcoe pineapple. Struggling to pick up El Dorado. Juicy mandarin on the finish. Love the concept of these beers. Less East Coast sweetness and yeast, less West Coast bitterness. Something in-between. This could have been a bit crisper for me but, taste wise. Spot on.
Can. Just a light haze on this gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Light smooth palate, a very mild dryness, decent fine minerally carbonation. Light smooth pale malts, a mild creamy sweetness. Cooling pine. Bright citrus peel with a little citrus peel bitterness. Bright citrus, reasonably juicy. Trace of modern Simcoe pineapple. Struggling to pick up El Dorado. Juicy mandarin on the finish. Love the concept of these beers. Less East Coast sweetness and yeast, less West Coast bitterness. Something in-between. This could have been a bit crisper for me but, taste wise. Spot on.
Tried
from Can
on 31 May 2026
at 20:41
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
31st May 2026
Can. A mild to medium haze on this gold beer, good bubbly pale cream colour head. Airy smooth palate, decent fine minerally carbonation emerging on the back end. Light smooth pale malts, a pleasant light creamy sweetness. Alora hops bring light cooling pine, I would say mild yuzu citrus, mild but bright. Motueka fits in here rather nicely with light lime and lemon. Light finish. Hmm. Alora was quite obviously Yuzu in a few of the first round beers I tried. Here l, yes Yuzu but softer and less punchy. Hoping that is a supply issue and not many hops could be used here. The alternative is the Alora is already suffering from terrior spread. Hop philosophy aside, this is a nice IPA.
Can. A mild to medium haze on this gold beer, good bubbly pale cream colour head. Airy smooth palate, decent fine minerally carbonation emerging on the back end. Light smooth pale malts, a pleasant light creamy sweetness. Alora hops bring light cooling pine, I would say mild yuzu citrus, mild but bright. Motueka fits in here rather nicely with light lime and lemon. Light finish. Hmm. Alora was quite obviously Yuzu in a few of the first round beers I tried. Here l, yes Yuzu but softer and less punchy. Hoping that is a supply issue and not many hops could be used here. The alternative is the Alora is already suffering from terrior spread. Hop philosophy aside, this is a nice IPA.
Tried
on 31 May 2026
at 18:50
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
31st May 2026
Can. A light haze on this yellow gold beer, good bubbly pale cream colour head. Airy palate, semi dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. Light pale malts, a light creamy sweetness. Champagne like grapey sweetness. Never understood how this is achieved but, I'm guessing champagne yeast. Soft pine. A little candy fruits and light grapey citrus. Light finish. Love the way Brut IPA keeps rearing its head after the normal brewer craze of a few years ago. For me, a solid style, and should be on brewers regular cycle. I mean it ain't like brewers are innovating new styles these days is it? All that said, this Brut IPA a little on the sweet side. Needs something to make it less mass-market prosecco.
Can. A light haze on this yellow gold beer, good bubbly pale cream colour head. Airy palate, semi dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. Light pale malts, a light creamy sweetness. Champagne like grapey sweetness. Never understood how this is achieved but, I'm guessing champagne yeast. Soft pine. A little candy fruits and light grapey citrus. Light finish. Love the way Brut IPA keeps rearing its head after the normal brewer craze of a few years ago. For me, a solid style, and should be on brewers regular cycle. I mean it ain't like brewers are innovating new styles these days is it? All that said, this Brut IPA a little on the sweet side. Needs something to make it less mass-market prosecco.
Tried
from Can
on 31 May 2026
at 18:43
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
31st May 2026
Panda thanks to Wingman. Hazy orange gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Light palate, a little dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. Light but slightly ripe pale malts. Light cooling pine into tangy semi ripe citrus and a little bitterness. A fairly dry finish. It's okay but not something I would want to drink much of. Tangy and lacking something.
Panda thanks to Wingman. Hazy orange gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Light palate, a little dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. Light but slightly ripe pale malts. Light cooling pine into tangy semi ripe citrus and a little bitterness. A fairly dry finish. It's okay but not something I would want to drink much of. Tangy and lacking something.
Tried
on 31 May 2026
at 18:22
madmitch76 has a new country beer tick achievement
Level 59 for United States ticks with a total of 8700 from this country.
The Butcher With Clementine from Fidens Brewing Company was the one that did it!
2 months ago
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
31st May 2026
Panda thanks to Wingman. Hazy orange gold beer, small and short lived bubbly pale cream colour head. Light palate, semi dry, good fine minerally carbonation
Slightly thin bodied pale malts, a fair creamy sweetness. Crisp cooling pine. A mild chalkiness runs throughout this brew, mild but annoying. Pretty good hop fruits, rounded citrus and stone fruits. Light and semi dry finish leaves a chalky linger. Nearly decent.
Panda thanks to Wingman. Hazy orange gold beer, small and short lived bubbly pale cream colour head. Light palate, semi dry, good fine minerally carbonation
Slightly thin bodied pale malts, a fair creamy sweetness. Crisp cooling pine. A mild chalkiness runs throughout this brew, mild but annoying. Pretty good hop fruits, rounded citrus and stone fruits. Light and semi dry finish leaves a chalky linger. Nearly decent.
Tried
on 31 May 2026
at 18:16