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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

Herevana – Three Sisters – Chocolate Tsarevich

Three Sisters Chocolate Tsarevich. Chocolate Imperial Russian Imperial Stout. After a smorgasbord of IPA’s and a surge of the more traditional West Coast style (that’s clear not hazy) beers there’s … Continue reading

August 13, 2022 · Leave a comment

Herevana – Epic / Fierce – Epicly Fiercely Intolerant

Made a short pit-stop length stop at the Epic Tap room today. One of the beers I picked up was the Epic / Fierce Epicly Fiercely Intolerant Stout. Get in! … Continue reading

August 13, 2022 · Leave a comment

Herevana – North End – Fortitude

North End Fortitude. A Winter IPA. On a Sunday. On a Sunday when my Daughter, after a few weeks at home, left again to got back to Australia and her … Continue reading

August 7, 2022 · Leave a comment

Herevana – The Battle of the Best Bitter Beers.

Two English Bitters. A Sprig and Fern Best Bitter and Whistling Sisters English Bitter. I’ve had both these beers before, the former out on my travels a long time ago, … Continue reading

July 31, 2022 · Leave a comment

Herevana – Small Gods/Heyday – Basabasa Japanese Cold IPA

Basabasa. Here we have an IPL, or Cold IPA, or IPA made slightly differently. It isn’t the first cold IPA I’ve had, which might be a surprise, but shouldn’t be, … Continue reading

July 22, 2022 · Leave a comment

Herevana – Small Gods – Agnostos Theos

Here we have a beer from Small Gods x Known Unknown – Agnostos Theos. A ‘Grape Ale’. I know the brewers and have a lot of respect for the driver … Continue reading

June 6, 2022 · Leave a comment

Herevana – Craftwork – Siege of Liège

Craftwork – Siege of Liège. I joined a small club that Craftwork launched, the CW Societe, which limited to 96 membership offered at least 20 beers in two deliveries (I … Continue reading

April 23, 2022 · Leave a comment

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