UPDATED: JAN 31, 2024 $ 4 for 330 ml bottle from 4 Square , Hanmer (12/02/19) : Gold ! Great colour , light beads , medium foamy head ... citrus-mango aroma ... frothy mouthfeel , hints of guava , mango & citrus ... an enjoyable balanced beer .

UPDATED: FEB 29, 2020 330ml bottle. Pours a light to medium brown, no head. Mouthfeel is on the weak watery side, but it's a refreshing sip. Little bit hoppy, little bit bitter. Decent beer, not too flash.

UPDATED: DEC 31, 2019 Aroma: Medium-light citrus. grassy Appearance: Clear, copper body. Small, white head. Small bubbles, good retention. Flavour: Medium bitterness, Medium citrus, pine. Dry finish with citrus. Mouthfeel: Medium body, Medium carbonation. Overall: Nice hoppiness, and easy drinking. 330 ml bottle, poured.

UPDATED: NOV 24, 2019 Hoppy in all the right places, great wee citrus aftertaste. Converted me to drink as my main drop. Goes great anytime of day.

UPDATED: JUL 11, 2019 Tasty pale ale. Fresh grassy character. Light reddish orange. Had a pint in Christchurch in summer 2019.

UPDATED: MAY 30, 2019 On tap at Cleavers in Ashburton, NZ. Delicious, well balanced pale ale, tasty in the winter and a thirst quencher in the summer.

Tap at Kai Whakapai. Clear golden with white head. Sweet bready malts, soft white grape and a bit of lychee, crisp toast, light grassy, crisp pils malts. Just medium sweet and medium bitter. Just medium bodied with slight dry finish. OK.

500ml bottle. Subdued aroma of resinous hops. Clean taste of pineapple and biscuity malts. Easy drinking, restrained pale ale. Pretty nice.

Nicely balanced pale ale that is very easy on the palate and nose. Perfect amount of carbonation, produces a nice head over a clear amber pour.

330ml bottle into pint glass (as Emerson's 1812 Pale Ale). Clear bronze beer, creamy white head, a myriad of tiny bubbles. Patchy lacing. Nose is earthy hops, pepper and citric fruit. Zingy and fresh with a bitter hop kick then a long lingering citric finish. There's some toffee in the background too. Excellent pale ale. Complex and moreish.