More precisely the Air Hopped Conehead of 2016, Loving the Fresh Hop season of beers, and I like the Nelson Sauvin hops, and I liked this beer last year too. … Continue reading →
I gave in and brought some Funk Estate Super Afro-Disiac, not a hard choice as it seems like a Stout kind of evening really. Not sure about needing a ‘lift’ but … Continue reading →
BeerJerkNZ BeerClub Beer of the week is Mike’s Vanilla Coffee Porter. I’ve had this a couple of times, and it’s been wonderful. ..after the big aroma and initial sweetness of vanilla, … Continue reading →
Fresh Hops are amongst us! This one from 8Wired, and why change a good thing when you can go again with Fresh HopWired. Mad if you don’t! A wet hopped … Continue reading →
It screams at you “LIBERTY BREWING ALPHA LORD ‘FRESH-HOP’” It’s the end of summer and its cooler and darker in the evenings, and not so flash in the mornings. But … Continue reading →
Another beer in a can, this one Baylands Brewery and their Woodrows Veto IPA, A beer I’ve had the pleasure with before both in the can and at the keg station, … Continue reading →
It has been a while since I had this, which was in July 2014 and reading back on that post I’ve now correct a few typos, it clearly had an effect, … Continue reading →
Never wanting grass to grow under my feet, and always up for the new things I saw these on the shelf from a new brewer B.Effect. There are four, I … Continue reading →
It’s been a while since I had a BeerJerkNZ beer, and what a way to get back on that horse, with a beer that seems to be well liked and … Continue reading →
I overcame my willpower and went for it, a real Belgium Ale, famous even. the white bottle, the black banner, the golden dragon and the red letters, This is in … Continue reading →
With a lot of old favourite back in kegs it was a hard look today for something that I might enjoy, and was new to me, because there are so … Continue reading →
A tale of two stouts, this one is the Galbraith’s Rurik which is a Russian Imperial Stout, following on from the Fullers Black Cab stout. And 750 beers, seven hundred … Continue reading →
Fuller’s Black Cab Stout, a beer that I’ve seen being enjoyed by some of my connections on the inter tubes and I have FOMO, and that ends now. Named in … Continue reading →
Quick stop at the bottle store and the fill station for some of that Baylands Zythra Pale Ale. Bit of a mystery beer, but I’ll get to the bottom of … Continue reading →
I hadn’t seen this on the shelf before and it seemed like a good idea Timothy Taylor Boltmaker, I’ve had the landlord, with mixed feelings, and I’m hoping for something rewarding … Continue reading →
From the comedy section at the Supermarket where it’s more likely to be bulk over substance I spotted this, a Valentins ‘Premium’ Hefeweissbier. in a can. Spicy – fresh and … Continue reading →
Epic make nice beers, often, and in a seeming lull of ‘new’ beers they seem to be an oasis of new flavours. This one, Hammer, is a magnificent name for … Continue reading →
Another beer with a label that intrigues, again from Hallertau, and this time a Stout, because, well, I like a good Stout. Plus there seems to be a quite a … Continue reading →
The second of the beers that I brought from Duncan’s, this the pale ale. This remarkable pale ale sure packs a punch Then the almost standard sized 500ml bottle that … Continue reading →