Macs Brewery Sasy Red

As with most Macs beers I've had from the bottle Sassy Red also features the novelty pull-top style cap. Not only does it make it look good, but its incredibly easy to get into.

As soon as I poured Sassy Red the Saaz hops rose to meet my nose and were very pronounced however as I became more aware of them they were less noticable and there were no further aromas hiding behind them. Given the hype in the 'blurb' on the bottle I was expecting a really strong (or even overpowering) smack from the Saaz.

Of further disappointment was the utter lack of the 5 different malts used in the flavour. It had a smooth delicate biscuit flavour (although very minor and it would be hard to notice if you were drinking this as a session beer) followed by the slightest hint of a sweet malt. Overall the malts were very subtle and were quickly overpowered by the bitterness of the hops producing a nice all round bitter (similar to an English Bitter).

This would make a great session beer I believe as it is not very complex, yet more complex than your average macro-beer and has just the right amount of bitterness in the aftertaste to suit most bitter drinkers.