Moa Methode - Moa Brewing Company

beergoot

Colorado

3.94/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Pale, straw-yellow body topped with a creamy, thick, white head. Strong resinous pine aroma; fruity and aromatic with a light bread-like note. Lightly spiced malt flavors overall. Smooth and soft mouthfeel; clean and crisp finish.

An interesting light and bright pilsner with an overall great malt and hop balance. A mellow spiciness adds some distinctive flavor characteristics. An interesting take on a traditional style and, apparently, bottle fermented and conditioned. I'll be making repeat visits to this brew...

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 20:49:19 | More by beergoot

spoony

Colorado

3.69/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

From a 350 ml bottle into a pint glass at Satchel's on 6th Ave.

A-The brew is quite carbonated and a normal pour produces a healthy, three-finger head of pillowy, slow-to-fade, white foam. The beer is light and bright in color with vigorous carbonation. It is slightly cloudy.

S-The smell is dry with biscuity, chalky malts, and a light hop spice of pepper. Nice balance and slightly unique, but definitely a pils. There is a touch of lemon.

T-The taste was mild, mostly clean, and dry on the finish. There is more yeast flavor here than in other pils I have had, which sort of cuts the crispness. Things are pretty well balanced, but I could have used a little more biscuity malts and spice like I smelled.

M-The carbonation is decent-strength and more fine in character than other beers of this style. It is easy to drink and light. Slightly different than other pils, but pleasing.

O-This is not my favorite pils, but it is not a bad one, either. It is pretty attractive and provides a slight twist on the style that manages to keep some traditional flavors while adding a little something. This would be a great brew for an afternoon session on hot summer day, but is perhaps a little on the pricey side for repeated drinking.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2013 14:36:03 | More by spoony

NiceTaps

New Jersey

3.78/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

On tap in a proper flute glass.

A- Very bright and bubbly golden color with a touch of orange hue, a bit of sediment, too. Slight white head tapers to a thin film leaving very little lacing.

S- A pleasant nose for a pils, grassy and grainy with a bit of hop fruitiness and malts, all without the pils bitter skunkiness.

T- Some malt body with herbal and spice flavors.

M- Big body for a pils with lively carbonation and tingle, some bite, too. I can't imagine a beer any more fresh and clean.

O- A nice take on German pils, crisp and clean.

Serving type: on-tap

03-31-2013 11:18:21 | More by NiceTaps

lacqueredmouse

Australia

4.2/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

330ml green bottle purchased for me by @LaitueGonflable from Slowbeer in Melbourne.

Pours a deep but light golden colour, with solid haze, and a very frothy and full head of white that settles pretty quickly. Carbonation is very fine and sits solidly in the body when tilted. No lace. Overall, it looks pretty refined, no matter what else happens.

Nose is very pleasant. Fresh, clean hop fragrance, mingled with some odd fluffy sweetness: hints of rosewater and candy floss. There's a roundness to the aroma too: almost a Belgian yeast character, but not quite. It doesn't have the esters and spice, but it adds a depth. It's very pleasant indeed.

Taste is very good as well. Very clean, bright flavours, with tingles of zesty sweetness. Finish dives into a herbal greenness with a clean organic flavour. It's dried out by the end, with a pleasant tingle from the hops, but very refreshing.

Feel is solid: smooth, but with a pleasant fine effervescence to enliven the palate.

This is really good stuff. Superbly drinkable, with such refined flavours. This is just the sort of supreme balance craft lagers can deliver. Exceptional stuff.

Serving type: bottle

01-02-2013 07:48:10 | More by lacqueredmouse

flagmantho

Washington

4.05/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Poured from 375mL bottle into a pint glass.

Appearance: light gold hue with a touch of haze and a huge effervescence. Head is three fingers of frothy, pillowy white foam which dissipate leaving a nice lace. Good!

Smell: spicy, earthy hop character is not quite that of noble hops, but still quite nice. The sweet, light malt aroma is more reminiscent of a Belgian golden ale than a German Pilsner; still, I like it.

Taste: light, sweet malt with a great hop flavor; very much like the aroma. Again, that Belgian-y character sticks around, which I happen to really like. Stylistically spot-on? Not really. But tasty? You bet.

Mouthfeel: medium body with a great carbonation and a mammoth, mouth-filling creaminess. Moa bottle-conditions most of their beers, it seems ... I love it!

Overall: a tasty beer which probably doesn't fit into any style that well, despite the intention of the brewer. I'd definitely have this again.

Serving type: bottle

10-19-2012 03:17:22 | More by flagmantho

ADZA

Australia

4/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a cloudy golden hue which leaves a two finger creamy head and lacing everywhere the smell is floral driven hops,lavender,daffodils and honey,the mouthfeel is medium bodied and creamy with tastes of floral hops,honey,lemongrass,herbs,a touch of sherbet and finished with a dry slightly bitter hop finish and overall thank god i saved the best til last as its definately a unique take on the style that really works and yeah id drink this again cheers.

