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Beer – #559 – Garage Project – Beyond the Pale China White

Garage Project – Beyond the Pale China White, Fringe beer, Fringe music, on the fringe and from the fringe. ‘infused with White Tea, Jasmine and fragrant Orris root“ This is … Continue reading →

March 13, 2015 · Leave a comment

Beer – #558 – Epic – Equinox

Epic Beer, Equinox the music, mid way, and pagan parties All this has happened before. All this will happen again. A new hop, another IPA. Day & night divided equallly. … Continue reading →

March 13, 2015 · Leave a comment

Out and About – 16Tun – Auckland Viaduct

16 TUN is a craft beer bar in Auckland’s Wynyard Quarter. It has a choice from 19 tap crafted beers  all from independent brewers, from all over the country.  Just this country. Nineteen … Continue reading →

March 11, 2015 · Leave a comment

Beer – #557 – Liberty Brewing – M!llers Humulus

Big beer, big music, big maths, big crowds.  ‘.. this beer claims to have the largest carbon footprint in New Zealand. ”  This then as then beer that is; 8% … Continue reading →

March 8, 2015 · Leave a comment

Beer – #556 – Garage Project – Hops on Pointe – a redux

Ballet beer, Ballet Music, Pas de Deux, and post opera party. Beer and ballet – the perfect Pas de Deux. Brewed by Garage Project for the Royal New Zealand Ballet.  … Continue reading →

March 7, 2015 · 2 Comments

Beer – #555 – Altitude – Mischievous Kea

Altitude, Attitude, Aptitude and a good old party. Hoppy yet balanced all NZ IPA.We give away a portion of profits from this beer to the kea conservation trust. This is … Continue reading →

March 6, 2015 · Leave a comment

Beer – #554 – Behemoth – Tasty Beverage

Tasty Beverage! Indeed. Ideal beer for a film, some film music, film scores, and scores of people Light in colour, big on flavour. Goes great with a big kahuna burger … Continue reading →

March 5, 2015 · Leave a comment

Beer – #553 – Lakeman – Taupo Pale Ale – a redux

The brewers, concerned, send me a replacement for the beer that I had, and some others, which was beyond what I’d expect.  so, in short order, I revisit the scene … Continue reading →

March 1, 2015 · 1 Comment

Beer – #552 – Panhead – Quickchange XPA

Panhead Quickchange Xtra Pale Ale. Quick beer, quick temp, quick count and quick party tricks.  “…an automotive connection in the beer’s name – quickchange being a type of transmission fitted … Continue reading →

March 1, 2015 · Leave a comment

Beer – #551 – Brave Brewing – Farmhouse Ale

Brave Brewing – Farmhouse Ale, I am looking forward to this. Rustic beer, Rustic music, Rough numbers and rousing parties. LIGHT • DRY • RUSTIC As a 500ml bottle that … Continue reading →

February 28, 2015 · 2 Comments

Beer – #550 – Gigantic – Too Much Coffee Man

Beer to coffee by, music to beer by, the numbers of coffee beans and after party coffee Imperial Black Saison with cold pressed Coava coffee. And what you get with this … Continue reading →

February 27, 2015 · Leave a comment

Beer – #549 – Garage Project – Louisiana Voodoo Queen

Special beer, special music, social numbers and special friends. Louisiana Voodoo Queen, from Garage Project, perhaps the most bonkers beer I’ve had. Best enjoyed from a stemmed glass rubbed on … Continue reading →

February 22, 2015 · 2 Comments

Beer – #548 – Sparks – Prospector

Prospects, prospective musics, prospects and prospects  “Golden sunshine in a glass with a lively effervescence that holds up a centimeter of foam before dropping back to a thin lace” This … Continue reading →

February 21, 2015 · 4 Comments

Beer- #500(a) – Epic – Epicurean Coffee and Fig Oatmeal Stout

#500, and it’s a Epicurean Coffee & Fig Oatmeal Stout, the 2014 version. In a massive re-think because I can’t arrange a night in when I can do a head … Continue reading →

February 21, 2015 · Leave a comment

Beer – #547 – Menabrea – 1846

Brief beer, brief songs, brief maths, an a brief gathering. A well-balanced beer with a marked floral fruitiness coming through from the aromatic yeasts used in its production Menabrea – … Continue reading →

February 20, 2015 · Leave a comment

Beer – #546 – Tuatara – Sauvinova

Single hop, single records, single digits and singing at a party  Full malt body copiously hopped with Nelson Sauvin displaying mouthwatering gooseberry, pineapple and grapefruit flavours. Balanced bitterness. A 330ml … Continue reading →

February 20, 2015 · 2 Comments

Beer – #545 – Moa – Tripel Sauvignon 2014 Vintage

Experimental beer, experimental music, experiments with numbers and an experiment at a party A Belgian style Tripel experimental fusion beer A Moa Tripel Sauvignon 2014 Vintage beer, in a cork … Continue reading →

February 15, 2015 · 1 Comment

Beer – #544 – Garage Project – Burning Globe

Burning Beer, Burning down the house, fire numbers and a fire party A smoky English ale was destined to be created. Actually. A 650ml bottle of beer, that is of … Continue reading →

February 15, 2015 · Leave a comment

Beer – #543 – Emerson’s – Bird Dog IPA

Commercial beer, commercial music, numbers commercial, and the commerce of parties. After two years of development on tap in our Dunedin Sound Series, Bird Dog India Pale Ale is to … Continue reading →

February 14, 2015 · Leave a comment

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