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Mac’s Gold All Malt Lager
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July 28th, 2010Beer Reviews, LagersMac’s Gold All Malt Lager would simply fly off the shelves if you stuck it in UK supermarkets.
It’s the perfect barbecue beer: it’s lager, it’s sweet golden nectar with just a hint of pilsner influence from the brewer.
It’s gimmicky ring pull gives it points simply for the lack of dependence on those pesky bottle openers that inevitably go missing mid-way through the evening, lost in decorative stones or knocked off a low brick wall into a thicket of patio plants. It happens, you know it does.
The distinctive bottle and ringpull of Mac's Gold
Mac’s doesn’t distinguish itself by being different, bold or arrogant. It’s simply good lager – a sweet not-a-million-miles-from-honey twang.
Hops don’t dominate, in fact hey barely offer any bitterness to counter the sweetness infused by the malt.
This is probably the endearing factor that might make Mac’s Gold suitable to beer lovers from all walks of life, even hop head vampires whose blood runs thick with DIPA. I believe they have a predisposition to chilled wholesome lager anyway. Even BrewDog James.
Tell me I’ve been done by the fact it looks different to the others.
Tell me actually its not better than San Miguel, Sam Adams or even Sam Smith’s Alpine.
I’ll say ‘whatever’ – whether it’s branding or body copy, Mac’s should be brewed on license over here, because it’s a winner through and through.
Tags: BBQ, macs gold, new zealand
Macs Gold from New Zealand: Perfect for bbqs
5 responses to “Mac’s Gold All Malt Lager” 
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TerryFen July 29th, 2010 at 21:31
Booths sold this during the World Cup, not sure if they have kept it on… (Quote)
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July 29th, 2010 at 9:46 pm@TerryFen, That’s where I got it from Terrry, on a day trip to Ilkley. That was Saturday and the 16 beers I bought are gone. Well, we did have guests at the weekend… (Quote)
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kiwi beer fan November 19th, 2010 at 12:35
I tried it and found it revolting. Too gassy and acidic, with a very low BU value. Also very watery and lacking in body. Buy a DAB if you want to know what a lager should taste like.
It also lacks the dryness and bitterness of a Pilsner, so can’t really be compared to one. If you sold this as a Pilsner in in the Czech Republic you would probably be arrested. (Quote)
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“A hint of pilsner influence” that’s all, I’m by no means implying it’s Urquell or anything (trading standards would require a call if it was trying to sell itself like that!)
In context, this was a great beer for a bbq in the summer – better than Morrison’s stubby lagers and more perhaps more appropriate for the garden than bottle conditioned Hopback or a ‘true’ pilsner. It’s nothing ground breaking – sweet, fizzy and refreshing…and a damn sight better than a can of Carling!
If you want an alternative to Sam Miguel or Kronenburg, this is worth a go. If you want an authentic pilsner, then perhaps not. (Quote)
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markdredge July 28th, 2010 at 20:42