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Macs Sassy Red

Macs Sassy Red - Bitter

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A Bitter brewed by
Macs Brewery

Wellington, New Zealand

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393.19/5.03.13/5.0Autumn4.5%80.3English pint P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A Hoppy Best Bitter with a combination of flavours including nutty, biscuity characters from the 5 malts, fruity esters and the contrasting flavour of the NZ Saaz hops. These flavours meld together resulting in this intriguing and balanced beer.
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 donfardz64 (313), Wellington, New Zealand
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/512/20
Apr 21, 2009  
On tap at the brewery bar. Pours copper red, off white head. Aroma is quite hopped, fruity and has a soft spice. Full bodied flavour, a good hop bitterness came through with this tap version (bottles can be lacking in hops). Soft spice, biscuty. Quite nice.


 gam (889), brisbane, Australia
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Apr 12, 2009  
330ml Good look frothy head strong good size carbonation tops in a red coloured pour aroma toffee honey malt biscuit some fruit flavour toffee biscuit citrus some stone fruit bitter taste good hoppiness apricot note finish fruity mild bitter fizz lingers not bad at all


 nate2g (814), Brisbane, Australia
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Apr 11, 2009  
Draught at Mac’s Brewbar, Auckland. Pours dark amber with a small white head. Aroma of caramel malt, nuts and fruit. The flavour is caramel malt, nuts and fruit. Good bitterness. Sweet malty finish. A standout from the other average house beers.


 DuffMan (2548), currently living in NZ, but from, Alberta, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/514/20
Mar 8, 2009  
Pours an inviting burnt orange with a moderate foamy white head. Very fragrant hop nose, loads of citrus oil and greenstick character. Hops are in the drivers seat across the palate, aromatic and fruity, balanced by a light cushion of sweet toffee malts. Slightly nutty, not too sweet and not too bitter. Flavourful but quite light. Very nice!


 sdriessen (188), Dunedin, New Zealand
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/103/512/20
Feb 1, 2009  
Pours a dark amber with an off-white head. Quite a hoppy, orange citrus nose. Flavours are very malty, but with a strong hop bitterness all the way through. Strong toffee presence. Quite fruity as well (raspberry and apple). Finishes dry with relatively strong hops. Clean, flavoursome, and very easy drinking. My favourite Mac’s so far.


 Choos (504), Taylors Hill, Australia
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jan 31, 2009  
Aroma: fresh hop caramel and crystal malt. Appearance: red with a smallish just off white head. Flavour: hint of chocolate with a nice balanced hop overtone and plenty or malt.


 zebracakes (1164), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/510/20
Jan 5, 2009  
On tap 01.05.09. Amber ruby, off white head. Aroma is malty & hoppy. Flavor is the same with caramel. A decent and smooth bitter blend, on the light side.


kiwibt (48), , New Zealand
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/103/511/20
Oct 31, 2008  
Aroma of citrus with a crystal malt background. Red/Coppery in colour with meduim head retention and carbonation. Flavour is sweet nz saaz hops with a astringent malt background. Not a bad beer but hop profile is to sickly sweet and malt astringency doesnt work for me.



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