Beer – #1000 – Garage Project – Gyle 500
That’s it then, that’s perfect. A Garage Project Gyle 500 – 1,000 beers, and a change of plan at the last moment and the grande finale was dropped to something … Continue reading
Beer – #984 – Panhead – Snake Oil Bogus IPA
Panhead Custom Ales (Lion Breweries – NZ) Snake Oil Bogus IPA. It’s a soured IPA, and I’ve had a couple recently, one of which was superb from McLeod’s Brewery, I … Continue reading
Beer – #981 – Behemoth – The Dude Abides
Behemoth The Dude Abides. A White Stout. Honest. Confusion reins. Also it’s a vinyl music day, and I’ve found something from 1986 at the back of the garage, The Art … Continue reading
Beer – #959 – Yeastie Boys – Royal Tanninbomb
Next up from the GABS (Great Australasian Beer SpecTAPular) pack the Royal Tanninbomb from the larrikins at Yeastie Boys and despite AUS trying to claim there they are local to NZ. This would … Continue reading
Beer – #924 – Double Vision – Expatriate
BeerJerk beer club night again and this one is a new brewer to me, this is from Double Vision and it’s their APA – Expatriate a kiwi convert with residency … Continue reading
Beer – #918 – Craftwork – Scotch Bonnet
I had the glorious Anniversaire 2016 and it seemed remiss not to then go and have the Craftwork Scotch Bonnet, so here I am, and here we go. hard to … Continue reading
Beer – #903 – Catlins – Scotch Mist
The Catlins, they’re deep way down south of the south island, and they have a beer or two that have made it up to the big smoke. I chose the … Continue reading
Beer – #885 – Sunshine – Pipeline Pilsner
Beer club beer, a day late and a story later, this is a beer that might more properly be called the Sunshine Sunrise Project Pipeline Pilsner. Of course. a shallow … Continue reading
Beer – #858 – Harrington’s – Galactic Empire
Harrington’s have been unusual kind to me, and occasionally I get sent some new beer, recently I tried and enjoyed the Traveller, this one is their GABS beer – Galactic … Continue reading
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 – #849 – Funk Estate / Doctor’s Orders – Dr Funk
Beer Club Beer. Weekly. A Sour Ale. I don’t like Sour ales as a rule, but this is a club and you know that there are beers to challenge and … Continue reading
Beer – #847 – Freigeist – Abraxxxas
It’d be a guess on the pronunciation. But it’s always about the new beers, and so I went and brought one. Also it’s Vinyl Music Sunday. I love Sunday. Inspired … 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- #819 – Harrington’s – Riot Act – Bottled
Harrington’s are an unusual brewer, they make a lot of beers in styles, and sometimes they make a lot of beer of one style, and they change the names of … 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- #793 – Zeelandt – Saison
Beer Club beer time again. A beer I’ve previously had. Back again, back again, back again and back again. Summer beer in the winter, who’d have thought it? ‘ .. … Continue reading
Beer- #787 – Harrington’s – Riot Act
Just when I stupidly thought the Fresh hop beers had all been tapped out up popped another, and I’m told there are a couple more that are in the queue. … Continue reading
Beer – #786 – Good George – Coffee IPA
Yes!, What? Come Again, a Coffee IPA you say? That’s right a Coffee IPA. IPA with a Coffee. Madness! Brilliance? or Both? … Pine, Coffee, Lemon & Lime.. From 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
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