Macs Sassy Red

Brewed by Macs Brewery
Style: Bitter
Wellington, New Zealand

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.

Bottle, Leopold Bottlo, WA SOme interesting if not storng pommy malt aromsa, with a good dash of biscuit and faint hops. Red and tawny tinges pour with slight offwhite head. Enjoyable, malty flavours,with subtle hops presence.

An enjoyable drop to look at, butdoesn’t follow through during tasting as well. Beautiful red colour, sexy aroma of Saaz hops and a taste that dissipates far too quickly, as does the head.

Bottle. Too sweet for a bitter. Aroma is malty and not strong. Flavour is sweet with almost no bitterness. Looks nice, red in colour with lasting head. Body is light to medium, with a watery feel.

Bottle. Pours with a large off white head over a burnt orange body. Aroma of maltly nuttiness balanced with reinous hops. Finishes with a touch of bitterness.

Bottle. Pours dark red with light beige head. Caramel and Saaz hop aroma. Light malts and citrus. Bitterness is there, but rather more floral than usual for this style. Refreshing.

Bottled. Really cool label design and a very unique and unusual bottle. Liked it instantly. Really nice heavy maltiness about it. Really nice malty almost cheesecake flavours come through with a dry blackcurrant finish. Nice beer!

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.