Beer – #978 – Deschutes – The Stoic 2015
Deschutes The Stoic 2015, beer that they flag as best after a date, which is nice. Being as it’s a Sunday I’m also going to have a vinyl music, and … Continue reading
Beer – #973 – Stone – Imperial Russian Stout
Stone Imperial Russian Stout. a 2016 version. Unusually rare and uncommon in New Zealand although there does appear to have been a small amount available at some point, stashed away … Continue reading
Beer – #941 – Ballast Point – Red Velvet (Nitro)
A side trip to Hopscotch beer company meant I left with a couple of beers that I’ve been looking for, and a couple that I haven’t bit had to have. … Continue reading
Beer – #937 – Deschutes – Red Chair
Deschutes Red Chair is the beer of the week for the beer club, on a night when I dropped a bottle of beer, which caused me untold sadness and grief, … Continue reading
Beer – #934 – Victory – Prima Pils
Victory Prima Pils – the regular weekly beer club beer. A pilsner, which I’m hoping has the things I’m looking for, such as that hop bite at the back. Another … Continue reading
Beer – #919 – Victory – Golden Monkey
… with added spice …. Beer Jerk beer club night again. A can. A Tripel. Unusual enough, and it’s really pushing my sense of what’s proper in beer. I wouldn’t have … Continue reading
Beer – #916 – Deschutes – Obsidian Stout
Deschutes Obsidian Stout, a beer for the BeerJerk club night. Summer has made another appearance, and it’s warm and sunny outside, and here I am inside but happy. Deep, robust … Continue reading
Beer – #914 – Stone – Citrusy Wit
Stone Citrusy Wit, the Beer Jerk beer of the week. Something from Stone in a style that I wasn’t expecting. I quite like the Wheat beers, and expect something soft, … Continue reading
Beer – #913 – Oskar Blues – G’Knight Imperial Red
Oskar Blues G’Knight Imperial Red. I brought a selection of 3 and this is the last of them. G’Lorious Canned, of course, 355ml, a beer of 60 IBU, 261 calories … Continue reading
Beer – #912 – Clown Shoes – American Monastic
Clown Shoes American Monastic. BeerJerk NZ beer club with another potential outstanding choice. Once a long time ago I had a Clown Shoes beer, and I loved it. use of … Continue reading
Beer – #911 – Oskar Blues – Ten FIDY
Oskar Blues Ten FIDY beer that I’ve coveted for a while, one of those elusive and wanty beers, like Pliny the anything, or some of the other beers that I’ll … Continue reading
Beer – #909 – Oskar Blues – Dale’s Pale Ale
Oskar Blues Dale’s Pale Ale. Oskar Blues as far as I know haven’t been available in NZ, at least not in any great quantities. So when they’re here you have … Continue reading
Beer – #863 – Almanac – Mandarina
Almanac Mandarina, it looked so nice, and it wasn’t a local beer, and I need to broaden the horizons occasionally, after all this is about a beer you can get … Continue reading
Beer – #851 – Speakeasy – Black Hand
The Black Hand Chocolate Milk Stout. I don’t know that I can rightly help myself, but I find another stout awaits me, this one from the USA, so at least … Continue reading
Beer – #801 – Rogue – Santa’s Private Reserve Ale
BeerJerkNZ beer of the week a Rogue Santa’s Private Reserve Ale. Got to be happy with that. A double hopped Red Ale, reddish in color with a roasty, malty flavor and a … Continue reading
Beer – #799 – Behemoth – Hop Frolic
Seven Hundred and Ninety Nine. An IPA, how peculiar. A Collaboration between the Beer Giraffe and some crowd in the US called LionStone Brewing, a family owned brewery operating in Geneseo, … Continue reading
Beer- #792 – Maui – Big Swell IPA
BeerClub night- again ! Another IPA. Another American beer. It’s all good. a lingering yet pleasant bitterness. 330ml can of the good stuff at 6.8% ABV, making that about 196 … Continue reading
Beer – #789 – Rogue Farms – 7 Hop IPA *Redux*
It’s been a long time since I had this beer, and I raved over it, a rare 10, it was over two years ago though, and I wonder if I … Continue reading
Beer- #788 – Maui – Mana Wheat
BeerClub already, and into some canned stuff from the USA. Hawaii, I passed through it once time, a long time ago. A beer that is described on a lot … Continue reading
