It seem that everywhere you go in Wellington there is either a craft brewery or a cafe/bar/restaurant with an exceptional range of craft beers. With only 36 hours in Wellington this post probably only touches the tip of the iceberg of the craft beer scene in the city.
Mac’s Green Beret IPA 5.4%Â Amber/Gold, clear, light head, citrus, grapefruit, touch of caramel. Very drinkable.
Mac’s Interstate APA Â 5.0%Â Amber,clear with little or no head.Low/medium bitterness. Full flavour and refreshing.
Mac’s Great White 5%Â Wheatbeer. Yellow, cloudy, good head. Lovely flavours of tropical fruit, banana and bubblegum. Nice texture. A nice drink.
Mac’s Hoprocker 5%Â Yellow/gold in appearance, refreshing pilsner style beer.
Mac’s Sassy Red 4.5% Dark amber in colour, nice malty, caramel flavour, low bitterness.
Parrotdog Bitterbitch IPA 5.8%Â Named after the problems associated with controlling the bitterness one early brews this is an amber beer, slight haze, light head. yeasty, malty, nice bitterness, hoppy, full flavoured. very nice.
The Garage Project. The Pernicious Weed 8% Â Golden, slight haze, light head, full flavourIntensely hoppy but balanced with a nice touch of caramel. A fine beer.
Fortune Favours The Nine Nine APA 5%Â Pale amber, slight haze, crisp, clean, low bitterness. Nice easy drinking style.
Fortune Favours The Adventurer 5%Â Pilsner, yellow/gold, Â low bitterness, Â touch of caramel. Refreshing, you could drink a lot of this. Very good.
Te Aro. Pilsner 5.1% Golden, clear, good head. Lemon, quite rich in style, smokey, full flavour.
Brewmoon. Hophead Pale Ale 5% Amber,clear, no head at all. Low bitterness, caramel/malty. easy drinking style.