Monteith's Original Ale
Monteith's Brewing Co.
- From:
- Monteith's Brewing Co.
- New Zealand
- Style:
- English Pale Ale
Ranked #274 - ABV:
- 4%
- Score:
- 74
Ranked #38,775 - Avg:
- 3.13 | pDev: 15.65%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 47
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 14, 2024
- Added:
- Jun 21, 2002
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
74
Okay
74
Okay
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Rated by Jugs_McGhee from Texas
3/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
On-draught.
High C / AVERAGE
Feb 27, 2023High C / AVERAGE
Reviewed by SmashPants from Australia
2.65/5 rDev -15.3%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
2.65/5 rDev -15.3%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
Format: standard 330mL brown bottle with a simple but stylish label.
Appearance: mid dark amber in colour, with a very flat head that fritters away to almost nothing. Looks a bit ordinary.
Aroma: the aroma is of light apple and some bready yeasts behind. Decent if a little uninspired.
Taste: again the apple and bread flavours are there, but there is a quite unpleasant flavour bursting through from the over-carbonation.
Aftertaste: the main flavour that draws through is the metallic fug from the carbonation.
Mouth feel: light to moderate in body with that over carbonation that pretty much ruins the beer.
Overall: not a brilliant beer from Monteith's, which is getting to be a standard. The carbonation is too high, which alters and ruins the flavour. Definitely not for AU$60 a case.
Dec 07, 2014Appearance: mid dark amber in colour, with a very flat head that fritters away to almost nothing. Looks a bit ordinary.
Aroma: the aroma is of light apple and some bready yeasts behind. Decent if a little uninspired.
Taste: again the apple and bread flavours are there, but there is a quite unpleasant flavour bursting through from the over-carbonation.
Aftertaste: the main flavour that draws through is the metallic fug from the carbonation.
Mouth feel: light to moderate in body with that over carbonation that pretty much ruins the beer.
Overall: not a brilliant beer from Monteith's, which is getting to be a standard. The carbonation is too high, which alters and ruins the flavour. Definitely not for AU$60 a case.
Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.54/5 rDev +13.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev +13.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Monteiths Original Ale on tap at the brewery in Greymouth, NZ
Excellent clarity in this deep amber ale. Both flavor and aroma are a bit light for style; the lightest pale ale I’ve had in NZ. Still, very well-crafted and balanced, as well as very fresh (of course).
Feel: Light+ body with medium-high, very crisp carbonation. Clean finish.
O: recommended as a somewhat light flavored pale ale.
Jan 05, 2014Excellent clarity in this deep amber ale. Both flavor and aroma are a bit light for style; the lightest pale ale I’ve had in NZ. Still, very well-crafted and balanced, as well as very fresh (of course).
Feel: Light+ body with medium-high, very crisp carbonation. Clean finish.
O: recommended as a somewhat light flavored pale ale.
Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England
3.18/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.18/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Bottled and part of a big order from orer from 'Beers of Europe' made this light brown with okay white head ale with minimal malt aroma and slight bitter finish even more so become a background noise beer
Nov 01, 2013
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