Beer thread
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at Canerbry's recomendation, I paid a visit to Regional Wine and Spirits on the weekend. <br />
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What a fantastic range of beers. Even more impressive was they had kegs with good beers like Emersons, 3 Boys etc for filling up your flaggons with. I'll be going back there next time i'm down. -
[quote name='Allstar'] They should stick to making wine I thought. <br />
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came across this silly ad and although it should be posted in the "Awesome fucking shit you see on the internet" I find this thread to be more appropriate... <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /><br />
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The Liquorland down the road and around the corner were clearing out their supply of Russian beer today....<br />
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So I got myself a bottle of Baltika #8 (wheat beer). I must say, I have been very impressed by their brews so far. They are very good with their flavours. I thought the Russians only made Vodka, but I have tried a couple of the other Baltika beers and been quite impressed.<br />
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Also got a bottle of the 3 Boys Oyster Stout (limited edition or something). Also was quite a nice drop. Very good flavour, but not overwhelming or heavy like some dark beers can be. Worth a look if you come across it. -
Baltika #9 (akv Baltika N9 Extra) is also very nice. Very flavoursome, and quite strong. 1x 500ml bottle @ 8% has the desired effect without going out too hard as well <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />
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anyone know if there's any Thornbridge still around? <br />
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I'm in the States for a bit. Busy trying all the proper American beers (i.e not Bud, Miller etc). There's some nice micro breweries about that make nice beers.<br />
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If anyone is in Toronto, check out the Steam Whistle Brewery, nice beers and a good tour. It's in downtown by the CN Tower and Rogers Center -
Matsons Pilsner, from Canterbury (also has a lager, a dark ale and a draught I think)<br />
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a nice crisp clean taste to it, as you expect from these micro-brewery types, on special 6 bottles for $10.95 at New World. -
Sierra Nevada is doing an NZ hops special:<br />
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[url]http://www.sierranevada.com/beers/harvest_southern.html[/url] -
Beervana in two weeks..<br />
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[URL]http://brewersguild.org.nz/beervana2010[/URL] -
Just back from first sesh.<br />
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Had to have break or I was going to get hammered.<br />
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Recommendations to try - Three Boys Pineapple lumps (Festival Brew) - Chocolately Pineappley (obviously) yumminess<br />
- Dogfish Punkin - Like US Pumpkin Pie - Cinnamon and sweetness<br />
- Dogfish - Tamirillo something - didn't work for me<br />
- Emersons Festive Brew (Billy T Wit) Wheat Beer with Kumara. Pikopiko and Kawakawa - yum.<br />
- Twisted Hop IPA - I'm a hophead and this was up there with anything EPIC do (well maybe not quite Armageddon but bloody good anyway)<br />
- Sierra Nevada Sothern hemisphere Harvest (at the Regional Wines and Spirits stand) - At first taste I thought this would be an awesome beer to come back to from fishing on a hot summers day.<br />
- Mata - can't remeber what is was called but it is their festive brew and was at the Brewers Guild stand and tasted like a Hangi. Had Kumara and smokiness in the Brew<br />
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Sadly I struck one that i just tipped out. Peak Brewery (which I see around in Supermarkets) IPA. It was like something I would have made in a plastic tub from a cheap kit. It had hardly any hoppiness and was insipid. DO NOT WASTE MONEY ON.<br />
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Anyway this sesh runs until 4pm so I might sneak back for a couple more. -
OK . I've been back for more...<br />
<br />- Wired Hangi- this is one to savour. It took me a long time to drink the 100ml but there was no wy I was going to throw it out. Smokey and rich.<br />
- Sprig and Fern - happened to be paasing by, nothing overly interesting but I noticed they had a Gold for one of their brews. It was the Honey Ale and I walked out with a rigger of the stuff for tonight. Top Marks.<br />
- Mussel Inn- Feijoa Gueze - Not a drinking beer, but a fantastic food match. I guess that if you are at Mussel Boys and order Mussels this is the ideal match.<br />
*3 Boys Queen Elizabeth 2010 - I asked how they would describe this and they muttered something about a Scotch Ale and Porter combo- I could drink a large bottle of this witha meaty stew.<br /> - I also picked up on really good mentions for the Tautara APA. Thi will be in bottles in the shops soon for the hopheads
