Beer – #60 – Dead Good Beer – IPA
This beer has a mention / dedication for Blair Peach on the label, a New Zealand-born teacher who was fatally assaulted by a police officer during an anti-racism demonstration in London, England in 1979. Nice work.
Beer – #59 – Eagle vs Dog Episode 2 Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster
This is, I have to say, a barnstormer of a good beer, it’s got taste for Africa. I got Coffee, Malt, chocolate, I’m still getting it, this is a Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster of a a beer. It has a sweet bitterness and lots of depth. I am impressed. I am however easily impressed.
Beer – #57 – Golden Bear Brewing Company – Pirate Peach Saison
Won a Trophy and a silver medal at the recent Sutton Group Brewers Guild of New Zealand Awards so there! Golden Bear – Pirate Peach Saison is brewed with fresh Black-Boy peaches, … Continue reading
Beer – #56 – Sawmill Brewing Company – Crystal Wheat Beer
Sawmill Brewing Company – Crystal Wheat Beer. Brewed by Leigh Sawmill Brewing Company in Leigh, New Zealand ,and they style it as a Wheat Ale. A beer with a flip … Continue reading
Beer – #54 – Golden Ticket Brewing – Black Emperor
Golden Ticket Brewing – Black Emperor How best to describe the Black Emperor? Black Pilsner? American Black Lager? Pseudo Schwarz? Whatever it is, its brewed with malt from New Zealand, … Continue reading
Beer – #53 – Golden Ticket Brewing – Champion Malky
On my visit to Liquorland in Forest Hill today I picked up one of these – A Golden Ticket Brewing company – Champion Malky. Brewed in Invercargill , which might be just … Continue reading
Beer – #52 – Apache American Amber Ale
Apache American Amber Ale – Brewed by Golden Eagle Brewery, in the style of an Amber Ale, and is brewed in Rolleston, Just outside Christchurch, New Zealand. It delivered in … Continue reading
Beer – #50 – Kaimai Golden Rye Ale
Brewed by Kaimai Brewing in the style of a Specialty Grain, and comes from the lovely Mt Maunganui, New Zealand. So I learnt that you can have a beer … Continue reading
Beer – #49 – Renaissance – Craftsman Chocolate Stout
Renaissance – Craftsman Chocolate Stout, Brewed by Renaissance Brewing in the style of a Stout, in Blenheim, New Zealand Expecting dark, Expecting Chocolate, and hoping that it pours with head. 500Ml of … Continue reading
Beer – #48 – Epic – Message in a Bottle
Epic – Message in a Bottle. a 7.5% ABV beer in a 500ml bottle. Brewed at Steam Brewing Company In the style of an India Pale Ale (IPA), in Auckland. When … 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 – #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 – a Visit to the Factory – WilliamsWarn
A colleague and I were driving to somewhere to do something trivial when I mentioned to him that we’d just passed the WilliamsWarn showroom/shop. It was as much as I could … Continue reading
Beer – #27 in a series – Jaipur
Thornbridge Jaipur IPA. “A citrus dominated India Pale Ale, its immediate impression is soft and smooth yet builds to a crescendo of massive hoppiness accentuated by honey. An enduring, bitter finish” … 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
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