Beer – #668 – Brewdog – Punk IPA 5.6
I’ve reviewed this when I’ve had this in bottles, and I’ve had it out on my travels. Welcome to a post Punk apocalyptic mother fucker of a pale ale Now at … Continue reading
Beer – #662 – BrewDog – Jack Hammer
BrewDog Jack Hammer, Ruthless India Pale Ale, is this weeks BeerJerk beer club beer of the week, Get In I say! For blitzing the mediocre, raising hell and revelling in … Continue reading
Beer – #659 – Epic – Armageddon
This is beer that I’ve had out and about but never at home, so tonight is about rectifying that. Old new beers, old old music, same old numbers and same … Continue reading
Beer – #652 – Liberty – Pacific Rim
Winner beer, winner music, winning numbers and winners party As the Japanese say, “Hayaku”(hurry up)… From the fill station, a keg only beer, giving me 1 litre of a beer … Continue reading
Beer – #632 – Shakespeare – The Bastard
Well now, The Shakespeare – The Bastard Red IPA. This is a bit exciting. The Shakespeare Tavern is constantly listed as a go-to venue for beer in Auckland. So I have … Continue reading
Beer – #631 – House of Nicholas – Sarah
Sarah is an IPA. It’s fairly secretive about what it is, so I have Secret beer, a musics secret, secret numbers and a secret from a party. A moderately strong … Continue reading
Beer – #628 – Beavertown – Bloody ’Ell – the threepeat
Bottle, keg and now the can, The first beer I can recall where I’ve had all three versions. The still amusingly named beer from Beavertown – Bloody ’Ell which I’ve had … Continue reading
Beer – #627 – Bach Brewing – Duskrider *keg*
Duskrider – a Red IPA. New old beers, new music, old numbers and a party is a party. a ruby-red hue and a hop-forward fix I have from the FYO … Continue reading
Beer- #618 – Coronado – Islander IPA
Week two of BeerJerkNZ Beer Club. This week an IPA. Mermaid beer, Siren Songs, Singing the numbers and Sea you at the party. What would a mermaid drink? The 330ml bottle … Continue reading
Beer – #610 – McLeods – Great Migration IPA
“The Great Migration”, from McLeod’s, a brewer in Waipu that has morphed from or grown from being a pizza joint into something much bigger. A Beautiful Monster A 500ml bottle … Continue reading
Beer – #608 – 8 Wired – HopWired IPA – a redux
Back to the future, with a beer that made me smile first time around, and since. This is the standard version of Hopwired. From the keg. Who has ever smelled … Continue reading
Beer – #605 – Panhead – Vandal (Fresh Hopped) keg
2015 and it’s that time again, Fresh Hopped beers abound, and this is an old favourite in a current version. so Hop grassy beer, SuperGrass, Super numbers and all-in on … Continue reading
Beer – #597 – Baylands – Woodrows Veto IPA
Friday means it is time for Baylands Brewery and their Woodrows Veto IPA, from the keg. I’ve had this previously from a can I thought it was a bit good then. … Continue reading
Beer – #596 – Beavertown – Bloody ’Ell
The still amusingly named beer from Beavertown – Bloody ’Ell which I’ve had before in a bottle, this is from the keg. “Blood Orange IPA” Zest and juice of blood oranges were … Continue reading
Beer – #586 – Good George – IPA
In a Squealer! Squeal of delight, squeal like a teenager, s=ql, and it’s a party squee! Smells like: Lemon, fresh cut hay, herbal. Tastes Like: Mandarin, grassy, pithy. (Disclaimer: although it’s an … Continue reading
Beer – #571 – Fat Monk – American IRA
American IRA, or Red Ale. Now colour me stupid but I thought I’d drunk beer from the Fat Monk before now. Seems I haven’t. For no reason really. Dry hopped … Continue reading
Beer – #567 – Harrington’s – Brewers’ Selection India Pale Ale
Brewers selection, artiststic interpretation, interpretive numbers, and party interpretations. “.. a crisp bitterness and the orange marmalade flavour notes..” This is the brewers standard 500ml bottle, beer that is 7.4% … Continue reading
Beer – #563 – Panhead – The Vandal – from the taps
Variations on a theme, various music, varying number and various party recollections. Not only did the Americans invent hot-rodding, they invented hop-rodding too. This is a fyo bottle of 1000ml, of … Continue reading
Beer – #558 – Epic – Equinox
Epic Beer, Equinox the music, mid way, and pagan parties All this has happened before. All this will happen again. A new hop, another IPA. Day & night divided equallly. … Continue reading
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