McLeod's: Sorry you didn’t understand the beer. It is not Sour. Nor meant to be. Brettanomyces and their fruity goodness are the focus.
6.4% ABV
N/A IBU
76 Ratings
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery.
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David Powell is drinking a Highland Hammer Brett IPA by McLeod's Brewery at Smiths Craft Beer House
Creamy
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Earned the New Brew Thursday (Level 70) badge!
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Nick Batt is drinking a Highland Hammer Brett IPA by McLeod's Brewery at Westshore Beach Inn - Napier
Purchased at Westshore Beach Inn - Napier
Earned the Pucker Up badge!
John McMullan is drinking a Highland Hammer Brett IPA by McLeod's Brewery at Winter Ales Festival
Late checkin. Big american hop tobacco. Love it.
Purchased at Winter Ales Festival
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⺆ﾛ☈ﾋﾝ ꌃꎆꅔ꜒ is drinking a Highland Hammer Brett IPA by McLeod's Brewery at Grovetown Hotel
I’d hammer that all day! Nicely balanced citrus and hoppy bite in the lightly gazed golden hue. Blonde fast heady that keeps repeating happi
Purchased at Grovetown Hotel
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Earned the New Brew Thursday (Level 3) badge!
Earned the Brewery Pioneer (Level 7) badge!
Gary Lockyer is drinking a Highland Hammer Brett IPA by McLeod's Brewery at Little Beer Quarter
Craig Reedy is drinking a Highland Hammer Brett IPA by McLeod's Brewery at Little Beer Quarter
Bretty goodness. Lovely.
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Chris Pratt is drinking a Highland Hammer Brett IPA by McLeod's Brewery at 16 Tun
Something a bit different! Nice fruity flavours and kind of floral nose good stuff
Purchased at 16 Tun
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Ryan Williams is drinking a Highland Hammer Brett IPA by McLeod's Brewery
Earned the Wheel of Styles (Level 8) badge!
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Peter Allan is drinking a Highland Hammer Brett IPA by McLeod's Brewery at Westshore Beach Inn - Napier
Unusual. Almost a cross between a sour and an IPA. Didn't quite come off in my view but a valiant attempt
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brendan Rez: I didn’t get it either then, I got a slight sour pucker, loved the flavour, one of the best McLeod’s I’ve tried
Lance H is drinking a Highland Hammer Brett IPA by McLeod's Brewery at 16 Tun
I’ve never had cocaine, but if it doesn’t do what this beer and chicken does - what a ball ache for nothing because my GOSH! If it does well, no one give me cocaine, ever. Please. I’d like to keep my top lip.
Purchased at 16 Tun
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Pete Revington is drinking a Highland Hammer Brett IPA by McLeod's Brewery at Westshore Beach Inn - Napier
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Just about sour, like some of my home brew!
Purchased at Westshore Beach Inn - Napier
Earned the Verified Adventure (Level 16) badge!
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Shaun Campbell: Are you saying yours gets infected??
Nicholas Gibb: It's not an infection of you do it on purpose.
Pete Revington: Yeah, that’s what I tell people...
Ian Smith is drinking a Highland Hammer Brett IPA by McLeod's Brewery at 16 Tun
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Very juicy and fruity.
Earned the Wheel of Styles (Level 28) badge!
Sean H is drinking a Highland Hammer Brett IPA by McLeod's Brewery at 16 Tun
Purchased at 16 Tun
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Earned the Verified Adventure (Level 34) badge!
Earned the Wheel of Styles (Level 22) badge!
brendan Rez is drinking a Highland Hammer Brett IPA by McLeod's Brewery at Westshore Beach Inn - Napier
A most distinctive beer, a cross between a sour and a ipa, and it’s great
Earned the Verified Adventure (Level 54) badge!
Earned the Middle of the Road (Level 25) badge!
Earned the Wheel of Styles (Level 18) badge!
Jeremy Bayliss is drinking a Highland Hammer Brett IPA by McLeod's Brewery at Westshore Beach Inn - Napier
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Purchased at Westshore Beach Inn - Napier
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Earned the Wheel of Styles (Level 16) badge!
Purchased at Volstead Trading Company