Beer – #74 – Harringtons Brewer’s Selection Hop Tremor IPA
I’m sorry but for me that adds up to a a swing with no ding for this as a beer that sort of announces loudly that you going to get a “hop tremor” perhaps my understanding of that might have been made askew by too many B grade movies, I expected snakes on a plane, swamp monster, gargantuan things, a Bruce Willis action flick, this is all a bit Hugh Grant.
Beer- #71 – Moa Imperial Stout
Woo Hoo – Moa Imperial Stout, custom bottle, cork, cage, all happening in a 375Ml of 10.2% ABV bottle of beer. Brewed by Moa Brewing Company – Blenheim, New Zealand And … Continue reading
Beer – #70 – Yeastie Boys – Motueka Raven
Yeastie Boys Motueka Raven, a small 330ml bottle of a 6.5% ABV beer. Yeastie Boys, this one brewed at the Invercargill Brewery, in the style of a Black IPA, and … Continue reading
Beer – #68 – Golden Eagle South Island Pale Ale (S.I.P.A)
Rightly so, for a Friday, Golden Eagle South Island Pale Ale (S.I.P.A), this on Brewed by Golden Eagle Brewery and they make this in the style of an English Pale Ale they’re … Continue reading
Beer – #67 – Monteiths Unfiltered Apricot Wheat
a whaaa? Monteiths Unfiltered Apricot Wheat. I’d pick Monteiths as a commercial brewery that make a stock range of beers. Something must be awry as they’ve branched out into a “brewer’s … Continue reading
Beer – #64 – Invercargill Sa!son
In and of itself a strong, well balanced, and just nice beer. Could I go another though? Not really. I peaked early with this.
Beer – #66 – Lion Red
Brewed by Lion Breweries – NZ (Lion Nathan Co.) in the style of (hold your breath) an American Dark Lager , and they make it up the road in Auckland, … Continue reading
Beer – #63 – Invercargill Pitch Black Boysenberry Stout
I know right, a Boysenberry Stout!!! Brewed by Invercargill Brewery in the style of a…. Stout, and they’re from Invercargill, New Zealand, served up as a 330ml 5% ABV This member … Continue reading
Beer – #62 – Epic – Double Stout
This is a beer that’s a bit under the radar, it’s not listed on the website, which either means that it’s a mistake beer that they had to monetize, or a seasonal thing. Well yes I went back and read “Double Fail” so this isn’t going to end well is it. A Championship level beer that may never make the Premier league.
Beer – #61 – Dead Good Beer – Golden Ale
This beer has a mention / dedication for Ninoy Aquino on the label, He was assassinated at the Manila International Airport upon returning home from exile in the United States in 1983
Beer – #60 – Dead Good Beer – IPA
This beer has a mention / dedication for Blair Peach on the label, a New Zealand-born teacher who was fatally assaulted by a police officer during an anti-racism demonstration in London, England in 1979. Nice work.
Beer – #59 – Eagle vs Dog Episode 2 Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster
This is, I have to say, a barnstormer of a good beer, it’s got taste for Africa. I got Coffee, Malt, chocolate, I’m still getting it, this is a Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster of a a beer. It has a sweet bitterness and lots of depth. I am impressed. I am however easily impressed.
Beer – #57 – Golden Bear Brewing Company – Pirate Peach Saison
Won a Trophy and a silver medal at the recent Sutton Group Brewers Guild of New Zealand Awards so there! Golden Bear – Pirate Peach Saison is brewed with fresh Black-Boy peaches, … Continue reading
Beer – #56 – Sawmill Brewing Company – Crystal Wheat Beer
Sawmill Brewing Company – Crystal Wheat Beer. Brewed by Leigh Sawmill Brewing Company in Leigh, New Zealand ,and they style it as a Wheat Ale. A beer with a flip … Continue reading
Beer – #54 – Golden Ticket Brewing – Black Emperor
Golden Ticket Brewing – Black Emperor How best to describe the Black Emperor? Black Pilsner? American Black Lager? Pseudo Schwarz? Whatever it is, its brewed with malt from New Zealand, … Continue reading
Beer – #53 – Golden Ticket Brewing – Champion Malky
On my visit to Liquorland in Forest Hill today I picked up one of these – A Golden Ticket Brewing company – Champion Malky. Brewed in Invercargill , which might be just … Continue reading
Beer – #52 – Apache American Amber Ale
Apache American Amber Ale – Brewed by Golden Eagle Brewery, in the style of an Amber Ale, and is brewed in Rolleston, Just outside Christchurch, New Zealand. It delivered in … Continue reading
Beer – #50 – Kaimai Golden Rye Ale
Brewed by Kaimai Brewing in the style of a Specialty Grain, and comes from the lovely Mt Maunganui, New Zealand. So I learnt that you can have a beer … Continue reading
Beer – #49 – Renaissance – Craftsman Chocolate Stout
Renaissance – Craftsman Chocolate Stout, Brewed by Renaissance Brewing in the style of a Stout, in Blenheim, New Zealand Expecting dark, Expecting Chocolate, and hoping that it pours with head. 500Ml of … Continue reading
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