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madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Galilean Cannon from Azvex Brewing Company 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
10th January 2026
Can. A light haze on this yellowish gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Light palate, starts fairly smooth but, develops good fine minerally carbonation on the back end. Light smooth pale malts, a very nice light creamy sweetness. Azvex, for me, have malts down in hoppy brews, very well pitched. The trio of hops are a delight. Soft pine, a little ripeish white wine vibe, mild Rakau exotics and some berries and faint lemon on the back end, just prior to a mildly dry and crisp finish that also delivers a hop spice nip. Really nice hop selection and delivery, can't recall a hoppy beer with this hop profile before. Delicious and crushable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
10th January 2026
Can. A mild haze on this yellowish gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Light palate, a very mild dryness, good superfine minerally carbonation. Light smooth pale malts, a very light but pleasing creamy sweetness. Warhorse Citra hops do what they do. Cooling pine and an underlay of soft skunk. Hop spice nipping round the edges. In the centre, reasonably bright and juicy citrus that sits and the nexus of orange, mandarin and tangerine. Light crispy finish. Very nice. The best Citra, for me, also brings a little mango and, the tippy top stuff, pink grapefruit. Those elements are not here but, this is a good Citra IPA.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
10th January 2026
Can. A mild haze on this yellowish gold beer, small and short lived bubbly pale cream colour head. Light smooth pale malts, delivering a nice light creamy sweetness. Deftly done. The trio of hops deliver crisp cooling pine, a light substrata of skunk. Fairy bright and juicy hop fruits, some honeyish melon and smooth generic citrus. Finishes light. Really nice all round IPA and as usual from Azvex, clean and drinkable.
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Motionless from Factory Brewing 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
7th Jan 2026
Can. Hazy yellow gold beer, small and fairly short lived pale cream colour head. Light palate, a little dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Fairly thin bodied pale malts, a decent creamy sweetness. Hops bring cooling pine and a somewhat unexpected slightly flinty bitterness. Motueka key lime and a modest Strata passion fruit, fit in quite well. A hop spice nip on the crisp finish. Light and drinkable TIPA, just not what I expected.
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Field Frenzy! Saaz from Kompaan 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
7th Jan 2026
Can. Just a very light haze on this gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Light palate, fairly smooth for a bit but then good fine minerally carbonation takes hold. Light smooth pale malts, a soft and slightly nutty German style sweetness. Saaz as an IPA? Great idea. Have to disagree with my Brewver colleague below. I'm digging the bright pine and lemongrass combo. Some mild floral herbyness coming through on the back end. Hmm, let me think, what does this remind me of? That would be Sorachi Ace then, a descendant of Saaz. Good experiment, both tasty and educational.
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Embrace from Burning Sky Brewery 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
7th Jan 2026
Can. Bright clear pale gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Light palate, surprisingly, does not feel overly thin. Good superfine minerally carbonation. Light pale malts, a pleasant ephemeral sweetness. Chameleon hops, aka Eggers, presenting here as slightly floral, a little lemony citrus, very mild skunk, the ubiquitous cooling pine and a very mild nip of hop spice. Light crisp finish. Pretty quaffable.
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed The Portrait from Factory Brewing 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
4th Jan 2026
Can. Hazy yellowish gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Airy palate, semi dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Light bodied pale malts, a very light but satisfying creamy sweetness. Hops bring cooling pine and a lovely bright juicy lemonade. Back end is generic bright hop fruits and a little Rakau exotics. Mild hop spice. Mild berry fruits. Crispy finish. Nice brew, the Luminosa delivery carries this to stardom.
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Mosaic Universe from Makemake Brewing Co. 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
4th Jan 2026
Can. A light haze on this gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Smooth palate, decent fine minerally carbonation on the back end. Smooth pale malts, a nice creamy sweetness. Soft pine intro to the Mosaic. Very good juicy mango fronted stone fruits. Mild hop spice. Nice dipa. However, if you told me this was Krush, I'd believe you. Not picking up any blueberry or candy fruits! But, as a rather drinkable dipa - spot on.
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Feels Alright from Two Flints Brewery 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
4th Jan 2026
Can. A light haze on this yellowish gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Airy palate, a very mild dryness, a good fine minerally crispness. Light bodied pale malts, adequately sweet. Light bright crisp cooling pine. Good hop fruits, juicy. Bright juicy stone fruits, a little tropical fruits. Mild citrus. Crisp cooling pine finish. Thought this would be good and pleased I was right. Bright, clean, juicy and splendidly hop fruity. What 'Neck Oil' wants to be when it grows up.
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed NZH-105 from Two Flints Brewery 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
4th Jan 2026
Can. A mild haze on this gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Light palate, smooth start, good fine minerally crisp finish. Smooth malts, as you would expect from a West Coaster, a mild sweetness. Good cooling pine. Mellow skunk. A little hop spice. Crisp and slightly tangy citrus. A little stone fruits and, I believe, Nelson adding some slight winey brightness. Crisp finish brings the skunk forward a few more steps. Good crisp clean West Coaster, I style I'm not a huge fan of, until I drink a brew like this. My only gripe is, I am none the wiser what NZH105 is all about.