Waiheke Island Matiatia
Waiheke Island Brewery Ltd
- From:
- Waiheke Island Brewery Ltd
- New Zealand
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 7.2%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.34 | pDev: 11.98%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Dec 01, 2017
- Added:
- Mar 25, 2010
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by femALEist from California
2.8/5 rDev -16.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.8/5 rDev -16.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
The description said: based on the American IPA, this beer is perfect for an after-dinner beer or nightcap. The palate is rich and full with notes of toffee and chocolate, balanced with generous additions of New Zealand grown Cascade hops for a lingering resinous finish. It recommends to pair it with desserts, cheese or chocolate.
It poured a slightly cloudy red mahogany with no head. On the nose, I got flavors of chocolate, vanilla, toffee, roasted malt and light espresso. It tasted of roasted malt but light for 7.2% abv. Very British feeling. Dry on the tongue. I would never have known it had Cascade hops in it. The only indication is the dry tongue aftertaste. How is this based on an American IPA? I would disagree with this one about it being an after-dinner beer. This would be good paired with oysters, stews or gravies, perhaps some light chocolate desserts but it feels more meaty than desserty. There are much better beers to pair with dessert or chocolate.
Mar 25, 2010It poured a slightly cloudy red mahogany with no head. On the nose, I got flavors of chocolate, vanilla, toffee, roasted malt and light espresso. It tasted of roasted malt but light for 7.2% abv. Very British feeling. Dry on the tongue. I would never have known it had Cascade hops in it. The only indication is the dry tongue aftertaste. How is this based on an American IPA? I would disagree with this one about it being an after-dinner beer. This would be good paired with oysters, stews or gravies, perhaps some light chocolate desserts but it feels more meaty than desserty. There are much better beers to pair with dessert or chocolate.
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