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Beer – #533 – Vailima – Special Export Lager

Exotic beer, Exotic Music, exotic numbers and Exotic party Refresh with a twist Strange size this, a 750 ml  (24 fl oz) bottle of beer, 6.7% ABV and 201 calories … Continue reading

January 31, 2015 · Leave a comment

Beer – #527 – Hinano – Hinano

Old World Beer, Old Music, Old numbers and Old mates gathering. “…satisfies the most demanding connoisseur…” Hinano – what can I tell you, from a place I’ve never been or … Continue reading

January 26, 2015 · Leave a comment

Beer – #526 – Hinano – Ambrée

Exotic Beer, Exotic Music, Exotic Numbers and Exotic Parties. But there is more! I had to look Tahiti up on a map! This is a 330ml bottle of beer, 5.5% … Continue reading

January 26, 2015 · Leave a comment

Beer – #517 – Renaissance – Abundance Baltic Cherry Porter

I was just out with MrsPdubyah at a pubic house and had some Renaissance  Elemental Porter Ale, which reminded me how much I like that style, and I had something … Continue reading

January 17, 2015 · Leave a comment

Beer – #508 – Epic – Carolina

Carolina, a name of a beer that made me sing, and in a shop that is a bit embarrassing. So Singing beer, singing songs, numerical scales and numbers attending. “Putting … Continue reading

January 10, 2015 · Leave a comment

Beer- #504 – Garage Project / Nøgne Ø – Summer Sommer

Collaborative Beer, Musical Collaborations, numbers dancing and just dancing. The collaborative love child of iconic Norwegian craft brewery Nøgne Ø and Wellington’s own Garage Project, Summer Sommer is a strong … Continue reading

January 7, 2015 · Leave a comment

4:09 am and the clock goes tick-tick-tick Musings

Remember this nonsense? … Putting aside the question of mass then, bear with me it’s important or not, There was I thinking “What if you could shrink yourself”   You … Continue reading

January 7, 2015 · 2 Comments

Beer – #503 – Epic – IMP

Low beer, low-fi music, Low numbers and on the down low Epic IMP is a beer that appears to be raising eyebrows locally, I had to get in. Significant citrus … Continue reading

January 6, 2015 · Leave a comment

Beer – #502 – Liberty – La Debut De Tout

La Debut De Tout – The Debut Of All –  an increasingly popular style the Saison. So here we go, Popular beer, popular music, popular numbers and pop-around. 100% NZ ingredients … Continue reading

January 5, 2015 · Leave a comment

Beer – the elusive post – the saga continues

Enough! I’ve scheduled a bunch of posts that I’ve written but there is a gap where #500 is A few posts ‘in-front’  is even more stress than posts in order. … Continue reading

January 4, 2015 · Leave a comment

2014 in review – computer says ……..

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was … Continue reading

December 30, 2014 · 1 Comment

Beer – the elusive post

I’ve been a bit slower in posting things about beer, but that’s mostly bad timing and planning. My compulsion to have things neat and orderly means that I want to … Continue reading

December 25, 2014 · 6 Comments

4:08 am and the clock goes tick-tick-tick Musings

Putting aside the question of mass then, bear with me it’s important or not, There was I thinking “What if you could shrink yourself” This lead me to thinking about … Continue reading

December 15, 2014 · Leave a comment

4:07 am and the clock goes tick-tick-tick Musings on JFK

For no reason at all I’ve found myself watching youtube clips of varying length, quality and content with regard to the well documented assassination of a John F. Kennedy, President. … Continue reading

December 13, 2014 · 4 Comments

5 Beers to go to get to #500

I have a couple of beers in mind, and in the fridge that I should consider as the landmark #500 beer, of no real on other than it’s #500.  500 … Continue reading

November 16, 2014 · 11 Comments

Beer – #493 – Tuatara – Act of God

Closing in on 500!  Here we have Act of God, Class acts, Actual numbers and Acting the fool What’s particularly notable is that this microbial intercession was totally unplanned. An … Continue reading

November 13, 2014 · Leave a comment

Imperial IPA Bracket Challenge

Originally posted on Pat's Pints:
An excerpt from the home page of the Pat’s Pints blog states “Some of it (the information here) is likely to be of no…

October 24, 2014 · Leave a comment

Beer – #489 – Karl Strauss – Big Barrel Double IPA

Big names, Big Music, Big Numbers, and a Big call. Imported New Zealand Nelson Sauvin hops provide a vibrant tropical aroma that raises eyebrows and expectations I am pushing the … Continue reading

October 23, 2014 · 8 Comments

Beer – #488 – Moa – Blanc Evolution

This one: A First, First Things, First things First, and a Finish. Moa Blanc Evolution is bottle fermented in the Belgian-style with a small amount of coriander added during its … Continue reading

October 19, 2014 · Leave a comment

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