Sassy Red
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007
Sassy Red would have to be the first beer I’ve poured that looks more like a glass of coke than a glass of beer.
Sassy Red is an Aromatic Ale that is brewed in New Zealand by Mac’s Brewery. It contains saaz hops, a unique and highly sort after variety.
I mentioned before the colour and appearance of this beer is nearly identical to coca-cola, it’s a dark amber colour and has a large amount of fizz when first poured which is unusual for a beer. Sassy Red has a very aromatic sweet fruity smell and the taste is nutty with a fruity aftertaste. This ale has a full taste and in my opinion does not really make for an easy drinking beer. This may be due to the fact the beer has five different types of malts in it.
There is no doubt this is a unique beer but unfortunately it’s too unique for my taste buds, maybe yours will think differently?
Rating (out of five):
Category : Ale, Beer Reviews
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“it’s a dark amber colour and has a large amount fizz when first poured”
typo? large amount OF fizz?
Thanks for that Mike
I find your ranking of this being so low to compared Tooheys New quite humorous.
I don’t know whether your site becomes comical or just lacking in palette. What makes it even hard to discern is that you give the Wizard Smith Ale a great ranking which it deserves.
At the end of the day, beers are like anything, they’re about personal preference. But I’d certainly think you’d be able to look at a Budvar or a Sassy Red and give it the thumbs up over a schooey of New.