Beer thread
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@dogmeat said in Beer thread:
@crucial If only I'd seen that chart last night before I matched a Pale Ale with a couple of IPA's and then a Brown Ale and some more IPA's.
They all went well with a cheese toasty when I eventually got home.
It is a load of wank to be fair. I constantly mismatch beer and food according to this chart. I had a stout and chicken a week or so back !
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@mn5 said in Beer thread:
@dogmeat said in Beer thread:
@crucial If only I'd seen that chart last night before I matched a Pale Ale with a couple of IPA's and then a Brown Ale and some more IPA's.
They all went well with a cheese toasty when I eventually got home.
It is a load of wank to be fair. I constantly mismatch beer and food according to this chart. I had a stout and chicken a week or so back !
The bit that annoys me is how lazy it is. Light with light, dark with dark etc.
If you are going to bore people by making them drink a certain beer alongside your food as a 'match' at least have the guts to be innovative. Contrasts are much more memorable than complements.
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@crucial said in Beer thread:
@mariner4life said in Beer thread:
@tim best beer in Poland
Outed!
nie prosze
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@mariner4life said in Beer thread:
@tim best beer in Poland
I wouldn't know. I've never ever been to Poland. I am also not a chick
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@mariner4life said in Beer thread:
@tim best beer in Poland
And a late night London corner store classic.
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Chopped: Kiwi Beer Fest axed due to 'untenable' police and DHB conditions
There haven't been any arrests or treatment for alcohol harm during the event's two years.
What's going on with this?
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@tim said in Beer thread:
Chopped: Kiwi Beer Fest axed due to 'untenable' police and DHB conditions
There haven't been any arrests or treatment for alcohol harm during the event's two years.
What's going on with this?
As long as Beervana is still happening in August in Welly then I’m a happy drinker
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Going to add a cider to the thread. I'm no regular cider drinker as most of it seems like cheap supermarket apple juice with a touch of alcohol.
I do keepan eye out for the real stuff though and Peckham's in particular do a good job of real cider using proper cider apples and wild ferments.
Surprisingly also make one of the few hopped ciders around, which is a nice combo.
Anyway just tried this https://www.peckhams.co.nz/products/solstice-201910 months in oak after wild fermentation and wood roasting. Bloody delicious.
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Back to beer and another picked up today was a Saison from Sunshine Brewing in Gisborne.
Nice surprise. First because I have never been a fan of the brewery (just a bit average IMO) but also because there are few kiwi attempts at a Saison that I would really feel fit the bill.
This one really does. Funky, farmhouse flavours with the right level of “sourness “. Just a touch in other words.
Would be a nice food match. Pipi fritters, Salt and pepper squid etc -
@crucial said in Beer thread:
Back to beer and another picked up today was a Saison from Sunshine Brewing in Gisborne.
Nice surprise. First because I have never been a fan of the brewery (just a bit average IMO) but also because there are few kiwi attempts at a Saison that I would really feel fit the bill.
This one really does. Funky, farmhouse flavours with the right level of “sourness “. Just a touch in other words.
Would be a nice food match. Pipi fritters, Salt and pepper squid etc“A bit average” sums it up well, they settled for some solid beers and stayed there. Pretty refreshing when I was up there for work on a stinking hot day though I must say, it’s a shame the brewery isn’t overlooking the water, they missed a trick there.
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@mn5 said in Beer thread:
@crucial said in Beer thread:
Back to beer and another picked up today was a Saison from Sunshine Brewing in Gisborne.
Nice surprise. First because I have never been a fan of the brewery (just a bit average IMO) but also because there are few kiwi attempts at a Saison that I would really feel fit the bill.
This one really does. Funky, farmhouse flavours with the right level of “sourness “. Just a touch in other words.
Would be a nice food match. Pipi fritters, Salt and pepper squid etc“A bit average” sums it up well, they settled for some solid beers and stayed there. Pretty refreshing when I was up there for work on a stinking hot day though I must say, it’s a shame the brewery isn’t overlooking the water, they missed a trick there.
They were one of the early independent breweries IIRC and have been around a long time. The old Gizzy Gold was quite sought after when the options were Lion, DB then Macs, Monteiths and GG
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@crucial said in Beer thread:
@mn5 said in Beer thread:
@crucial said in Beer thread:
Back to beer and another picked up today was a Saison from Sunshine Brewing in Gisborne.
Nice surprise. First because I have never been a fan of the brewery (just a bit average IMO) but also because there are few kiwi attempts at a Saison that I would really feel fit the bill.
This one really does. Funky, farmhouse flavours with the right level of “sourness “. Just a touch in other words.
Would be a nice food match. Pipi fritters, Salt and pepper squid etc“A bit average” sums it up well, they settled for some solid beers and stayed there. Pretty refreshing when I was up there for work on a stinking hot day though I must say, it’s a shame the brewery isn’t overlooking the water, they missed a trick there.
They were one of the early independent breweries IIRC and have been around a long time. The old Gizzy Gold was quite sought after when the options were Lion, DB then Macs, Monteiths and GG
there was always Mikes,and Macs. And monteiths (which you mentioned, before they got bought)
Edit: and Croucher, and Emersons...
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@nzzp said in Beer thread:
@crucial said in Beer thread:
@mn5 said in Beer thread:
@crucial said in Beer thread:
Back to beer and another picked up today was a Saison from Sunshine Brewing in Gisborne.
Nice surprise. First because I have never been a fan of the brewery (just a bit average IMO) but also because there are few kiwi attempts at a Saison that I would really feel fit the bill.
This one really does. Funky, farmhouse flavours with the right level of “sourness “. Just a touch in other words.
Would be a nice food match. Pipi fritters, Salt and pepper squid etc“A bit average” sums it up well, they settled for some solid beers and stayed there. Pretty refreshing when I was up there for work on a stinking hot day though I must say, it’s a shame the brewery isn’t overlooking the water, they missed a trick there.
They were one of the early independent breweries IIRC and have been around a long time. The old Gizzy Gold was quite sought after when the options were Lion, DB then Macs, Monteiths and GG
there was always Mikes,and Macs. And monteiths (which you mentioned, before they got bought)
Edit: and Croucher, and Emersons...
I’m going back a little before that I think.
Have a feeling that Gisborne Gold was around before Emerson’s, Croucher and maybe Mikes.Edit: Mike’s and Sunshine both started 1989
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I'm guessing that Sunshine has a new brewer as I have also just ordered (from Regional Wines and Spirits) a Grand Cru Flanders Red Ale and a Black Biere de Garde. No mention of these on their website although after having a closer look I see that the Saison I mentioned is in the shop part of the site and they mention that it won"Best European Ale" and the NZ Brewers Guild Awards. It is the East Coast Saison if anyone is interested in buying.
Awesome to see more brewers getting on to ales and experimenting with yeasts and malts instead of just throwing a sack of hops in the mix.
Maybe it's the next phase in NZ brewing?
At the moment it is copies mainly but that's OK it helps with the skills. Craftwork in Oamaru are the only ones really pushing boundaries in this market with fantastic trappist, geueze and (proper) saisons that sit for years in NZ wine barrels with wild yeasts before being blended and adjusted for flavour. -
