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 – #39 – Gavroche
Gavroche is a French beer, produced by Brasserie de Saint-Sylvestre, and they make the magnificent trois Monts that I like a bit. Gavroche – Biere Sur Lie – which is … 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 – #35 – Adnams Broadside
Adnams Broadside made of “Pale Ale malt and First Gold hops, Broadside is a dark ruby red beer rich in fruitcake aromas, almonds and conserved fruit.” it says. It’s a … 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 – #28 – Brasserie Du Mont Blanc La Blanche
Ok, So I was in Faro Fresh on the North Shore, looking for some Camembert from the Over the moon dairy company, and coming away from the cheesery disappointed, and not … 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 – #24 in a series – Nøgne Ø Two Captains Double IPA
Tonight a bit off the beaten track is a bit of TWO CAPTAINS Double IPA 500mls and 8,5% ALC/VOL They say “Jan Halvor Fjeld, winner of the Norwegian home brewing championships 2010 brewed … 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 – #19 in a series – Belhaven Twisted Thistle
I was of the mind to be having a bit of a curry, and having ordered I stopped at the bottle shop and picked up a couple of bottle of … Continue reading
Beer – #18 in a series – Marston Pedigree
Wow, it’s been like drink a beer a night week. Tonight I have a pleasurable guest in the name of Marston Pedigree, a 500ml sized bottle of Classic English Pale Ale. … 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 – #13 in a series – Banana Bread Beer
Gosh, This is a very ‘fizzy” on the tounge beer this one. And whilst hit smells like Bananas it’s not in a banana way, more the sort of the banana you … Continue reading
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