Serving type: bottle

06-06-2012 09:51:38 | More by ADZA

BlackHaddock

United Kingdom (England)

4.23/5  rDev +12.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Brought back by my parents from a world cruise: green 375ml bottle, best before 21 Oct 2013. Poured into a Duvel glass on 23 May 2012.

Really impressed with this beer: golden with a huge white head.

Great tasting brew with a yeasty, piney nose. It may well be classed as a german Pilsner by the brewers but it carries a lot more bite, flavour and body than any other beer I've had in that style.

Another reason why I'd like to visit New Zealand.

Serving type: bottle

05-24-2012 08:15:37 | More by BlackHaddock

LiquidAmber

Washington

3.95/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured into a Warsteiner pokal. Pours a light golden amber. Fine one finger off-white head with good retention and lacing. Constant healthy carbonation. Looks good. Aroma of sweet malt, floral, grassy hops and a hint of grain. Fairly complex flavor of biscuit malt and grassy hops with a light mixture of wheat and citrus. Bitter hop finish with slight sourness; there is almost a saison yeast element here, but subtle. I found the flavor combination to be pleasant and intriguing, very flavorful for a low ABV pilsner. Light to medium bodied, but nice mouth feel from the carbonation. I like the high carbonation from the bottle conditioning, very enjoyable I and will buy this again.

Serving type: bottle

04-13-2012 03:55:42 | More by LiquidAmber

StuartCarter

Alabama

4.38/5  rDev +16.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Aroma: clean bitterness.

Appearance: beautiful cloudy gold colour with streaming bubbles like champagne.

Taste: crisp, dry bitterness with a delicate lingering bitterness and subtle malt character.

A wonderfully different beer that drinks much more like a champagne! Serve in champagne flute for the full effect.

Serving type: bottle

02-25-2012 19:24:32 | More by StuartCarter

blakelive784

Colorado

2.05/5  rDev -45.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

12.7 fl oz bottle served in a nonic pint glass, reviewed from notes:

A - Pours a murky straw golden/honey color with a soapy 3 finger head. Retention is surprisingly decent.

S - Skunky weed, honey, clean pilsner malt, grassy hops, and more weed. Maybe this one's skunked? If you like the smell of cannabis, this one's for you.

T - Bitter, dank weed; light pale malt. Watery. Still reminiscent of cannabis. Plain, boring, and just plain awful.

M - A bit coarse, but entirely too wet for a lager. Not good at all.

D - I may have had a skunked beer (in which case I blame the green glass), or maybe it's supposed to be this way. It's built poorly, poorly executed, and doesn't even taste good. Do yourself a favor and pass on this one.

Serving type: bottle

01-11-2012 03:32:44 | More by blakelive784

kojevergas

California

2.45/5  rDev -35%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

12.7 fl oz green glass bottle with standard pressure cap served into a Fort Collins Brewing pilsner glass in high altitude Castle Rock, Colorado. Reviewed live.

A: Pours a three finger head of bad thickness, no cream, and decent retention. A cloudy yellow colour.

Sm: Cannabis - heavy! Indubiably weed-centric. Floral.

T: Floral, slightly piney, and a bit citrusy. Pleasant but simple. Decently balanced.

Mf: Coarse and wet. Doesn't at all suit the flavours.

Dr: Drinkable but bad. I wouldn't have it again - even on draught.

Serving type: bottle

01-04-2012 06:17:25 | More by kojevergas

kylesobrien

Quebec (Canada)

3.98/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Picked up a 750 mL of this brew at my local Whole Paycheck. I was a little surprised to see a label describing it as a "New Zealand Lager," given that it was crowned with a cork and appeared to have some yeast sediment. Feeling it was all a bit incongruous, I had to give it a try.

Pours a hazy, effervescent yellow with a nice tuft of marshmallow-white head. Definite lacing around the edge of the glass. One of the more visually appealing bottled lagers I've had in recent memory.

The scent is grainy, with some noble hop aromas rounding things out. Slightly spicy.

First taste had a pleasant grassy, bitter quality with slight sweetness -- this is definitely not Steinlager (which puts me much at ease, as I stare at the remaining 345 mL). As others have remarked, there's not a lot of body, but I don't mind that since this is a Pilsener-style lager. Not really known for tremendous mouthfeel, you know?

All in all, a very pleasant beer. If it weren't bottle conditioned and so damn attractive in the glass, I might be less inclined to review it favorably. But as it stands, one of the finer bottled lagers I can find around here, and worth trying if you see it around your local shop.

