Beer – #48 – Epic – Message in a Bottle
Epic – Message in a Bottle. a 7.5% ABV beer in a 500ml bottle. Brewed at Steam Brewing Company In the style of an India Pale Ale (IPA), in Auckland. When … Continue reading
Beer – #47 – The Moa Methode
The time has come the walrus said…. to get into this 1.5Litre bottle of Moa Methode. It’s 5.5%ABV and that makes the whole mission about 6 standard drinks and a … Continue reading
Beer – #42 – 8 Wired – iStout
On a day where I’m doing a double, the second one up is an “8 Wired iStout” iStout is a 500ml bottle of 10% ABV beer. Gosh! This one could … Continue reading
Beer – #41 – Raindogs Brewing Company – Apothecary Amber Ale
So then Apothecary Amber Ale (Raindogs Brewing Co), Well it’s an Amber Ale, and it’s from Christchurch and it’s in a fine 500ml bottle of 5.9% ABV-ness Bit of a new … Continue reading
Beer – #40 – Townshend Sutton Hoo
Tonight I enter the naughty forties with a “Townshend Sutton Hoo” This is Brewed by the Townshend Brewery in the style of an English Pale Ale, and it’s from Upper Moutere, … Continue reading
Beer – #38 – Epic – Hop Zombie
Epic Brewing Company, Brewed at Steam Brewing Company Auckland, New Zealand, in the Style of an Imperial/Double IPA It’s pale, very very pale golden, and the hops are there in … Continue reading
Beer – #36 – Wanaka Beerworks – Sir Walter
How could you go past a beer faux named after you – Wanaka Beerworks – Sir Walter. So from the Wanaka Beerworks, in the Abbey Tripel style – and yes Wanaka, … Continue reading
Beer – #34 – Epic Epicurean Coffee & Fig Oatmeal Stout
Well, the Epic Epicurean Coffee & Fig Oatmeal Stout was another beer that was recommend to me to try. It’s an 8% ABV Imperial Oatmeal Stout delivered in a massive 750Ml bottle. My work is … Continue reading
Beer – #33 – Stoke Bomber – Smoky Ale
I’ve had two people who’ve had the Stoke Bomber – Smoky Ale, and they have had totally different opinions on it. It’s a 650ml bottle (big) of a 5.7% ABV … Continue reading
Beer – #32 – Harrington’s – Belgium Tempest
Harrington’s Belgium Tempest a Strong Ale of 8% ABV in a 500ml bottle. Not a flash bottle, not a flash label. Brewed by Harringtons Breweries (Christchurch) in the Abbey Tripel style the interwebtubes seems … Continue reading
Beer – #25 in a series – “The Doctor” is in the house
Tonight for my delectation I have from The Sawmill Brewing company Leigh, procured me “the Doctor“, a Dopplebock. I looked it up, as I do, on the interwebtubes and they … Continue reading
Beer – #23 in a series – Steampunk Strong Ale
however like all things harking to things past, more romantic in the read than the deed.
Beer – #22 in a series – Hawkes Bay Amber Ale
C/- Hawkes Bay Independent Brewery who talk it up a bit: “A rich malt body with mild hop characteristic adds complex fruitiness and a pronounced bitterness to this deep amber ale. Batch … Continue reading
Beer – #21 in a series – Wigram Kortegast Red Sparkling Ale
Shut up! the Wigram Brewing Company wishes to advise that our Red Sparkling Ale Full Strength Beer has been crafted from Historical Hops which were discovered still growing on the banks of the … Continue reading
Beer – #16 in a series – Emerson’s Weissbier.
Oh Hai! I’m a bit partial to the Wheatbeer beer, and so I get around to one that’s been on the list for a while the Emerson’s Weissbier but often … Continue reading
Beer – #15 in a series – Stoke Bomber- Bohemian Ale
Ok so there’s me grinning like a loon. Presented in a magnificent 650ml bottle – that’s a lot!, I give you the “The Original Stoke Bomber Bohemian Ale” From the Mccashin Family … Continue reading
Beer – #11 in a series – Renaissance Man
Today it’s a bit of a dash with Renaissance Paradox Blonde Renaissance, a Craft Brewery based in Marlborough, New Zealand. Brews include the Winner of Best Stout at the AIBA … Continue reading
Beer – #5 in a series – 8 Wired Saison Sauvin
I’m not generally a fan of that style of beer this one is a little bit special and very tasty
A life just as ordinary 