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Herevana – Workshop Brewing – Chop Hop Hybrid 01 Even Stephen

The Hybrid Box. Workshop brewing has taken their core range of beer, and used them as a base to experiment with different combinations and ratios of dry hops… The result – … Continue reading

August 20, 2021 · Leave a comment

Herevana – Whistling Sisters – English Bitter

Whistling Sisters English Bitter – get in! The BeerJerkNZ beer of the week, it’s a like a book club but for beer. There’s something very comforting about a pint of … Continue reading

August 19, 2021 · Leave a comment

Herevana – Whistling Sisters / Small Gods – Mother, Maiden, Crone

A collaboration between Whistling Sisters and the Small Gods in this beer called Mother, Maiden, Crone. It’s the BeerJerkNZ beer of the week. Whistling Sisters Beer Co make the Whistling … Continue reading

August 19, 2021 · Leave a comment

Herevana – Workshop Brewing – XP EH! CAMO – Hybrid 05

The Hybrid Box. Workshop brewing has taken their core range of beer, and used them as a base to experiment with different combinations and ratios of dry hops… The result – … Continue reading

August 18, 2021 · Leave a comment

Herevana – Workshop Brewing – XP EH! Wamo – Hybrid 04

The Hybrid Box. Workshop brewing has taken their core range of beer, and used them as a base to experiment with different combinations and ratios of dry hops… The result – … Continue reading

August 18, 2021 · Leave a comment

Herevana – The Ladder – Kereru – Truffle Hound

Kereru Truffle Hound Belgian Quadruppel Ale. I ‘ve had the ‘standard’ version “Untrapped Potential” as Beer #1,099 and it was lovely, and where I thought that it would make a … Continue reading

August 14, 2021 · Leave a comment

Herevana – The Ladder – Three Boys – Prunus Stave

Three Boys Prunus Stave. I’m such a gatherer of beers that are unique, special, and are presented in a way that makes them look desirable. This is one of those, … Continue reading

August 14, 2021 · Leave a comment

Herevana – The ladder – Urbanaut – Imperial Saison

I quite like a Saison and so the idea that you can crank that up to something else is extremely appealing, to me. I’ve started with this, the 1st of … Continue reading

August 14, 2021 · Leave a comment

Herevana – Hallertau – Thomson Whisky Barrel Aged Double Stout

Hallertau Thomson Whisky Barrel Aged Double Stout. The 2021 version. They’ve again dialled up the usual Nocturne using Whisky Barrels from Thompson, coincidentally also made at Hallertau, and it’s a … Continue reading

July 31, 2021 · Leave a comment

Herevana – Hallertau – Nocturne Double Stout

Hallertau Nocturne Double Stout. Oi Oi! a beer that you look forward to, a yearly release of, usually because they’re of high quality. I first had this back in 2016, … Continue reading

July 31, 2021 · Leave a comment

Herevana – ParrotDog – Steve

I work with a top Bloke, Steve, and in jest suggested he buy us all a beer since it was his beer, and he obliged! The world needs more people … Continue reading

July 30, 2021 · Leave a comment

Beer – #1,099 – Kereru – Untrapped Potential

Kereru Untrapped Potential. A Belgian Quad. In a can. When suddenly there’s a few of the unusual styles of beer appearing, and Kereru have chimed in with a Quad. Brilliant! It’ll … Continue reading

July 30, 2021 · Leave a comment

Herevana – Kereru – Blueberry Stout

Kereru Blueberry Stout. I’ve had this before – over on beer and me where gushed over this and talked it up to a 9 on the pdybyah-o-meter. It was two … Continue reading

July 25, 2021 · Leave a comment

Beer – #1,098 – Small Gods – The Fall

Small Gods – The Fall. Occasionally a beer appears on the radar that seems quite outlandish and quite unusual that it demands and deserve more attention and inspection. So it … Continue reading

July 25, 2021 · Leave a comment

Herevana – 8 Wired – Gorky Park

8 Wired Gorky Park is a monster of a beer, but I brought it because it’s from 8 Wired, it’s and aged stout and it has a lovely name, and … Continue reading

July 17, 2021 · Leave a comment

Herevana – 8 Wired – Opium Cake

8 Wired Opium Cake – It became available again. Well either I’ve had this and not noted it anywhere, not on any app, not a cursory note, or weirdly I’ve … Continue reading

July 17, 2021 · Leave a comment

4:23 am and the clock goes tick-tick-tick Musings

Time, Speed, friction, and can it all keep up. There’s this episode of original Star Trek called “Wink of an Eye” where normally invisible time-accelerated aliens take over the Enterprise and attempt … Continue reading

July 17, 2021 · Leave a comment

Herevana – Garage Project – Snug

Garage Project Snug – a Nitro Irish Stout. When you’re in for one stout you need to be in for a couple I recon. I might have done this in … Continue reading

July 10, 2021 · Leave a comment

Herevana – Garage Project – Nitro Vanilla Latte

Garage Project – Nitro Vanilla Latte. I have an alarming amount of dark beers in the fridge, all something different and unusual, and all were very wanty, but they are … Continue reading

July 10, 2021 · Leave a comment

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