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Beer – #940 – Moa – N.Z. Gold Ale

Moa N.Z. Gold Ale  which was brewed in support of the New Zealand Olympic Team for the 2016 Rio Games. Weirdly available recently in the shops, which is either a … Continue reading

June 4, 2017 · Leave a comment

Beer – #939 – Boneface – The Juice Dry Hopped Gose

Boneface. The Juice. A Dry Hopped Gose. I like Gose. Just in case you read somewhere that I didn’t, when in fact it is sour beers I’m not a big … Continue reading

June 3, 2017 · 5 Comments

Beer – #938 – Wild and Woolly – Coeur de Cerise

Wild & Woolly Coeur de Cerise – it’s a saison not a sour 🙂 But I do have a sour beer from this brewer in the fridge, stand by and … Continue reading

June 2, 2017 · Leave a comment

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

June 1, 2017 · Leave a comment

Beer – #936 – Zeelandt – Bishop’s Kick

Zeelandt Bishop’s Kick, my beer for a slow Sunday, so slow I didn’t even get the energy to get a vinyl record out, but that just means I’ll be more … Continue reading

May 28, 2017 · Leave a comment

Beer – #935 – Boneface – Outlaw IPL

An India Pale Lager. Boneface Outlaw IPL.  That’s a hopped up lager isn’t it. I’ve had some in the past and I thought they were alright. Also this is a … Continue reading

May 27, 2017 · Leave a comment

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

May 25, 2017 · Leave a comment

Beer – #933 – 8 Wired – Bumaye 2013

Turns out it’s It’s Ali Boma ye, so I was a bit wrong, but we all learnt something. This was the beer that was going to rescue the afternoon, and Mark … Continue reading

May 21, 2017 · 2 Comments

Beer – #932 – Blackman’s – Ernie Golden Ale

Blackman’s Ernie Golden Ale – this weeks BeerJerk beer of the week. A bit late but I held out to Sunday so I could have the music on just a … Continue reading

May 21, 2017 · 4 Comments

Beer – #931 – Galbraith’s – Czech Style Pilsner

More exactly this is the Galbraith’s Special Edition Czech Style Pilsner. Something different for a Wednesday night when I’m making Vegetable Jalfrezi is a type of Indian Chinese cuisine that … Continue reading

May 17, 2017 · 2 Comments

Beer – #930 – Courage Russian Imperial Stout (2013)

Courage Russian Imperial Stout. I have had a version of this before, and rated it very highly. I didn’t note which year that was though, rookie error, but on re-reading it can’t … Continue reading

May 13, 2017 · Leave a comment

Beer – #929 – 8 Wired – Lord of the Atlas

8 Wired – Lord of the Atlas. Sunday Barley Wine and Vinyl, what could possibly go wrong? Barley Wine too, perhaps the nirvana of beers, they tend to take ages and … Continue reading

May 7, 2017 · Leave a comment

Beer – #928 – Krombacher – Weizen

Krombacher Weizen, from the strange shelf at the supermarket where random beers turn up at odd prices. This though seemed the least strange one, and it’s a wheat beer, and … Continue reading

May 7, 2017 · Leave a comment

Beer – #927 – Outlier Cartel – Kekulé’s Dream

Outlier Cartel Kekulé’s Dream. Beer and education. I have no problems with that. An intensely tropical fruit Canned 355ml craft beer, with the big wide lid thing, beer that is … Continue reading

April 30, 2017 · Leave a comment

Beer – #926 – Outlier Cartel – From Such Great Heights

Outlier Cartel From Such Great Heights. A Session IPA. There you go, you have one  and you have to have another. I’m determined that I’ll find one that is a … Continue reading

April 29, 2017 · Leave a comment

Beer – #925 – Yeastie Boys – Bigmouth

Yeastie Boys Bigmouth, the Beer Club beer of the week, and it doesn’t happen often but I thought of the the music straight away, because I’m that unoriginal. Also the … Continue reading

April 27, 2017 · 2 Comments

Beer – #924 – Double Vision – Expatriate

BeerJerk beer club night again and this one is a new brewer to me,  this is from Double Vision and it’s their APA – Expatriate a kiwi convert with residency … Continue reading

April 21, 2017 · Leave a comment

Beer – #923 – Petrus – Aged Pale

Petrus Aged Pale – a medal winner in New Zealand. New brewer to me too, and a new cap for the cap jar that is now about full, I must … Continue reading

April 15, 2017 · Leave a comment

Beer – #922 – Garage Project – Château Aro

I have had this before, in June 2014, It was in a bigger bottle then, clearly something they’ve discovered was popular, and you know, more is less, so making hay whilst … Continue reading

April 14, 2017 · Leave a comment

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