Beer – #970 – Hallertau – Flemish Giant
Hallertau Flemish Giant – the beer of the week for the Beer Jerk beer club. I’m partial to a Triplel. However I’ve seen this in the shops and been put … Continue reading
Beer – #969 – Garage Project – Qishir
Garage Project Qishir. A Dunkler Bock with additions. A Sunday beer and vinyl music day of course, and I’m looking forward to both. From people who know I understand this … Continue reading
Beer – #968 – Good George – Blackberry, Sage And Honey Cream Stout
Good George Blackberry, Sage And Honey Cream Stout. You read that right, it’s a stout with a herb garden added. Actually it’s a Stout with an ice-cream recipe added. They’ve … Continue reading
Beer – #967 – Garage Project – Bhang Thandai
Garage Project Bhang Thandai. I have a fridge that seems to be full of Stouts, which I suppose is a winter thing, and I have to make room for incoming … Continue reading
Beer – #966 – Deep Creek – Neptune
Deep Creek Neptune. A jazzed up Stout. I know the brewer, and he was quite enthusiastic about this, and it’s been in the fridge for too long. When I say … Continue reading
Beer – #965 – Three Boys – Apricot Ale
Three Boys 10th Anniversary Apricot Ale. A proper fruit beer by any other name and fitting that as I get close to the end of the journey to 1,000 beers … Continue reading
Beer – #963 – Garage Project – Yuzukoshō
Garage Project – Yuzukoshō. I received this and a get well card from the lovely people at Garage Project, which really brought a smile to another otherwise dull and tedious … Continue reading
Beer – #962 – Behemoth – Chocolate Fish
Finally what has to be the crowing glory in the GABS (Great Australasian Beer SpecTAPular) pack: the Chocolate Fish from Behemoth Brewing Company What could go wrong with a beer and a … Continue reading
Beer – #960 – 8 Wired – Cosmic Chaos
Continuing the GABS(Great Australasian Beer SpecTAPular) pack I’ve come to the Cosmic Chaos – 8 Wired Brewing beer. At last a true local beer. I’ve moved the order around a bit and … Continue reading
Beer – #959 – Yeastie Boys – Royal Tanninbomb
Next up from the GABS (Great Australasian Beer SpecTAPular) pack the Royal Tanninbomb from the larrikins at Yeastie Boys and despite AUS trying to claim there they are local to NZ. This would … Continue reading
Beer – #956 – Wild and Woolly – From the Ashes
Wild & Woolly From the Ashes. A beer in a paper bag. It’s actually in green glass and they’ve put it in a bag because that was the best way … Continue reading
Beer – #955 – Yeastie Boys – xeRRex
Yeastie Boys – xeRRex. The beer Club beer of the week. I’ve had the normal version a couple of times, and it really is a shock to the system, this … Continue reading
Beer – #954 – Mythica – Succubus Golden IPA
Mythica Succubus Golden IPA. The beer Jerk beer of the week. This is the other of the beer that I didn’t get when I brought the Incubus which the club … Continue reading
Beer – #951 – Double Vision – Red Rascal Red IPA
Double Vision Red Rascal Red IPA. I’ve been under the weather with a bit of a cough, and it hasn’t carried me off, and for the first time in ages … Continue reading
Beer – #950 – Boneface – Shake Your Blood
Boneface Shake Your Blood. A red IPA. This one a gift from the brewer, on whom I threw my pitiful self, and they took me up and fit me up … Continue reading
Beer – #949 – Boneface – Hoptron APA
Boneface Hoptron APA. Another in the recently available in Auckland beers from a new brewer. They’ve been pretty good so far, polished and easy to enjoy. This one is quite … Continue reading
Beer – #948 – Piha Beer – Salt Water Gose
Piha Beer – Salt Water Gose. This was a swap/gift from a twitter chap, Keith,who also makes a nice line in scented candles. but because he’d brought the all of … Continue reading
Beer – #947 – Boneface – The Darkness India Stout (we go again)
Boneface – The Darkness India Stout. – the rework. Turns out the banter was more than that and the brewer sent me another bottle, they’ve bottled it to a smaller … Continue reading
Beer – #946 – Deep Creek – Steam Funk – Mango Chilli Gose
Deep Creek – Steam Funk – Mango Chilli Gose. I know I said I don’t like the sours, but they keep popping up, some of them more compelling than others, … Continue reading
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