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 – #800 – Epic – 10 years 1000 Celebration Ale
Seems I have yet another beer that ‘can be cellared for 10 years’, which could happen but won’t, and this really is a one off batch and therefore diminishes daily. … 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 – #798 – BBC – Hinemoa
The bottle version of the beer I had fresh from the keg, and boy was it a cracker. Possibly the best session IPA I’d ever had. Named after the historic … Continue reading
Beer – #797 – Brave Brewing – Eastern Glow
BeerJerk Beer Club beer night, always something to look forward to, and this time a Session IPA, which is always something worth going at, just to see if they can get the … Continue reading
Beer – #795 – BBC – Hinemoa
This was fresh on the tap at the fill station and so there I was, first in line, almost. Named after the historic Hinemoa Street that runs between the port … Continue reading
Beer- #794 – Choice Bros – On the Brain
What was I thinking? What were they thinking? Peanut butter and Raspberries and Pale Ale. Like some weird pick and mix. An English Ale With Peanut Butter & Raspberry. From … Continue reading
Beer- #793 – Zeelandt – Saison
Beer Club beer time again. A beer I’ve previously had. Back again, back again, back again and back again. Summer beer in the winter, who’d have thought it? ‘ .. … 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 – #791 – Garage Project – Smoke and Mirrors
Either I’ve not been paying attention or this one hasn’t been on the shelf before, probably the former. Garage Project make unusual beer often very well. This beer has been … Continue reading
Beer – #790 – Rocky Knob – Snapperhead * Redux *
More IPA beer, Rocky Knob, their dIPA – SnapperHead. More beer I’ve had before too, after that mad rush of the Fresh Hop beers it seems that there is a … 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
Beer – #786 – Good George – Coffee IPA
Yes!, What? Come Again, a Coffee IPA you say? That’s right a Coffee IPA. IPA with a Coffee. Madness! Brilliance? or Both? … Pine, Coffee, Lemon & Lime.. From a … Continue reading
Beer – #785 – McLeod’s – 40 Acre Fresh Hop
McLeod’s – 40 Acre Fresh Hop Pale Ale. The seeming never ending ‘fresh hop’ beers continue, and this must really be the last of them, because it must be. But … Continue reading
Beer – #784 – Black Sands – IPA
Beer club night, already!, and it’s a brewer who’s beer I haven’t had. Black Sands, who’ve made an IPA, and they’re local to Auckland. “Don’t expect a hop bomb in … Continue reading
Beer – #783 – Panhead – Green Hop Vandal
Fresh Hop Canned Beer, it’s all happening here I can tell you. A beer that I’ve consistently had in the 8’s and 9’s every time I’ve had it, telling me … Continue reading
Beer – #782 – Renaissance – Grandmaster Fresh Hop IIPA
The annual fresh hop offering from Renaissance, This in the bottle, the Grandmaster Fresh Hop IIPA. I had it last year and loved it, I had it recently in the … Continue reading
Beer – #780 – Yeastie Boys – His Majesty 2015
His and Her Majesty beers, Annual affairs, I’ve had the Her Majesty and that was a bit of nice, now I’m onto the Yeastie Boys – His Majesty 2015. Red Oat … Continue reading
Beer – #779 – Renaissance – Grandmaster Fresh Hop IIPA
The annual fresh hop offering from Renaissance, the Grandmaster Fresh Hop IIPA. Still reminds me of some disco things, and this being an annual thing means I had it last … Continue reading
A life just as ordinary 