Beer – #103 – Epic – Mayhem
On the premise that it can’t get worse for me, only better now it’s the turn of an Epic Mayhem to step up . Epic Brewing Company brewed at the … Continue reading
Beer – #102 – Tuatara – Double Trouble APA
This is from the Tuatara Brewing Company in the style of an Imperial/Double IPA And that do this all the way south in sunny Paraparaumu, New Zealand Calling Double Trouble a “hop showcase” might imply … Continue reading
Beer – #98 – Ballast Point – Big Eye IPA
Big Eye IPA is Brewed by Ballast Point Brewing Company in the style of an India Pale Ale (IPA) and that all happens in San Diego, California USA. If you have fallen for the IPA style like … Continue reading
Beer – #83 – Hallertau – Barley Wine
Bit of a change of pace with a Hallertau Barley Wine*, which is Brewed by the Hallertau Brewbar & Restaurant, not surprisingly in the style of a Barley Wine. This … Continue reading
Beer – #80 – Yeastie Boys + Liberty Brewing – Yakima Raven
A few beers ago I tried the Yeastie Boys – Motueka Raven. This time I’m up for the Yakima Raven. This one similarly brewed by the Yeastie Boys in their … Continue reading
Beer – #80 – Rogue – Dry Hopped St. Rogue Red Ale
It’s about that time of the day when all there is left is a roll of the dice, and this is the last chance saloon (this week) and I usher … Continue reading
Beer- #75 – Three Boys Porter
The problem now is that I’m drinking this as a beer to drink not actually thinking about what I’m tasting. I’d like to linger over why it’s making a tap dance on the tongue. This is, at the end of a long day, a bit of the good thing. Not love, but a deep affection.
Beer – #74 – Harringtons Brewer’s Selection Hop Tremor IPA
I’m sorry but for me that adds up to a a swing with no ding for this as a beer that sort of announces loudly that you going to get a “hop tremor” perhaps my understanding of that might have been made askew by too many B grade movies, I expected snakes on a plane, swamp monster, gargantuan things, a Bruce Willis action flick, this is all a bit Hugh Grant.
Beer – #70 – Yeastie Boys – Motueka Raven
Yeastie Boys Motueka Raven, a small 330ml bottle of a 6.5% ABV beer. Yeastie Boys, this one brewed at the Invercargill Brewery, in the style of a Black IPA, and … Continue reading
Beer – #68 – Golden Eagle South Island Pale Ale (S.I.P.A)
Rightly so, for a Friday, Golden Eagle South Island Pale Ale (S.I.P.A), this on Brewed by Golden Eagle Brewery and they make this in the style of an English Pale Ale they’re … Continue reading
Beer – #66 – Rogue – Mocha Porter
Rogue Mocha Porter. A way to end a torrid week. Brewed by Rogue Ales in the style of a Porter, and this again a visitor from another place, the fabulous … Continue reading
Beer – #64 – Invercargill Sa!son
In and of itself a strong, well balanced, and just nice beer. Could I go another though? Not really. I peaked early with this.
Beer – #52 – Apache American Amber Ale
Apache American Amber Ale – Brewed by Golden Eagle Brewery, in the style of an Amber Ale, and is brewed in Rolleston, Just outside Christchurch, New Zealand. It delivered in … Continue reading
Beer – #21 in a series – Wigram Kortegast Red Sparkling Ale
Shut up! the Wigram Brewing Company wishes to advise that our Red Sparkling Ale Full Strength Beer has been crafted from Historical Hops which were discovered still growing on the banks of the … Continue reading
Beer – #19 in a series – Belhaven Twisted Thistle
I was of the mind to be having a bit of a curry, and having ordered I stopped at the bottle shop and picked up a couple of bottle of … Continue reading
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