Beer thread
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@MN5 said in Beer thread:
Beer kit shopping today.
Going for the old staples, Black Rock IPA and Black Rock hazy. Sure fire winners, some mates of mine said the IPA was proper brewery standard.
Have also gone for Mangrove Jacks Belgian Ale and Mangrove Jacks Raspberry and Lime Cider. The latter is gonna be a surprise for our other halves. Will do my best not to fuck it up. I’m reliably informed it’s possibly even easier than beer. Which is pretty easy…..the only danger is complacency setting in, getting the temperature wrong or forgetting to add hops. I think that’s how Tui was invented.
With the Wellington weather we’ve been having sure to last for months a lovely cider will go down a treat on a summers evening I’m sure.
Grabbed a bottle of what I thought was IPA ( which is excellent as always ) and to my surprise it turned out to be Cider.
With the brown 750 ml bottles it's impossible to tell, must have mixed them up.
Anyway, even though it was slightly early it was excellent. REALLY nice. Excellent feedback from the other half too. I had the option of making dry ( no sweetener ) medium ( half a packet of sweetener ) or sweet ( whole packed of sweetener ).
Decided to go in the middle, would personally prefer a dry one next time ?
But yeah, piece of piss to make, shorter fermentation time. A winner.
Raspberry and Lime Cider
Bold aroma and flavour of fresh, juicy raspberries with a brilliant sharp lime finish. Wonderfully thirst quenching and moreish. ABV Approx: 5.2%Style: SweetColour: Deep Reddish PurpleMakes: 23 LBrewing Sugar Required: 1kg Dextrose (needs to be purchased in addition) Each of our cider varieties...
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I agree with the sentiments re: naming, labelling, and ABV.
I refuse to order a beer by the silly name, if possible.
Except - one of my local breweries has a fresh-hop XPA named "Kia Ora" - I do order that by name. If only to teach the seppos how to say it somewhat properly.
Oh - and to return the "cultural appropriation" - I sat at the bar eating food-truck BBQ pork ribs and slaw - with chopsticks. -
Just about to do my first all-grain brew - a hazy NEIPA.
Doing a 5L batch on the kitchen stove to get the hang of things - any advice on small batch brewing welcome...
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@Victor-Meldrew welcome down the rabbit hole
Hazy are challenging in some ways. They really test your process, particularly with oxygen risks post boil
Small batches are harder than large batches in a lot of ways. Temperature control is twitchy, measurements are sensitive... And you only get limited beer at the end
How are you mashing? Sous vide or oven?
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@nzzp said in Beer thread:
Went and got Garage Project valley series. Tasted all 4. Had 2 L last night with my mate ... 8% hits you, but it's damn well worth it.
I a bit of fan of a few Garage Project beers mate. But living in the Naki, I just get a few sent up every couple of months. I have become a real fan of Roots brewery just north of Whanganui, and fortunately everytime I go to Whanganui, Mrs even remind me to get in there as we pass to have a quick taste and stock the fridge up for rugby etc. Pity we got nothing closer used to call into 'Forgotten 43' in Stratford for a couple of tastes etc, but they closed down.
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@Dan54 said in Beer thread:
@nzzp said in Beer thread:
Went and got Garage Project valley series. Tasted all 4. Had 2 L last night with my mate ... 8% hits you, but it's damn well worth it.
I a bit of fan of a few Garage Project beers mate. But living in the Naki, I just get a few sent up every couple of months. I have become a real fan of Roots brewery just north of Whanganui, and fortunately everytime I go to Whanganui, Mrs even remind me to get in there as we pass to have a quick taste and stock the fridge up for rugby etc. Pity we got nothing closer used to call into 'Forgotten 43' in Stratford for a couple of tastes etc, but they closed down.
What the fuck. Forgotten 43 closed down? Or - I knew they closed down the taproom, but are they still brewing?
I proudly rock both a Forgotten 43 and a Whanganui Roots t-shirt around Seattle. The time that a woman saw the Roots T and asked "where's that brewery, I'll have to visit that... " - yeah, smashed her dreams. Unlikely, love. -
@Kruse said in Beer thread:
@Dan54 said in Beer thread:
@nzzp said in Beer thread:
Went and got Garage Project valley series. Tasted all 4. Had 2 L last night with my mate ... 8% hits you, but it's damn well worth it.
