Beer – #61 – Dead Good Beer – Golden Ale
This beer has a mention / dedication for Ninoy Aquino on the label, He was assassinated at the Manila International Airport upon returning home from exile in the United States in 1983
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
