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
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
Beer – #525 – Modern Times – Aurora
Modern Times, Modern Music, Modern Maths and a Modern party. …. the spicy malt character of rye with the fruity dankness of new wave American & New Zealand hops… Drink … Continue reading
Beer – #524 – Schipper’s – Mistress Pilsner
Lager, larger than life, large and living it large. All that with a Schipper’s – Mistress Pilsner This is the brew you don’t take home to meet your mum and dad … Continue reading
Beer – #523 – Epic – 1991
So the last day of summer break, and it’s back to less beer and a healthier regime. Then what happens is the local beer shop taps this one for the … Continue reading
Beer – #522 – Eruption – Dark Lava Stout
Another Stout, another new brewer to me, Eruption Brewing and their Dark Lava Stout. A boldly brewed New World Stout Stout Beer, Stout music, big numbers and stout mates. Simple 500ml … Continue reading
Beer – #521- Hop Baron – 8 Ball Stout
Back to a bottle. Back to a Stout. Another new brewer to me – this one Hop Baron, and this their 8 Ball Stout. Packing eight grams of Switch Espresso’s Brighton … Continue reading
Beer – #520 – Good George – Anytime Pale Ale
Again a Fill-Your-own from a keg at the bottle shop, it’s like a never ending summer. This one is the Good George Anytime Pale Ale. So i’m looking for good … Continue reading
Beer – #519 – Behemoth – Hopped Up On Pils
Another of the summer of FYO (tap) beers, this one the Behemoth “Hopped Up On Pils” “A Pilsner made with ale hops, apparently. Unique” A bottle of one litre of a … Continue reading
Beer – #518 – Mikkeller – Mielcke & Hurtigkarl – a redux
The unpronounceable beer Mikkeller Mielcke & Hurtigkarl – A Mikkeller beer. Back to the future beer, back to an old standard, standard numbers and a standard to meet at a … Continue reading
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
Beer – #516 – Moa – Hoppy Cologne
Another in the summer of FYO beers, this one is also by coincidence from MOA, I seem to have had a few Moa beers recently, I’ve not become a one-trick … Continue reading
Beer – #515 – Moa – Festive IPA
Monday on the run into New Year*, it’s really quite warm in the sun, and it’s been a long day, but I have this a Moa Festive IPA. (*at this … Continue reading
Beer – #514 – Deep Creek Brewing – The Dominatrix Double IPA
Another in the FYO series of beers I happened to have my growler in the car, and the lovely lady at the Deep Creek Brewery filled it up for me … Continue reading
Beer – #513 – Rogue – Santa’s Private Reserve Ale
Worked it’s way to the front of the fridge, a Rogue Santa’s Private Reserve Ale – A double hopped Red Ale, reddish in color with a roasty, malty flavor and a well … Continue reading
Beer – #512 – Golden Eagle – Citradel
Mash-up beer, Mish-Mash music, mixed numbers and a mixed gathering. Another of the FYO beers to keep me going along, this one Golden Eagle Citradel. Extremely pale and delicate malt supporting … Continue reading
Beer – #511 – Three Boys – IPA
The second of the #NZSecretSanta beers – Three Boys IPA – yes #NZSecretSanta, – Secret Santa for NZ Twitter Users!, I scored a couple of beers, this is the 2nd of … Continue reading
Beer – #510 – Brew Moon – Hophead IPA
#NZSecretSanta, yes Secret Santa for NZ Twitter Users!, brought me a couple of beers, this is one of them – Brew Moon Hophead IPA. So Gifted Beer, Gifted Musicians, Gift … Continue reading
Beer- #509 – Garage Project – Cereal Milk Stout
As if it couldn’t get more strange I now have this – Garage Project – Cereal Milk Stout. So I’m picking early memories, early memories, early to the numbers and … Continue reading
A life just as ordinary 