Beer – #733 – Batemans – Vintage Ale 2014
Beer from Ol’ Blighty today, an annual release of a beer they call ‘vintage’ it seems to me that this is just an annual brew and isn’t aged, but it’s … Continue reading
Beer – #732 – Hallertau – Nocturne
Another beer with a label that intrigues, again from Hallertau, and this time a Stout, because, well, I like a good Stout. Plus there seems to be a quite a … Continue reading
Beer – #731 – Ben Middlemiss – Hodgson IPA
I brought me a beer again that has a recommend to cellar for a few year, like that’s going to happen. Well it might, but it isn’t likely. A hearty … Continue reading
Beer – #730 – Duncan’s – Pale Ale
The second of the beers that I brought from Duncan’s, this the pale ale. This remarkable pale ale sure packs a punch Then the almost standard sized 500ml bottle that … Continue reading
Beer – #729 – Mandrake – BruJu
You might even see this as Tuatara Mandrake Bruju Citra-limed Pale Ale. A beer take on a local ice-block confection called FruJu – in this the beer version you get a … Continue reading
Beer- #728 – Pelican – Imperial Pelican Ale
As is the way a pretty thing caught my eye, this the special bottle of Pelican Imperial Pale Ale. I’ve had this before, from a tap fill, in a plastic … Continue reading
Beer – #727 – To Øl – Baltic Frontier Seabuckthorn IPA
This took my eye in the shop, because short name: To Øl, just how do you pronounce that? And, I had no idea what kind of beer it was really, but … Continue reading
Beer – #726 – The Herbalist – Rosemary And Liquorice Ale
Indeed, eye of newt and leg of toad, or in this case Rosemary And Liquorice. No reason not to put Liquorice in beer, and I’ve had beer that had Rosemary in … Continue reading
Beer – #725 – Behemoth/Eagle – Scar Tissue
A collaboration between the brewer of Behemoth and the nice people at Eagle Brewing comes up with a beer of unusual style and name. But hey I’m into that. the … Continue reading
Beer – #724 – Zeelandt – Barrel Aged Saison
Zeelandt have been a bit keen on this, and I’ve had the standard up and down version but this, in the wrapping paper and what I thought was cork and … Continue reading
Beer – #723 – Duncan’s – Pilsner
Duncan’s is a small craft beer company located on the Kāpiti Coast. We make awesome beer! From the FYO station a beer of 4.9% ABV, so that’s 147 calories a … Continue reading
Beer – #722 – BBC – Kauri
Not ‘the’ BBC but a new local brewing outfit the Birkenhead Brewing Company who’ve opened a tasting studio in the village of Birkenhead. Since also a reader asked in comment what I … Continue reading
Beer – #721 – Outlier Cartel – Kerikeri ’round the Corner
I’ve had this in the pub and I was blown away with it’s freshness, bitterness, fruitiness and the overall taste, so when it popped up on a tap at a … Continue reading
Beer – #720 – Panhead – Port Road Pilsner
Continuing the Pilsner theme, I splashed out on a craft beer version “a bright golden hue beneath a fluffy white head” A 500ml bottle of a beer that is 5.2% … Continue reading
Beer – #719 – Darguner – Pilsner
MrsPdubyah loves to buy me a beer at the supermarket, more on price than substance. This one a German Pilsner, which usually are made to strict purity standards. a unique … Continue reading
Beer – #718 – Moa – Festive IPA keg
Into a new year and it’s back to an old beer. Sometimes it’s like that, this was the best of the on tap beers for my mood, and I enjoyed … Continue reading
Beer – #717 – ChImay – Chimay Grande Reserve 2014
More correctly this is Abbaye de Chimay – Chimay Grande Reserve 2014. It comes in a special bottle, which might be the only difference between this and the normal blue label … Continue reading
Beer – #716 – 8 Wired – Superdank
Lots of similar beer around at the moment, Old favourites and the like. Then I spied this, and so here I go. Might or might not be based on the … Continue reading
Beer – #715 – Schipper’s – Chinook Black IPA
After the dark clouds of the last couple of days I needed something to brighten the day, or a dark beer. It is a glorious evening outside and we might … Continue reading
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