Beer – #639 – Behemoth – Hopped Up On Pils *bottle*
Beer club beer of the week, this time it’s Behemoth “Hopped Up On Pils” I’ve had this from the keg previously, and came away underwhelmed, but I might have been uninformed. … Continue reading
Beer – #636 – Mata – Sahti
Improbably beer, impossibly nice music, improbable numbers and imposing on a party. traditionally brewed in an open wooden trough This is a 500ml bottle of a beer that is 9 … Continue reading
Beer – #632 – Shakespeare – The Bastard
Well now, The Shakespeare – The Bastard Red IPA. This is a bit exciting. The Shakespeare Tavern is constantly listed as a go-to venue for beer in Auckland. So I have … Continue reading
Beer – #631 – House of Nicholas – Sarah
Sarah is an IPA. It’s fairly secretive about what it is, so I have Secret beer, a musics secret, secret numbers and a secret from a party. A moderately strong … Continue reading
Beer – #630 – Rocky Knob – Home Again
I like the beer I’ve had so far from the lovely people at Rocky Knob, and had a few words with Bron in passing recently at a beer festival. Then … Continue reading
Beer – #629 – Garage Project – California Über Alles
California Über Alles. A California Common. Which then gives me familiar beers, familiar musics, familiar numbers and familiar faces. “If you don’t get the name then you probably didn’t spend … Continue reading
Beer – #627 – Bach Brewing – Duskrider *keg*
Duskrider – a Red IPA. New old beers, new music, old numbers and a party is a party. a ruby-red hue and a hop-forward fix I have from the FYO … Continue reading
Beer – #624 – 8 Wired – Flat White Coffee Milk Stout
Stouts clearly a thing at the moment. Sweet Stout, Sweet music, Sweetspot and a sweet spot. If you are not a Kiwi, chances are you might not know what a … Continue reading
Beer – #623 – Sparks Brewing – Frontier Extra Stout *keg*
Still to come: A confused beer ‘ Outlander’ or ‘Frontier’, music to confuse, confusion in numbers, and a confusion of numbers. Chocolate on the nose, dry and roasted taste with … Continue reading
Beer – #621 – Hop Federation – Barrel Aged Stout
Winter beer for the shortest day or Matariki or Winter solstice a time for long beers, short songs, short a number, and a short party. A deep dark black colour with a coffee … Continue reading
Beer – #617 – Tuatara – Black Wellington Chocolate Factory Chocolate Stout
A beer with a long name, Black Wellington Chocolate Factory Chocolate Stout, a long song, a long division and long time at a gathering. “If you’re going to do a … Continue reading
Beer – #615 – Townshend – Key Stone Milk Stout
Week one of the BeerJerk Beer Club, and I smiled. Dark Beer, Dark Music, Dark numbers and party after dark Dark and delicious This is a 500ml bottle of a … Continue reading
Beer – #614 – Yeastie Boys – Her Majesty 2014
Yeastie Boys Her Majesty 2014. A beer that took ages to appear on the shelf, and then I’ve left it in the fridge for a while, and this completes the … Continue reading
Beer – #612 – 8 Wired – Tall Poppy India Red Ale
I had this ways back when, in a bottle, the 8 Wired Tall Poppy India Red Ale. So tonight it’s the same but different, different but the same, same same and … Continue reading
Beer – #611 – ParrotDog – Rarebird Kakapo Wet-Hopped IPL – Bottle
ParrotDog Rarebird Kakapo. A Fresh Hopped IP, a Wet-Hopped beer. Also in a limited run of 126* bottles – the same as the total number of Kakapo in the wild! … Continue reading
Beer – #610 – McLeods – Great Migration IPA
“The Great Migration”, from McLeod’s, a brewer in Waipu that has morphed from or grown from being a pizza joint into something much bigger. A Beautiful Monster A 500ml bottle … Continue reading
Beer – #609 – Harrington’s – The Forgotten
Got a really pleasant surprise package from the nice people at Harrington’s Breweries, a bottle of a limited (I’d say one off) “The Forgotten” Unique beer, unique music, unique numbers … Continue reading
Beer – #608 – 8 Wired – HopWired IPA – a redux
Back to the future, with a beer that made me smile first time around, and since. This is the standard version of Hopwired. From the keg. Who has ever smelled … Continue reading
Beer – #607 – Hallertau Liberty – BDSM
Or more correctly Hallertau & Liberty Hopstock 2015 Collaboration – BDSM Fresh Hop Imperial Schwarzbier. So tonight it special beer, special music, special numbers and that special party. Fresh hopped. … Continue reading
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