Beer – #562 – Hertog Jan – Grand Prestige
An annual beer, this one the Hertog Jan – Grand Prestige 2013 Hertog Jan Grand Prestige is a deep, reddish-brown beer with a high fermentation and a full, ripe, bittersweet … Continue reading
Beer – #561 – Lakeman – Pale Ale
Not to be confused with Taupo Pale Ale of course. Different beer, different music, differential numbers and making up the numbers at a gig smooth robust maltiness Brewers standard 330ml … Continue reading
Beer – #560 – Lakeman – Lahar
A Lahar of beer, a lyric of music, a counting of numbers and a storm of friends Floral nose of passionfruit and Strawberry. This is a 330ml bottle of beer, which is … Continue reading
Beer – #559 – Garage Project – Beyond the Pale China White
Garage Project – Beyond the Pale China White, Fringe beer, Fringe music, on the fringe and from the fringe. ‘infused with White Tea, Jasmine and fragrant Orris root“ This is … Continue reading
Beer – #558 – Epic – Equinox
Epic Beer, Equinox the music, mid way, and pagan parties All this has happened before. All this will happen again. A new hop, another IPA. Day & night divided equallly. … Continue reading
Out and About – 16Tun – Auckland Viaduct
16 TUN is a craft beer bar in Auckland’s Wynyard Quarter. It has a choice from 19 tap crafted beers all from independent brewers, from all over the country. Just this country. Nineteen … Continue reading
Beer – #557 – Liberty Brewing – M!llers Humulus
Big beer, big music, big maths, big crowds. ‘.. this beer claims to have the largest carbon footprint in New Zealand. ” This then as then beer that is; 8% … Continue reading
Behemoth Brewing Company – ‘Tasty Beverage’
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Summer is winding down. And the summer of 2014-15 for New Zealand craft beer has proven to be, as many predicted, the summer of…
Beer – #556 – Garage Project – Hops on Pointe – a redux
Ballet beer, Ballet Music, Pas de Deux, and post opera party. Beer and ballet – the perfect Pas de Deux. Brewed by Garage Project for the Royal New Zealand Ballet. … Continue reading
Beer – #555 – Altitude – Mischievous Kea
Altitude, Attitude, Aptitude and a good old party. Hoppy yet balanced all NZ IPA.We give away a portion of profits from this beer to the kea conservation trust. This is … Continue reading
Beer – #554 – Behemoth – Tasty Beverage
Tasty Beverage! Indeed. Ideal beer for a film, some film music, film scores, and scores of people Light in colour, big on flavour. Goes great with a big kahuna burger … Continue reading
Beer – #553 – Lakeman – Taupo Pale Ale – a redux
The brewers, concerned, send me a replacement for the beer that I had, and some others, which was beyond what I’d expect. so, in short order, I revisit the scene … Continue reading
Beer – #552 – Panhead – Quickchange XPA
Panhead Quickchange Xtra Pale Ale. Quick beer, quick temp, quick count and quick party tricks. “…an automotive connection in the beer’s name – quickchange being a type of transmission fitted … Continue reading
Beer – #551 – Brave Brewing – Farmhouse Ale
Brave Brewing – Farmhouse Ale, I am looking forward to this. Rustic beer, Rustic music, Rough numbers and rousing parties. LIGHT • DRY • RUSTIC As a 500ml bottle that … Continue reading
Beer – #550 – Gigantic – Too Much Coffee Man
Beer to coffee by, music to beer by, the numbers of coffee beans and after party coffee Imperial Black Saison with cold pressed Coava coffee. And what you get with this … Continue reading
Beer – #549 – Garage Project – Louisiana Voodoo Queen
Special beer, special music, social numbers and special friends. Louisiana Voodoo Queen, from Garage Project, perhaps the most bonkers beer I’ve had. Best enjoyed from a stemmed glass rubbed on … Continue reading
Beer – #548 – Sparks – Prospector
Prospects, prospective musics, prospects and prospects “Golden sunshine in a glass with a lively effervescence that holds up a centimeter of foam before dropping back to a thin lace” This … Continue reading
Beer- #500(a) – Epic – Epicurean Coffee and Fig Oatmeal Stout
#500, and it’s a Epicurean Coffee & Fig Oatmeal Stout, the 2014 version. In a massive re-think because I can’t arrange a night in when I can do a head … Continue reading
Beer – #547 – Menabrea – 1846
Brief beer, brief songs, brief maths, an a brief gathering. A well-balanced beer with a marked floral fruitiness coming through from the aromatic yeasts used in its production Menabrea – … Continue reading
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