Serving type: bottle

12-08-2011 03:28:38 | More by kylesobrien

Florida9

Illinois

3.58/5  rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A: Light gold in color. Forms a huge white foamy head that slowly reduces to a thick surface coating. Leaves plenty of lace on the way down.

S: Biscuit malt and grassy hops. Smell is quite similar to Heineken.

T: Starts off with a little dry malt. Chalky (the flavor, not the mouthfeel). Lots of grassy hops with a vegetal quality to it. Some green pepper. A little lemon. Finishes with a moderate bitterness.

M: On the lighter side with heavier carbonation. Dry and somewhat chalky.

O: This beer tastes about how I figured it would. A decent representation of a Pilsener, but not a great one. Ends up being a decent, though not overly exciting beer.

Serving type: bottle

07-29-2011 01:36:01 | More by Florida9

avalon07

South Carolina

4.18/5  rDev +10.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

A: Poured from a bottle to a pilsener glass. Had a pale yellow color and a slightly hazy consistency. There was a big, creamy, long-lasting head. Very good lacing.

S: Smelled of citrus, malt, mild hops, and unfortunately, a little skunky quality (what's with the green bottles?).

T: Tasted of hops, lemon, malt, and a little bit of grassiness thrown in. A very clean, light and refreshing flavor. Fairly complex as pilseners go.

M: A well-carbonated beer with a smooth finish. Light-bodied.

O: This is a very easy to drink - and easy to like - beer. I'm not the biggest fan of the style, but this is a good example of it.

Serving type: bottle

06-16-2011 13:08:48 | More by avalon07

theboozecruise

Louisiana

3.45/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Good looking pilsner here... pouring into an imperial pint glass from a 750 ml bottle. It's a clear straw-tellow color, with a huge bubbly white head. Took quite a while to dissipate.

There's an earthy aroma to it... with a bit of hops as well. The taste is mostly the same, flavors of straw and just a hint of the hops.

An easy drinking pilsner, good carbonation and definitely a good session beer.

Serving type: bottle

12-11-2010 22:14:13 | More by theboozecruise

Cannoneer

Ohio

3.58/5  rDev -5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

The opening salvo for this beer was outstanding.
Very inviting translucent ripe lemon color with a creamy head. Fresh grass and meadow flowers nose. I was really looking forward to the first gulp.

The taste was less than impressive, given these high expectations. While a solid German-style lager, I found Moa Original to be too watery for my taste. If not for that, it would be a very close copy of Jever - grassy, dry and bitter. On the aftertaste, it had the unpleasant note of mineral water, all too common among mass produced beers. It would probably be a good counterpart for delicate dishes, such as sushi, but I'm afraid wouldn't be able to stand up to heartier foods.

In the end, I decided I'd pick Jever over this beer if I wanted a dry, grassy, somewhat straightforward German-style Pilsener.

Serving type: bottle

10-18-2010 01:03:28 | More by Cannoneer

movingtrain

Ohio

3.68/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

So, my local beer store got a case of this in for a special order, and I got to pick up a bottle. A beer from New Zealand? Interesting. Drinking this one cold.

1 pint, 9.3 oz green corked bottle sampled from a 12 ounce snifter.

Pours a clouded straw color with some slight orange hues. Some decent carbonation and a minimal, though steady, head.

The aroma is quite citrusy...very sour. It has a lemon aroma and some earthy funk. There is a malty backbone, too...like rising dough. The aroma is quite Belgian-esque, actually. Almost like a funky farmhouse ale.

And the flavor here is quite refreshing. Very sour on the tongue, and a good crisp bite. Some bready notes, light malts, and citrus. Some green peppercorn flavor, as well.

I am quite surprised by this one. I wasn't expecting this...I was thinking it would taste something more along the lines of a Budweiser, much sweeter and plain...especially seeing as the label simply reads "Premium Lager of New Zealand." But the flavor here isn't that reminiscent of a mass-produced lager, it is more along the lines of a drinkable, though not too complex, sour ale.

Serving type: bottle

08-14-2010 00:16:59 | More by movingtrain

wrightst

Maryland

4.18/5  rDev +10.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

The beer is an enticing, hazy gold, with a balanced aroma. The flavor is a strong, complex pils, malty up front, supported with a bready, almost wheat subtlety, with hops throughout. It finishes dry, and with you wanting more. Not sloppy drunk more, just one more.

The bottle conditioning is a fantastic twist that in my opinion leaves mass produced pilsners behind, and I am referring to decent German and American pilsners, not the axis-of-evil beers that claim to be pilsner, but are not. Yeah, you know. This is a strong international rebound (for me) of a style I was beginning to lose respect for.
Drink Beer, Be Happy.

