Macs Log Burner

Brewed by Macs Brewery
Style: Saison
Wellington, New Zealand

(Bottle, thanks to my friend Alex) Pours clear light amber with a white head. The aroma is subtle mix of malt, hops, yeast and spices with tones of bread, a touch of caramel, light grain, flowers, mild citrus/oranges, mild resin, cumin, cardamom, oven baked red apples with white sugar and cinnamon and grass. The flavour is rather cardamom spicy and yeasty with a light malty backbone and hints of floral/woody hops. The mouthfeel is not super clean, bit numbing from the spices and light dry in the finish. Hops and spices lingers. Light sweet and medium light bitter. Light to medium bodied.

Bottle, poured a clear light amber with a white foamy head. A dry hoppy aroma with some sweet fruit, but slightly metallic. A sweetish malt palate, dry and a short finish that leaves a metallic aftertaste. Didn’t hit the right notes with me.

(Bottle 33 cl) Clear, deep golden with a creamy, white, lacing head. Aroma of fruit and laces. Medium body, lightly sweet fruits and caramel, yeast and diacetyl before a dry finish. Quite quaffable. 050208

Light clear amber/golden body with small head. Malty sweet nose with hints of hops and fruit. Spicy elements in the taste. Generally a fresh light feeling and easy to drink.

I’ve had this one in New Zealand on my honeymoon. Visited the brewery too.
It’s named the Log Burner WInter Ale. Orange colored brew. Fruity and malty. It’s a try for a saison, but with no succes. Drinkable though.

Wow what an awful beer! A combination of wet socks and toe jam on the nose, no palate to speak of and then a similar flavour to the nose, need i say more....I’m gonna have to say "what were they thinking"? Redeeming features….it’s wet. I took it back to the bar and just left it there.

Bright orange in colour wit thick creamy white head. Floaral, manuka hop aroma. soft smokey malt flavours.

Bottle. Not bad. Better than I expected given feedback from other drinkers. Perhaps it’s a new batch? Poured a burnished gold with a soft off-white head which faded fairly quickly. A quite "Belgian" aroma, with spicy and bready notes dominant. Quite authentic in that regard. Sadly it was downhill from there. Perfectly pleasant, though undemanding on the palate, with caramel, cardamom, and fresh bread melding together in an uninspiring whole. I’d drink it again, and like most Mac’s beers, it’s perfectly acceptable, but one can’t help but feel it could be so much better. More attention to style would be good. It’s not really a Saison.