Beer – #619 – Obolon – Premium
Ukraine! so exotic beer, exotic music, usual numbers and members of the party. “It is highly stable beer with special freshness and saturation, It has a distinct taste” 500ml bottle … Continue reading
Beer- #618 – Coronado – Islander IPA
Week two of BeerJerkNZ Beer Club. This week an IPA. Mermaid beer, Siren Songs, Singing the numbers and Sea you at the party. What would a mermaid drink? The 330ml bottle … Continue reading
Beer – #617 – Tuatara – Black Wellington Chocolate Factory Chocolate Stout
A beer with a long name, Black Wellington Chocolate Factory Chocolate Stout, a long song, a long division and long time at a gathering. “If you’re going to do a … Continue reading
Beer – #616 – Asahi – Asahi Super Dry
Japan then, Asahi Super Dry, a beer more common, Fresh, crisp and clear – with a sharp delivery that slakes thirst before slipping gently on. Slightly odd sized 633ml bottle … Continue reading
Beer – #615 – Townshend – Key Stone Milk Stout
Week one of the BeerJerk Beer Club, and I smiled. Dark Beer, Dark Music, Dark numbers and party after dark Dark and delicious This is a 500ml bottle of a … Continue reading
BeerJerk – just like a book club but with beers
I signed up and paid for a membership to an outfit calling themselves BeerJerk a NZ only enterprise at the moment, but it might have legs. The premise is that they deliver … Continue reading
What’s in a rate?
Originally posted on Beersay:
The problem with rating anything is that it is personally subjective, plus there are so many variable external influences that can, or could, influence the reviewers…
Beer – #614 – Yeastie Boys – Her Majesty 2014
Yeastie Boys Her Majesty 2014. A beer that took ages to appear on the shelf, and then I’ve left it in the fridge for a while, and this completes the … Continue reading
Beer – #613 – Carlsberg – Elephant
Carlsberg Elephant, a blast from the past, blasting the music, and blasting the numbers, and blast the party. En god gammaldags elefant. A 500ml can of a beer of 7.2% ABV, … Continue reading
Beer – #612 – 8 Wired – Tall Poppy India Red Ale
I had this ways back when, in a bottle, the 8 Wired Tall Poppy India Red Ale. So tonight it’s the same but different, different but the same, same same and … Continue reading
Beer – #611 – ParrotDog – Rarebird Kakapo Wet-Hopped IPL – Bottle
ParrotDog Rarebird Kakapo. A Fresh Hopped IP, a Wet-Hopped beer. Also in a limited run of 126* bottles – the same as the total number of Kakapo in the wild! … Continue reading
Beer – #610 – McLeods – Great Migration IPA
“The Great Migration”, from McLeod’s, a brewer in Waipu that has morphed from or grown from being a pizza joint into something much bigger. A Beautiful Monster A 500ml bottle … Continue reading
Beer – #609 – Harrington’s – The Forgotten
Got a really pleasant surprise package from the nice people at Harrington’s Breweries, a bottle of a limited (I’d say one off) “The Forgotten” Unique beer, unique music, unique numbers … Continue reading
Beer – #608 – 8 Wired – HopWired IPA – a redux
Back to the future, with a beer that made me smile first time around, and since. This is the standard version of Hopwired. From the keg. Who has ever smelled … Continue reading
Beer – #607 – Hallertau Liberty – BDSM
Or more correctly Hallertau & Liberty Hopstock 2015 Collaboration – BDSM Fresh Hop Imperial Schwarzbier. So tonight it special beer, special music, special numbers and that special party. Fresh hopped. … Continue reading
Beer – #606 – Rocky Knob – Snapperhead
More IPA beer, seems to be the beer of the moment, Rocky Knob, a brewer new to me, and their dIPA – SnapperHead. So I have New brewers, new bands, … Continue reading
Beer – #605 – Panhead – Vandal (Fresh Hopped) keg
2015 and it’s that time again, Fresh Hopped beers abound, and this is an old favourite in a current version. so Hop grassy beer, SuperGrass, Super numbers and all-in on … Continue reading
Beer – #604 – Harbin – Harbin
To China, and a beer of many labels, this one a 2014 FIFA version. I’m sure it’s still fresh though, right? Two-row malt, European and Chinese “Qindao Dahua” hops, rice, … Continue reading
Beer – #603 – ParrotDog – Rarebird Kakapo Wet-Hopped IPL
ParrotDog Rarebird Kakapo. A Fresh Hopped IP, a Wet-Hopped beer. Also in a limited run of 126 bottles – the same as the total number of Kakapo in the wild! … Continue reading
A life just as ordinary 