Herevana – McLeods’s -Smugglers Bay Hoppy Saison
Smugglers Bay Hoppy Saison – Bottle 1632 of 2000. All the beers are special treats, some a special specials, I look forward to each and every one of them McLeod’s … Continue reading
Herevana -McLeod’s – Smugglers Bay Rauchbier
Being as how it’s a Tuesday I though I’d push the boat out with something special. Bottle 1859 of 2200 bottles. So now there’s one less. McLeod’s Brewery McLeod’s Smugglers … Continue reading
Herevana – McLeod’s – Dunkelweizen German Style Dark Wheat
Change of pace, and when McLeods’s does this they’re usually, almost without fail, super excellent beers. I remember going to buy this and totally not buying this but one of … Continue reading
Herevana – McLeod’s – Smugglers Bay Black Sour Ale 2020
McLeods Smugglers Bay Black Sour Ale 2020. I’ve been getting through some very good beers and am down to a couple that I’ve been looking forward to with some anticipation, … Continue reading
Herevana – Mcleods – Smugglers Bay Tripel
This is an annual beer, and this is the second version, the first of which I wrote ” As good as anything I’ve had, possibly the best NZ Tripel”. It went … Continue reading
Herevana – McLeods – Highland Fest Festbier Lager
McLeod’s Highland Fest Festbier Lager – a surprise beer, as I had no idea, which I put down to either arrogance or ignorance, more the latter. I mean I keep up … Continue reading
Herevana – McLeod’s – Sunset Wit
Christmas Eve, that interminable day leading to an interminable day of faux enjoyment and forced co-operation, and that discussion about what Christmas movie we’re watching, like I’m going to be … Continue reading
Beer – #1,082 – The Barleywine Conundrum – McLeods v 8 Wired
So, I’ve held back a bit on this, but no more!, There are two beers up on a head to head. It’s revolutionary. These should be similar in style, they … Continue reading
Beer – #1039 – McLeod’s – Triple
McLeod’s Tripel. Part of their limited Smuggler’s bay series, numbered bottles and everything. This is bottle 968 of 1500. I’ve had this beer before, this vintage, but I never wrote … Continue reading
Beer – #1038 – McLeod’s – Dubbel 2018
McLeod’s Dubbel. Part of their limited Smuggler’s bay series, numbered bottles and everything – this one is bottle 1144 from 1800 bottles – this is of course the 2018 version. … Continue reading
Beer – BarleyWhine
I didn’t care much for the particular bottle of barley wine that I last had – see Beer – #1037 – McLeod’s – Barley Wine, a beer I found so unpalatable that I … Continue reading
Album – 5 of 10 – Fat Freddys Drop – Dr Boondigga and the Big BW
2009 and we have Fat Freddys Drop and their album Dr Boondigga and the Big BW. Fat Freddy’s Drop is a New Zealand seven-piece band from Wellington, whose musical style … Continue reading
Beer – #785 – McLeod’s – 40 Acre Fresh Hop
McLeod’s – 40 Acre Fresh Hop Pale Ale. The seeming never ending ‘fresh hop’ beers continue, and this must really be the last of them, because it must be. But … Continue reading
Beer – #664 – McLeod’s – Horopito Scotch Ale
Tonight it’s all coming up Millhouse with the McLeod’s Horopito Scotch Ale, a Wee Heavy, aHeavy vibe, Heavy on the numbers and Heavy petting. .. the fern had to be … Continue reading
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