It's 5.4% ABV and an attractive gold colour. The flavour wasn't doing it for me, which is the point I looked at the best-before and discovered it was over two months past the date.
Tropical fruit? Not so much. The signature Kiwi bitter grassy thing is still there, and there's a solid big malt base, all golden syrup and light toffee. Beyond that, however, this beer is sadly dead. The absence of hop has caused it to fall out of balance. Letting something like this rot on the shelves so far from home does nobody any favours.
I'd have poured one out for it but y'know, I'm writing here.
Yup, common enough issue there unfortunately. I've been caught out a few times...
ReplyDeleteFuming all the way past Portarlington, I was.
DeleteJust back from East of Down Under myself. Sampled a few Mac's fresh. I can't stand an IPA but the Boyfriend tried and liked this. Along with the Three Wolves and the All Malt Gold, Mac's was pretty much all we drank on the holiday.
ReplyDeleteI remember Mac's being quite ubiquitous when I was in New Zealand 11 years ago. They seem to have been on an ever-upward trajectory since.
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