Beer – #723 – Duncan’s – Pilsner
Duncan’s is a small craft beer company located on the Kāpiti Coast. We make awesome beer! From the FYO station a beer of 4.9% ABV, so that’s 147 calories a … Continue reading
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 – #721 – Outlier Cartel – Kerikeri ’round the Corner
I’ve had this in the pub and I was blown away with it’s freshness, bitterness, fruitiness and the overall taste, so when it popped up on a tap at a … 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 – #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 – #711 – Deep Creek – Pontoon in a Monsoon
Special beer, because it arrived as a NZ secret Santa gift that from a New Zealand twitterer. Overly generous I was humbled to receive 6 of the Deep Creek Pontoon … Continue reading
Beer- #710 – House of Nicolas – Heritage
Epic House of Nicholas Heritage. the collaboration between House Of Nicholas, Epic and Hop Federation who’ve been on the brewing again with an ESB. Threes company, three is a band, … 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 – #708 – The Twisted Hop – Hopback IPA
The Twisted Hop Hopback IPA, a beer that has made it from the South Island to the North in kegs, and boy was I keen, clearly, because here I am … 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- #706 – Behemoth – In Ya Face
Well I hope I’m in for a treat with this one. Which being Wednesday means it’s a Forward beer, with Forward music, Forward numbers and ends looking forward. …Beautiful clear … Continue reading
Beer – #705 – Good George – Pilsner
Good George, they make some nice beer, and this one has been selling quick-smart, so I thought I’d jump on that wagon, plus it’s a Pilsner which is a nice … 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
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