Sometimes you need to use DNS on non-standard port. MacOS does not allow that. The following recipe helps to overcome this restriction.

First, install dnsmasq:

brew install dnsmasq

Second, edit /usr/local/etc/dnsmasq.conf:

port=53
bogus-priv
resolv-file=/usr/local/etc/resolv.conf
no-poll
server=/service.consul/2a04:AAAA:AAAA::BBBB:1#8600
listen-address=127.0.0.1

In the example above, I configure the search domain service.consul to be resolved via Consul at IPv6 address 2a04:AAAA:AAAA::BBBB:1 and port 8600.

Third, place your name servers in /usr/local/etc/resolv.conf:

nameserver 2a04:AAAA:AAAA::2
nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 8.8.4.4

Fourth, start the service:

sudo brew services start dnsmasq

This command will create a service file /Library/LaunchDaemons/homebrew.mxcl.dnsmasq.plist and run it.

Finally, add localhost as name server in the network settings:

macOS DNS preferences