Serving type: bottle

06-21-2010 04:54:21 | More by wrightst

Mora2000

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -7.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Thanks to ericandersnavy for sharing this bottle.

The beer pours a semi-hazy yellow color with a white head. The aroma is lemon and wheat. The flavor is lemon, wheat and honey with some biscuit malt. Light mouthfeel and medium carbonation. Not much going on here.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2010 05:25:16 | More by Mora2000

markb33

Maine

4.35/5  rDev +15.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A--Pours a cloudy greenish yellow. Visible carbonation faintly rises from bottom. Large dense head with good retention.

S--Sweet at the nose with sharp bitter astringent hop character. Hints of freshly cut grass.

T--Biscuity mat at the start. Bitter hops com through at the finish with a strong pucker. Smooth and very well balanced.

M--Goo density, not too thin. Very smooth. Slight drying effect at the finish.

D--Oh yeah. At 5.5 a very sessionable beer. I'd love to pair this with a hearty fall meal.

Serving type: bottle

05-10-2010 03:53:14 | More by markb33

Georgiabeer

Georgia

3.45/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Very, very grainy for a Pilsner, or really for any beer. Pours as a typical pilsner in color, perhaps a bit darker gold than many, and with a head that is perhaps a little too robust. Cloudy white head leaves a bit of lacing. Smells grainy and rounded and fairly appetizing. Smooth in the mouth, and well rounded lager flavors without being too sharp, but very bready and grainy. Quite like a loaf of bread in the glass. A bit too thick and breadlike for me, but at least it has some character.

Serving type: bottle

04-19-2010 02:22:19 | More by Georgiabeer

CrazyDavros

Australia

3.4/5  rDev -9.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Gusher.
Pours pale golden with a large, persistent, but unappealing (in a pond scum kinda way) frothy head.
The aroma is quite hoppy, seems to be a mix of grassy, spicy euro hops and the more subtle white wine-like NZ hops. Hints of DMS surface but nothing too offensive, the light sweet malt hides it.
Flavours include sweet malt and cooked corn alongside a sparkling white wine note. Light bitterness shows in the finish.
High carbonation suits the beer nicely.

Serving type: bottle

04-05-2010 02:34:53 | More by CrazyDavros

DoubleJ

California

4.03/5  rDev +6.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Before I go on a bike ride later, I'm going to have a New Zealand lager to quench my thirst beforehand. 375 ml bottle, on to the beer:

Oh dear, another slow gusher. Color has a slight hazy edge to it, with the color itself being dark blonde. Head retention is great for awhile, and it's thick and airy. It initally looks like Ara Bier which I poured last night (but different glass). There's a big note of sweet lemon in the aroma. Lemongrass and fruit salad notes are easily found. Nothing messy.

Lemon flavor is the most dominant in the taste buds. Traces of grass. There was a little phenol at first, but that slowly goes away to make things better. Fruity. Biscuity malts are also tasted. Despite the green bottle, there is no skunkiness. Light and easy in the mouth, not much carbonation is felt.

A pleasant lager from New Zealand. This only brings my hopes up for Moa Noire, which I have in queue.

Serving type: bottle

03-17-2010 00:48:16 | More by DoubleJ

Halcyondays

California

4.05/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

12.7 oz. bottle. When I think New Zealand I think of Lord of the Rings and Sauvignon Blanc, let's see if I can add quality beer to that list, great label,

A: We've got a gusher. Perhaps bottle-conditioning a pils wasn't such a good idea. Pours a hazy yellow, like a kellerbier, big ol' head. Looks more like a hefe than a pils.

S: Gets herbal on the nose. Distinct smells of lemon zest and candied ginger. Lemonheads. Intriguing.

T: Good grassy hop notes on the back end. A tad bland upfront at the very beginning though, the malt really isn't coming out. But the complexity overall more than makes up for it. Orange, lemon, ginger, and a clear sage component make the flavour really interesting. Good minerality as well. Imagine a kellerbier/saison/wit hybrid.

M: Crisp and clean, nice feel. Light carbonation and easy on the tongue. Good appetizing bitter finish.

D: Once I actually got the beer into my glass, after the gushing snafoo, I found a really elegant tasty effort. I'm glad I've got another one of their beers to try in the fridge.

Serving type: bottle

03-12-2010 23:26:07 | More by Halcyondays

northyorksammy

Ontario (Canada)

2.63/5  rDev -30.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5

Bottle picked up by Mathieu at S.A.Q. for me. Heard about it but found it overrated. Gushing foamer. very light colour, with of course lots of white head.A somewhat beery aroma. Dry, a little hoppy, not much taste. Average at best mouthfeel. Not finishable.

Serving type: bottle

11-15-2009 00:54:56 | More by northyorksammy