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Beer – #538 – Lakeman – Hairy Hop IPA

Odd Beer, Odd Music, Odd numbers and Odd one out. ” Pretty gentle not too aggressive  and a soft bitterness to finish. ”  Lakeman Hairy Hop IPA This is a … Continue reading

February 2, 2015 · 2 Comments

Beer – #537 – Lakeman – Pilsner

low key beer, lo key music, low numbers and laying low at. “Sweet…. Flowery” Lakeman Pilsner.  A beer of mystery, not a lot to be found online about this, or … Continue reading

February 2, 2015 · Leave a comment

Beer – #534 – 8 Wired – Black Wired Black IPA

Broken promise, broken record, broken a record, and break for a party. 8 Wired Black Wired Black IPA, I know I said I didn’t get them, the Black IPA, but. … Continue reading

February 1, 2015 · Leave a comment

Beer – #530 – Weezledog – Epiphany

Whilst I think the description bigs this up – using words like ‘big’ and ‘pushes the boundaries’ this is what it is, there is no ‘masking’ going on, there isn’t an added thing to hide a mistake, or a missing thing that makes this short somewhere, it is what it is, as advertised.

January 29, 2015 · Leave a comment

Beer – #529 – Panhead – Whitewall Hoppy Wheat Ale

Weird Beer, Weird Musics, Weird numbers and Weird parties. Any petrol head knows you can’t redline the engine all the time…sometimes you just need to drop the seat back and … Continue reading

January 28, 2015 · Leave a comment

Beer – #524 – Schipper’s – Mistress Pilsner

Lager, larger than life, large and living it large. All that with a Schipper’s – Mistress Pilsner This is the brew you don’t take home to meet your mum and dad … Continue reading

January 24, 2015 · Leave a comment

Beer – #523 – Epic – 1991

So the last day of summer break, and it’s back to less beer and a healthier regime. Then what happens is the local beer shop taps this one for the … Continue reading

January 23, 2015 · Leave a comment

Beer – #522 – Eruption – Dark Lava Stout

Another Stout, another new brewer to me, Eruption Brewing and their Dark Lava Stout. A boldly brewed New World Stout Stout Beer, Stout music, big numbers and stout mates. Simple 500ml … Continue reading

January 21, 2015 · Leave a comment

Beer – #521- Hop Baron – 8 Ball Stout

Back to a bottle. Back to a Stout. Another new brewer to me – this one Hop Baron, and this their 8 Ball Stout. Packing eight grams of Switch Espresso’s Brighton … Continue reading

January 21, 2015 · Leave a comment

Beer – #520 – Good George – Anytime Pale Ale

Again a Fill-Your-own from a keg at the bottle shop, it’s like a never ending summer. This one is the Good George Anytime Pale Ale. So i’m looking for good … Continue reading

January 19, 2015 · Leave a comment

Beer – #519 – Behemoth – Hopped Up On Pils

Another of the summer of  FYO (tap) beers, this one the Behemoth “Hopped Up On Pils” “A Pilsner made with ale hops, apparently. Unique” A bottle of one litre of a … Continue reading

January 19, 2015 · 1 Comment

Beer – #517 – Renaissance – Abundance Baltic Cherry Porter

I was just out with MrsPdubyah at a pubic house and had some Renaissance  Elemental Porter Ale, which reminded me how much I like that style, and I had something … Continue reading

January 17, 2015 · Leave a comment

Beer – #516 – Moa – Hoppy Cologne

Another in the summer of FYO beers, this one is also by coincidence from MOA, I seem to have had a few Moa beers recently, I’ve not become a one-trick … Continue reading

January 17, 2015 · Leave a comment

Beer – #515 – Moa – Festive IPA

Monday on the run into New Year*, it’s really quite warm in the sun, and it’s been a long day, but I have this a Moa Festive IPA. (*at this … Continue reading

January 16, 2015 · Leave a comment

Beer – #514 – Deep Creek Brewing – The Dominatrix Double IPA

Another in the FYO series of beers I happened to have my growler in the car, and the lovely lady at the Deep Creek Brewery filled it up for me … Continue reading

January 15, 2015 · 5 Comments

Beer – #512 – Golden Eagle – Citradel

Mash-up beer, Mish-Mash music, mixed numbers and a mixed gathering. Another of the FYO beers to keep me going along, this one Golden Eagle Citradel. Extremely pale and delicate malt supporting … Continue reading

January 14, 2015 · 3 Comments

Beer – #511 – Three Boys – IPA

The second of the #NZSecretSanta beers – Three Boys IPA – yes #NZSecretSanta, –  Secret Santa for NZ Twitter Users!,   I scored a couple of beers, this is the 2nd of … Continue reading

January 11, 2015 · Leave a comment

Beer – #510 – Brew Moon – Hophead IPA

#NZSecretSanta, yes Secret Santa for NZ Twitter Users!,   brought me a couple of beers, this is one of them – Brew Moon Hophead IPA. So Gifted Beer, Gifted Musicians, Gift … Continue reading

January 11, 2015 · Leave a comment

Beer- #509 – Garage Project – Cereal Milk Stout

As if it couldn’t get more strange I now have this – Garage Project – Cereal Milk Stout. So I’m picking early memories, early memories, early to the numbers and … Continue reading

January 10, 2015 · Leave a comment

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