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Herevana – # 194 – Wilderness Brewing – Wild Fire

Here we have: Wilderness Brewing – Wild Fire. I generally like the Wilderness Brewing beers, and when they’ve joined with Cell Division, beer that you don’t see in Auckland, well … Continue reading

April 25, 2024 · Leave a comment

Herevana -#193 – Craftwork – Plum Dubbel

Here we have: – Craftwork Plum Dubbel – I’ve had this beer before – So I re-read the brewers notes, wherein it says “a one off”, so that confused me. … Continue reading

April 6, 2024 · Leave a comment

Herevana – #192 – Mount Brewing – The Argo

Whilst we’re having Vinyl music, and Porter, I thought I would have the Mount Brewing – The Argo – which I brought at the Fridge and Flagon store. Mount Brewing … Continue reading

April 1, 2024 · Leave a comment

Herevana – #191 – QBrew – 38 Porter

There’s this little brewery, I’m sure they won’t mind me saying little, called QBrew, and I recently brought a 6 pack from them, and I enjoyed them all (with this … Continue reading

April 1, 2024 · Leave a comment

Herevana – #190 – Brood Fermentation – PIP

I’m having a special beer, Brood Fermentation Pip. Special in that Brood Fermentation beers are not that readily available and are not easy to get one before they are all … Continue reading

March 31, 2024 · Leave a comment

Herevana – #186 – Wilderness – Russet

Here we have: beer 186 in the #Herevana series. I’ve been weak and went to the cellar stash to finish off a tortured week, but it’s all done and over and … Continue reading

February 11, 2024 · Leave a comment

Herevana #185 – Garage Project – Shinrin-Yoku (2021)

#185 – it’s a Garage Project – Garage Project Shinrin Yoku made in  Wellington, 🇳🇿 and it is a Sour / Wild Beer – Flavored ale of 6.6% ABV, this would … Continue reading

January 11, 2024 · Leave a comment

Herevana #184 – Garage Project – Tsuyu Saison (2022)

I’ve started to number the Herevana beers posts – so #184 is a Garage Project Garage Project / Coedo / Stone Tsuyu Saison, which is made in Wellington 🇳🇿, and … Continue reading

January 9, 2024 · Leave a comment

Beer – #1,117 – Garage Project – Hops On Pointe Grand Cru

Garage Project Hops On Pointe Grand Cru, one of a number of special 10 year anniversary beers that are being released. I really am looking forward to this, the ‘standard’ … Continue reading

November 26, 2023 · 1 Comment

Beer – #1,116 – Liberty Brewing – Prohibition Porter

Liberty Brewing Prohibition Porter, this year in a can – a big serving can, unlike previous iterations that have been in a 330ml bottle, and the mystique that comes with … Continue reading

September 30, 2023 · Leave a comment

Beer – #1,115 – Garage Project – Belly of the Beast

For the First Sunday of Spring, since how Spring starts on the equinox, it’s a Garage Project Belly of the Beast. A Pastry Porter if you will, or a porter … Continue reading

September 24, 2023 · Leave a comment

Beer – #1,114 – Craftwork – Plum Dubbel

It’s a day off in NewZealand, Matariki, marking the rise of the star cluster Pleiades and the start of a new year. I’m having a beer. although this isn’t strictly … Continue reading

July 14, 2023 · Leave a comment

Beer – #1,113 – Duncan’s – Mentor Mentor

After a myriad, a deluge if you will, of fresh Hop Beer I’ve taken a change of style. Pastry Stout. From arguably the Master of the style in NZ, Duncan’s. … Continue reading

May 20, 2023 · Leave a comment

Herevana – McLeods – FortyAcre Fresh Hop

Here we have a Fresh Hop beer that comes highly recommended, and for many the pick of the fresh hop beers this year McLeod’s Forty Acre Fresh Hop Unfiltered IPA. … Continue reading

April 29, 2023 · Leave a comment

Beer – #1,107 – Emporium Brewing – Sourtopf

It appears to have been about 4 months since I posted something in long form, and not that Johnny-come-lately Instagram where you’ll find quite a few pictures and short musings … Continue reading

March 25, 2023 · Leave a comment

Beer – #1,106 – Garage Project – Single Fruit Black Doris Plum

The latest in the magnificent, in my opinion, series of beers – This one is the Garage Project Single Fruit – Black Doris Plum edition. These are occasional beers that … Continue reading

October 29, 2022 · Leave a comment

Herevana – 8 Wired and Rocky Ridge – Pflaume

A collaboration beer, and what might a bit divisive, online comments such as “bacon” “Salmon” “undrinkable” and “despite” if you look. I mean what could possibly go wrong?, Plum Smoked … Continue reading

September 11, 2022 · Leave a comment

Herevana – Garage Project – 11 Anniversary Dessert Stout

Here we have: Garage Project 11 Anniversary Dessert Stout. One of two beers with the label “11” the other being the 11 – TripleIPA that I just had. Might of … Continue reading

August 20, 2022 · Leave a comment

Herevana – Garage Project – 11 Triple IPA

Here we have: Garage Project 11 Triple IPA. I had the ’10’ almost a year ago! where I mentioned that the first GP beers I had was in 2013, so … Continue reading

August 20, 2022 · Leave a comment

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