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Beer -#827 – Outlier Cartel – KeriKeri Harwood Orange Edition

Beer club night, and exclusive in bottles for the club, but available in kegs elsewhere is the Outlier Cartel KeriKeri Harwood Orange edition. Membership etc etc “… to remind you … Continue reading

August 18, 2016 · Leave a comment

Beer – #826 – Rocky Knob – Rock Lobster

You can only get this in a keg version, and it strictly then doesn’t meet the “beer you can buy” if you wanted to be picky. I’m sure there are … Continue reading

August 15, 2016 · Leave a comment

Beer – #825 – Good George – Fogcutter

Good George make some nice beer, and this might the strongest one they’ve ever made , Fogcutter a double IPA. Pretty much a mystery  From the fill station 9% of … Continue reading

August 11, 2016 · Leave a comment

Beer – #824 – Magic Rock – High Wire Grapefruit

Beer Club Beer comes around again. and it is again a surprising beer, not one I’d usually choose. Grapefruit, a thing I haven’t had in ages. In a beer, never. … Continue reading

August 11, 2016 · 6 Comments

Beer – #823 – Epic – Eric the Red

Epic – Eric the Red. A beer i’ve had on draught out on my travels, and far to good not to try again. A beer that I had on my … Continue reading

August 7, 2016 · Leave a comment

Beer – #822 – Panhead – Weedeater

Panhead Custom Ales Weedeater (IPA). I have had this on tap and didn’t write about it, but it was  an astonishingly good beer. Oily, rich, grassy, pungent, delightful and all … Continue reading

August 6, 2016 · 2 Comments

Beer – #821 – Liberty Brewing – Alpha Obsidian

Liberty Brewing Alpha Obsidian  a Specialty IPA, for a beer festival Consume at your own risk. A bottle 330ml  7.2% ABV, with 219 calories a serve, thats about 1.9 standard drinks … Continue reading

August 6, 2016 · 1 Comment

Beer – #820 – Harrington’s – Rogue Hop Deluxe

Harrington’s Rogue Hop Deluxe. From the Brewers this one, a gift, a very welcome gift. … 25% more flavour 25% more alcohol and 25% more brewing time… This is in a … Continue reading

August 5, 2016 · Leave a comment

Beer- #819 – Harrington’s – Riot Act – Bottled

Harrington’s are an unusual brewer, they make a lot of beers in styles, and sometimes they make a lot of beer of one style, and they change the names of … Continue reading

August 5, 2016 · Leave a comment

Beer – #818 – Magic Rock – Cannonball

Magic Rock Cannonball. A beer that rates really well on the various rating places where you go, as you do. And a new brewer to me, that’d be 212 when I … Continue reading

August 4, 2016 · 4 Comments

4:14 am and the clock goes tick-tick-tick Musings

Speed of Time, but first read “Wink of an Eye” .. which is where I wandered off to. If you don’t want to read the link, and why would you, … Continue reading

August 4, 2016 · Leave a comment

4:13 am and the clock goes tick-tick-tick Musings

There are two things that came to the restless mind, neither of which hare important but then again they might be. . Mind Reading. I have no idea if I’ve … Continue reading

August 2, 2016 · 2 Comments

Beer – #817 – Mata – Flower Power

BeerJerkNZ Beer Club beer of the week, again, and I love the new beers, this one a Tea and Flower infused affair. Never say never. A beer bottled for the … Continue reading

July 28, 2016 · Leave a comment

Beer – #816 – Behemoth – I See Red

Oh! a Red IPA, similar to the Black IPA in that it’s a more popular style and because it’s a bit different usually they’re well received.  I could’ go past … Continue reading

July 23, 2016 · Leave a comment

Beer – #815 – Lakeman – Badonkadonk

Friday night came about, and not a moment too soon really. The Nice people at Liquorland in Forrest Hill had a couple of tap change as the fill station, and … Continue reading

July 22, 2016 · Leave a comment

Beer – #814 – Mata Fat Monk – White IPA

Aotearoa Mata / Fat Monk White IPA Mango Infused Collaboration – well now Beerclub beer again, comes around every week of course, and they like to test and push a … Continue reading

July 21, 2016 · Leave a comment

Beer – #828 -Mash Palace – Korean Caddie

Mash Palace  Korean Caddie, because well it’s all about the new things, and I like Mash Palace brewing, they’ve done good things. 골프 하드 This is a 500ml bottle of … Continue reading

July 17, 2016 · Leave a comment

Beer – #813 – Mike’s – Loch n’ Lode

Mike’s Beer Loch n’ Lode (Scottish Wee Heavy) – from the #GABS16 pack. Onto the second half of the beers, having got the sours out of the way. …you know it’s … Continue reading

July 16, 2016 · Leave a comment

Beer – #812 – Funk Estate – Jungle Boogie

The very short journey (of two beers)  must end then with the Funk Estate Jungle Boogie a Soured Fruit Beer, this is another Soured beer. How unusual, not, and not … Continue reading

July 15, 2016 · 4 Comments

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