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 – #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
Beer – #719 – Darguner – Pilsner
MrsPdubyah loves to buy me a beer at the supermarket, more on price than substance. This one a German Pilsner, which usually are made to strict purity standards. a unique … Continue reading
Beer – #718 – Moa – Festive IPA keg
Into a new year and it’s back to an old beer. Sometimes it’s like that, this was the best of the on tap beers for my mood, and I enjoyed … Continue reading
Beer – #717 – ChImay – Chimay Grande Reserve 2014
More correctly this is Abbaye de Chimay – Chimay Grande Reserve 2014. It comes in a special bottle, which might be the only difference between this and the normal blue label … Continue reading
Beer – #716 – 8 Wired – Superdank
Lots of similar beer around at the moment, Old favourites and the like. Then I spied this, and so here I go. Might or might not be based on the … Continue reading
Beer – #715 – Schipper’s – Chinook Black IPA
After the dark clouds of the last couple of days I needed something to brighten the day, or a dark beer. It is a glorious evening outside and we might … Continue reading
Beer – #714 – Garage Project – Spezial K
An unusual style of beer this, so I’m going with unusual beer, unusual music, usual numbers and unusual usual party things. “the lager worlds answer to real ale.” From the … Continue reading
Beer – #713 – Deep Creek – Angel of the Presence
My local brewery Deep Creek made a BarleyWine, and called it Angel of the Presence. They’ve labelled is a a 2015 vintage, which could be promising for next year. But … Continue reading
Beer – #712 – Liberty and Hallertau – Matakana Imperial Oyster Stout
A collaboration, a stout, what is it all about! You’d think that as it is summer that it’d be something lighter but this has been sitting in the fridge forlornly … Continue reading
Beer – #709 – North End – Sceptred Warrior
Something the same and different North End – Sceptred Warrior, an IPA of English hops. Unusual in NZ, this is a collaboration with The Grainfather. An intensely hopped IPA with all … Continue reading
Beer- #707 – Tuatara – APA (Aotearoa Pale Ale)
A beer I’ve been remiss in drinking – this is the well regarded Tuatara APA (Aotearoa Pale Ale). I’ve had the other iterations of this APA, but this is Old … Continue reading
Beer – #704 – Harrington’s – SobeRing Thought
I got sent some beer from the nice people at Harrington’s Brewery, a re-release of a beer they made a few years ago, and back for another run, or a … Continue reading
Beer – #703 – Ballast Point – Wahoo
It’s BeerJerkNZ beer club beer of the week, and it’s a real change of paste with the Ballast Point Wahoo, a Witbeir. A Day late, because I wouldn’t have appreciate … Continue reading
Beer – #700 – Garage Project – Cabbages and Kings
Cabbages & Kings, An Imperial Oyster & Hiropito stout brewed with Te Matuku Bay oysters. A rich & decadent brew clocking in at 12%. Seems a shame with summer coming on … Continue reading
Beer – #698 – 8 Wired – West Island IPA
This is a low profile beer, in the there isn’t an awful lot of information on the inter tubes about it, which isn’t surprising really, they’re brewers not keeper-uppers of … Continue reading
Beer – #697 – Funk Estate – AfroGato
Stout appreciation continues with the Funk Estate Afrogato. A desert beer 🙂 for which then pudding stout, pudding down a track, pudding up the numbers and pudding is served. An Imperial … Continue reading
Beer – #693 – Lakeman – Black Jack Stout
This took my eye because the packaging, Shiney! So Stouts, Hurts, Punts, and Peeps “…. Rum and raisin…” This is the smaller 330 ml bottle which has beer that is … Continue reading
Beer – #688 – Yeastie Boys – Rex Attitude
Another of the BeerJerkNZ beer club beers, This one the slightly challenging Yeastie Boys Rex Attitude. Challenging, Challenged, Challenge and Change …the World’s first beer with 100% peat-smoked malt. …. … Continue reading
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