Beer – #32 – Harrington’s – Belgium Tempest
Harrington’s Belgium Tempest a Strong Ale of 8% ABV in a 500ml bottle. Not a flash bottle, not a flash label. Brewed by Harringtons Breweries (Christchurch) in the Abbey Tripel style the interwebtubes seems … Continue reading →
Beer – a Visit to the Factory – WilliamsWarn
A colleague and I were driving to somewhere to do something trivial when I mentioned to him that we’d just passed the WilliamsWarn showroom/shop. It was as much as I could … Continue reading →
Unhappy Families – the one with the long lost brother.
From previous posts you might have got the impression that there was a family member shy of a family. The youngest child had mysteriously and inexplicably decided to shy away from contact with … Continue reading →
Sporting your life vicariously – the one where they end in tears.
It’s down to the final few games of College hockey for Ms17 (MS18 in 37 days she informs me), and last night was the final of the local secondary schools tournament. I’d forgotten how … Continue reading →
Beer – #31 – Crabbie’s Original Alcoholic Ginger Beer
Crabbie’s Original Alcoholic Ginger Beer. It’s a beer, ok it’s a beer not a soda, a beer, says on the label. I thought it would be dark like dark beer, but … Continue reading →
The Movie Critic in me.
Let the Right One In (2008 / Sweden) v Let Me In (2010 USA) Both of these films have merit. Usually a remake is a chance to add amend or … Continue reading →
Beer – #30 – Duvel
Duvel – a Belgium Strong ale. I went the family sized 750Ml bottle of 8.5% ABV beer. It’s hard to be expecting anything other than magnificent from this beer. It … Continue reading →
Unhappy Families – at least you can pick your friends – part the fourth.
You might have been following the “Unhappy Families – at least you can pick your friend” story and the fall-out from an innocuous question and answer, and of the aftermath of the … Continue reading →
Beer – #29 – St. Peter’s Cream Stout
A gift this one. And never look a gift horse in the mouth. From the St. Peter’s Brewery Co Ltd in Bungay, Suffolk then the St.Peter’s Cream Stout. A 500mls (pint) … Continue reading →
Unhappy Families – at least you can pick your friends – part the third.
I make no apology for the airing of dirty laundry and tawdry family behaviour in what follows. I’m as amazed and amused as you might be; The cast, a family … Continue reading →
As I get older – the one with the Baker’s Cyst
Baker’s cyst? You’re not a Baker. Dur. Baker’s Cyst then, basically an inflammation of the soft back-side of the knee, that means that you have incredible pain in the knee … Continue reading →
I just noticed
That I seem to have written a lot about beer lately! Must work on chaining that, and writing more about different things.
Less of me is more Day 7: 14th June, skip a day
Day 7: 14th June, skip a day It’s frosty as a frosty thing this morning. My knee is a shocker and is so sore that I can’t bend to take … Continue reading →
Beer – #28 – Brasserie Du Mont Blanc La Blanche
Ok, So I was in Faro Fresh on the North Shore, looking for some Camembert from the Over the moon dairy company, and coming away from the cheesery disappointed, and not … Continue reading →
As I get older I get different – the birthday gift from Holden – the update
Holden in Australia rang me today, well a spokesperson did, to talk about my 2009 Holden Cruze, someone in their PR department, who knows, I didn’t write his name down. … Continue reading →
Ms17 and the driving licence
After the last effort, where 40 in a 50, and 50 in a 60 zone don’t cut it for the examiner, Ms17 had another crack at it today, in the … Continue reading →
Beer – #27 in a series – Jaipur
Thornbridge Jaipur IPA. “A citrus dominated India Pale Ale, its immediate impression is soft and smooth yet builds to a crescendo of massive hoppiness accentuated by honey. An enduring, bitter finish” … Continue reading →
Beer – #26 in a series – the weekend assortment.
A quick weekend break meant that it was bulk over substance time for beer drinking. So A little bit of Speights Distinction, and provided by the Father-in-Law and some of … Continue reading →
Restaurant Critic #2 – Deep Creek Brewing Co.
The Deep Creek Bewing Company, Browns Bay, Auckland. A birthday celebration with the family. Well I had this : Potjies Kos , this iteration was Lamb Shank in a rich spicy … Continue reading →




