Beer – #737 – Hertog Jan – Grand Prestige 2015
Seems that this is an annual beer, this one the Hertog Jan – Grand Prestige 2015 edition. Smaller bottle than a previous version I had, and it feels like I’ve had … Continue reading
Beer – #736 – Epic – Brooklyn
Wedensday one-trick pony night, some new beer with one hop, art of a series that showcase single hops in beer. Brooklyn is a new New Zealand hop This is beer … Continue reading
Beer – #735 – Behemoth – Iron Harvest Farmhouse Saison
Behemoth Iron Harvest Farmhouse Saison, doesn’t trip over the tongue that easily does it. Something for a summer evening when the temperatures are edging up and everyone has been out … Continue reading
Beer – #734 – Liberty – The Rusty Sheriff vs The Blank Stare
The Rusty Sheriff vs The Blank Stare – perhaps the beer with the oddest of names, and I’ve been putting it off for one reason or another but the time … Continue reading
Beer – #733 – Batemans – Vintage Ale 2014
Beer from Ol’ Blighty today, an annual release of a beer they call ‘vintage’ it seems to me that this is just an annual brew and isn’t aged, but it’s … Continue reading
Beer – #732 – Hallertau – Nocturne
Another beer with a label that intrigues, again from Hallertau, and this time a Stout, because, well, I like a good Stout. Plus there seems to be a quite a … Continue reading
Beer – #731 – Ben Middlemiss – Hodgson IPA
I brought me a beer again that has a recommend to cellar for a few year, like that’s going to happen. Well it might, but it isn’t likely. A hearty … Continue reading
Beer – #730 – Duncan’s – Pale Ale
The second of the beers that I brought from Duncan’s, this the pale ale. This remarkable pale ale sure packs a punch Then the almost standard sized 500ml bottle that … Continue reading
Beer – #729 – Mandrake – BruJu
You might even see this as Tuatara Mandrake Bruju Citra-limed Pale Ale. A beer take on a local ice-block confection called FruJu – in this the beer version you get a … Continue reading
Beer- #728 – Pelican – Imperial Pelican Ale
As is the way a pretty thing caught my eye, this the special bottle of Pelican Imperial Pale Ale. I’ve had this before, from a tap fill, in a plastic … Continue reading
Beer – #727 – To Øl – Baltic Frontier Seabuckthorn IPA
This took my eye in the shop, because short name: To Øl, just how do you pronounce that? And, I had no idea what kind of beer it was really, but … Continue reading
Beer – #726 – The Herbalist – Rosemary And Liquorice Ale
Indeed, eye of newt and leg of toad, or in this case Rosemary And Liquorice. No reason not to put Liquorice in beer, and I’ve had beer that had Rosemary in … Continue reading
Beer – #725 – Behemoth/Eagle – Scar Tissue
A collaboration between the brewer of Behemoth and the nice people at Eagle Brewing comes up with a beer of unusual style and name. But hey I’m into that. the … Continue reading
Beer – #724 – Zeelandt – Barrel Aged Saison
Zeelandt have been a bit keen on this, and I’ve had the standard up and down version but this, in the wrapping paper and what I thought was cork and … Continue reading
Beer – #723 – Duncan’s – Pilsner
Duncan’s is a small craft beer company located on the Kāpiti Coast. We make awesome beer! From the FYO station a beer of 4.9% ABV, so that’s 147 calories a … Continue reading
Beer – #722 – BBC – Kauri
Not ‘the’ BBC but a new local brewing outfit the Birkenhead Brewing Company who’ve opened a tasting studio in the village of Birkenhead. Since also a reader asked in comment what I … Continue reading
Beer – #721 – Outlier Cartel – Kerikeri ’round the Corner
I’ve had this in the pub and I was blown away with it’s freshness, bitterness, fruitiness and the overall taste, so when it popped up on a tap at a … Continue reading
Beer – #720 – Panhead – Port Road Pilsner
Continuing the Pilsner theme, I splashed out on a craft beer version “a bright golden hue beneath a fluffy white head” A 500ml bottle of a beer that is 5.2% … Continue reading
4:12 am and the clock goes tick-tick-tick Musings
On Bowie, Avery and Submarines David Bowie. I’ve spent more than a few hours listening to David Bowie songs and music over the years. Trying to pick anything favourite or … Continue reading
A life just as ordinary 