Beer – #584 – Independent Brewery – NZ Pure
Pure beer, Pure music, pure numbers and puuurty. NZ Pure is a new class of premium lager This is the the handy 330 ml bottle of a 4.7% ABV beer, … Continue reading
Beer – #583 – Gigantic – Ginormous
Superlatives, Super Bands, Super Numbers, Super groovers A myriad of juicy citrus hop aromas and flavors envelope your mouth. I have the the bottle that is 650ml (22 fl oz), … Continue reading
Beer- #579 – Harrington’s – Big John Special Reserve
Next then, Harringtons Big John Special Reserve. Brewed especially for connoisseurs. Conditioned in oak bourbon barrels for one year. Saved for last, the last dance, the last count, and the … Continue reading
Beer – #578 – Harrington’s – Prince Harry Ginger Beer
Harringtons Prince Harry Ginger Beer. “.. a hint of cheeky stiff upper lip” This is in the 500ml bottle, 4.8% ABV, about 144 calories a serve, and 1.8 standard drink units. … Continue reading
Beer – #577 – Harrington’s – Wobbly Boot (can)
Harringtons Wobbly Boot Porter Ale, craft beer in a can! Dark beer, dark music, dark art of numbers and it’s dark, lets party. Porter style ale, brewed in the traditional … Continue reading
Beer – #576 – Harrington’s – Classy Red
Harringtons Classy Red. A beer of parts, a band of parts, part of the equation and part-y. Seems a bit more like an Irish Red Ale with American hops – … Continue reading
Beer – #575 – Harrington’s – Ngahere Gold
Ngahere Gold – Heller Bock? Strong Lager? Golden Lager? Euro Strong Lager? Going with the brewer here and their label of “Strong Lager’ then, but if you look around you’ll … Continue reading
Beer – #573 – Harrington’s – The Rogue Hop Organic Pilsner (Can)
So straight to a Can of Harrington’s “The Rogue Hop Organic Pilsner”. In a can! “.. brewed using organic malt and hops.. and put in a can “ This is … Continue reading
Beer – #572 – Harrington’s – The Rogue Hop Organic Pilsner
So to a Harrington’s “The Rogue Hop” an Organic Pilsner. “.. brewed using organic malt and hops..” This is a 500ml bottle of a beer that is 5% ABV, and at 50 … Continue reading
Beer – #571 – Fat Monk – American IRA
American IRA, or Red Ale. Now colour me stupid but I thought I’d drunk beer from the Fat Monk before now. Seems I haven’t. For no reason really. Dry hopped … Continue reading
Beer- #570 – Harringtons – Belgium Trapist – thRreedux
Same beer new name, Same band same name, same numbers and the similar parties The 3rd time, a three-peat, that I’ve drunk this as a beer then. Except this time … Continue reading
Beer – #569 – Garage Project – Touch Wood
Peculiar beer, peculiar music, peculiar use of numbers and a peculiar party. You need a bit of good luck to pull off a beer like this – so ‘touch wood’. … Continue reading
Beer – #568 – Harrington’s – The East Indies Lager
Lager, Larger, Largest, Large! A clean refreshing lager, moderately hopped. The 500ml bottle of beer, that is 5% ABV, 150 calories a serve size, making this about 1.97 standard drink … Continue reading
Beer – #567 – Harrington’s – Brewers’ Selection India Pale Ale
Brewers selection, artiststic interpretation, interpretive numbers, and party interpretations. “.. a crisp bitterness and the orange marmalade flavour notes..” This is the brewers standard 500ml bottle, beer that is 7.4% … Continue reading
Beer – #566 – Harrington’s – The Yankdak APA
Fresh beer, Fresh music, a fresh number and party fresh. “.. a fist pumping hop mix of Simcoe & Amarillo” This is a 500ml bottle, that is beer with a … Continue reading
Beer – #564 – DB – Export Gold
DB Export Gold. Everyman beer. One of the very common and readily available domestic beers in NZ, cans, stubbies and quarts. In 1960 Morton Coutts discovered the Holy Grail of … Continue reading
Beer – #563 – Panhead – The Vandal – from the taps
Variations on a theme, various music, varying number and various party recollections. Not only did the Americans invent hot-rodding, they invented hop-rodding too. This is a fyo bottle of 1000ml, of … Continue reading
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 – #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
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