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East Coast Local

Black Hops Brewing
Australia·Australian Lager
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An everyday lager from the East Coast range, fermented out so far that almost no residual sugar remains. Pale malt and wheat give a light grain and bread note, while dextrin malt keeps the body from turning thin despite the dryness. Motueka lays a soft touch of lime and fresh herbs over a clean base bitterness from Magnum. The palate is lightly malty, and the finish is dry and brisk.

ABV
4%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter
Citrus hop bitterness
SRM
pale gold4
PaceSession
Where this beer sits
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
Balance
malt-forwardhop-forward
What makes this beer itself
maltycleanbready
malty
clean
bready
herbal
citrusy
Aroma
The nose opens with soft grain and bread notes from pale and wheat malts, creating a gentle cereal character.
not found:hoppy,caramel,fruity,smoky

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for East Coast Local

◎ Appearance

Pale straw yellow with brilliant clarity and lively carbonation. A white head forms readily and maintains a fine lacing around the glass as the beer is consumed. The body appears light and clean throughout.

pale strawbright clarityfine lacing

◌ Aroma

The nose opens with soft grain and bread notes from pale and wheat malts, creating a gentle cereal character. Motueka hops introduce a delicate lime and fresh herbal impression that sits harmoniously atop a neutral, clean base. No yeast esters or off-notes intrude.

lime, fresh herbsgrain, breadclean base

◐ Taste

The palate enters light and malty with subtle grain sweetness that quickly dries. Mid-palate shows restrained bitterness from Magnum hops balanced against the dextrin malt's body, preventing the beer from becoming thin. The herbal and citrus notes from Motueka emerge as the beer warms slightly on the tongue.

dry, briskrestrained bitternessherbal citrus

◑ Finish

The finish is dry and crisp with a lingering herbal-bitter dryness. Clean aftertaste with no residual sweetness or warming alcohol.

dry finishherbal-bitter dryness
76
hopIQ score
Aroma
75
Taste
77
Appearance
78
Finish
75
Serve at 4–7°C

Serve at 4–7°C for the best flavour balance and aroma expression.

Stein

The sturdy German stein maintains temperature and keeps carbonation intact. Built for long, convivial drinking.

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