Beer – #850 – ParrotDog – Kowhai
Part of the Flora IPA Series. Formerly Riwaka Secret, which I havn’t had before so I can’t say one way or the other if it’s going to be good or … Continue reading
Beer – #846 – Garage Project – Los Lobos
Los Lobos, The Beer. It was a hard choice tonight with some very nice beer available (well they read nice, don’t know if they drink nice, buy hey, what’s the … Continue reading
Beer – #845 – Pirate Life – IIPA
You don’t choose the Pirate Life, the Pirate Life chooses you. ‘strayan beer for a change, Seems like ages since I’ve been offshore, and its a new brewer to me … Continue reading
Beer – #835 – Funk Estate – Doozy
Another Competition beer, and I have this in a can too for a later day with the BeerJerkNZ beer club people, This is an IPA, and it was at the … Continue reading
Beer – #832 – Outlier Cartel – Honey Chestnut
Look here, it’s different and a bit unusual, and having brought it perhaps a little rash, but I like the other Outlier beer I’ve had. Then I discovered that this … Continue reading
Beer – #829 – Deep Creek – Lupulin Effect
Deep Creek, the local beach bar and brewer – Deep Creek Lupulin Effect in cans one of their newer ones. Not often I get into canned beer really, makes a nice … Continue reading
Beer -#827 – Outlier Cartel – KeriKeri Harwood Orange Edition
Beer club night, and exclusive in bottles for the club, but available in kegs elsewhere is the Outlier Cartel KeriKeri Harwood Orange edition. Membership etc etc “… to remind you … Continue reading
Beer – #826 – Rocky Knob – Rock Lobster
You can only get this in a keg version, and it strictly then doesn’t meet the “beer you can buy” if you wanted to be picky. I’m sure there are … Continue reading
Beer – #825 – Good George – Fogcutter
Good George make some nice beer, and this might the strongest one they’ve ever made , Fogcutter a double IPA. Pretty much a mystery From the fill station 9% of … Continue reading
Beer – #824 – Magic Rock – High Wire Grapefruit
Beer Club Beer comes around again. and it is again a surprising beer, not one I’d usually choose. Grapefruit, a thing I haven’t had in ages. In a beer, never. … Continue reading
Beer – #822 – Panhead – Weedeater
Panhead Custom Ales Weedeater (IPA). I have had this on tap and didn’t write about it, but it was an astonishingly good beer. Oily, rich, grassy, pungent, delightful and all … Continue reading
Beer – #821 – Liberty Brewing – Alpha Obsidian
Liberty Brewing Alpha Obsidian a Specialty IPA, for a beer festival Consume at your own risk. A bottle 330ml 7.2% ABV, with 219 calories a serve, thats about 1.9 standard drinks … Continue reading
Beer – #804 – Mash Palace – Uranium Breath – A Redux
It didn’t end well last time I had this in a bottle, it wasn’t carbonated, a bit flat and tasteless and somewhat disappointing. BUT they’ve persevered and they say it’s … Continue reading
Beer – #798 – BBC – Hinemoa
The bottle version of the beer I had fresh from the keg, and boy was it a cracker. Possibly the best session IPA I’d ever had. Named after the historic … Continue reading
Beer – #797 – Brave Brewing – Eastern Glow
BeerJerk Beer Club beer night, always something to look forward to, and this time a Session IPA, which is always something worth going at, just to see if they can get the … Continue reading
Beer – #796 – Good George – Black IPA
Not only, but the Winter Edition. This is the same ABV thing as their IPA, which is lovely, I wonder if they just darkened it up a bit, wouldn’t be … Continue reading
Beer- #794 – Choice Bros – On the Brain
What was I thinking? What were they thinking? Peanut butter and Raspberries and Pale Ale. Like some weird pick and mix. An English Ale With Peanut Butter & Raspberry. From … Continue reading
Beer- #792 – Maui – Big Swell IPA
BeerClub night- again ! Another IPA. Another American beer. It’s all good. a lingering yet pleasant bitterness. 330ml can of the good stuff at 6.8% ABV, making that about 196 … Continue reading
Beer – #790 – Rocky Knob – Snapperhead * Redux *
More IPA beer, Rocky Knob, their dIPA – SnapperHead. More beer I’ve had before too, after that mad rush of the Fresh Hop beers it seems that there is a … Continue reading
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