I a bit of fan of a few Garage Project beers mate. But living in the Naki, I just get a few sent up every couple of months. I have become a real fan of Roots brewery just north of Whanganui, and fortunately everytime I go to Whanganui, Mrs even remind me to get in there as we pass to have a quick taste and stock the fridge up for rugby etc. Pity we got nothing closer used to call into 'Forgotten 43' in Stratford for a couple of tastes etc, but they closed down.
What the fuck. Forgotten 43 closed down? Or - I knew they closed down the taproom, but are they still brewing?
I proudly rock both a Forgotten 43 and a Whanganui Roots t-shirt around Seattle. The time that a woman saw the Roots T and asked "where's that brewery, I'll have to visit that... " - yeah, smashed her dreams. Unlikely, love.Yep mate it's closed, they opened a new pub on the corner of (da-da-da) Forgotten 43 highway and Main St in Stratford, never really seemed to get going there. I called in a couple of times to get some beers etc and fridge was reasonably empty. Then one day I went passed and they had just shut up. One of mates at Eltham Golf club say they just were finding it all abit hard as the 2 fellas who owned it etc were still working fulltime.
They were a good story of how they got started too. Both did a bit of home brewing and were playing in a rugby match between Toko and Stratford at Toko, one of the 2 players got injured, and as his Mrs went on to see how he was (3rd/4th div so no medical) the Mrs of another one said 'I'll keep an eye on your kids". After that the 2 chatted realised both hubbies brewed as well as played rugby etc, and so started the brewery. -
@Dan54 said in Beer thread:
@nzzp said in Beer thread:
Went and got Garage Project valley series. Tasted all 4. Had 2 L last night with my mate ... 8% hits you, but it's damn well worth it.
I a bit of fan of a few Garage Project beers mate. But living in the Naki, I just get a few sent up every couple of months. I have become a real fan of Roots brewery just north of Whanganui, and fortunately everytime I go to Whanganui, Mrs even remind me to get in there as we pass to have a quick taste and stock the fridge up for rugby etc. Pity we got nothing closer used to call into 'Forgotten 43' in Stratford for a couple of tastes etc, but they closed down.
Roots is a great wee spot. I’d always grab a flagon for the evening when I travelled up that way for work. Really nice solid beer, excellent IPA as I recall.
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@Dan54 Yeah - I'd dropped into the original taproom a couple of times, and was considered a bit of a "regular" at the big spot on the corner - would always drop in after a sweet ride out to Whangamomona (fuck I miss that road... next month....)
Was heartbroken when I was last back - to see the corner place turned into a boring generic bar - had high hopes they'd just down-scaled back to original site. But no? Damn. Goddamn Gen-Z - need to get into the booze. -
@MN5 said in Beer thread:
@Dan54 said in Beer thread:
@nzzp said in Beer thread:
Went and got Garage Project valley series. Tasted all 4. Had 2 L last night with my mate ... 8% hits you, but it's damn well worth it.
I a bit of fan of a few Garage Project beers mate. But living in the Naki, I just get a few sent up every couple of months. I have become a real fan of Roots brewery just north of Whanganui, and fortunately everytime I go to Whanganui, Mrs even remind me to get in there as we pass to have a quick taste and stock the fridge up for rugby etc. Pity we got nothing closer used to call into 'Forgotten 43' in Stratford for a couple of tastes etc, but they closed down.
Roots is a great wee spot. I’d always grab a flagon for the evening when I travelled up that way for work. Really nice solid beer, excellent IPA as I recall.
Yep mate, got a bloody nice couple of IPAa and tasty Amber Ale going through there last week. Actually the time before that I got few hazys, I couldn't hardly see into the beer it was so hazy/cloudy, was a brilliant taste. I mentioned it to the brewer , he said one fella kind of moaned he thought it wasn't clear enough, and he said he just pointed to the name. Like most micro brewers I have talked to hear and Aus etc, a real passion for what he does.
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@Dan54 said in Beer thread:
@MN5 said in Beer thread:
@Dan54 said in Beer thread:
@nzzp said in Beer thread:
Went and got Garage Project valley series. Tasted all 4. Had 2 L last night with my mate ... 8% hits you, but it's damn well worth it.
I a bit of fan of a few Garage Project beers mate. But living in the Naki, I just get a few sent up every couple of months. I have become a real fan of Roots brewery just north of Whanganui, and fortunately everytime I go to Whanganui, Mrs even remind me to get in there as we pass to have a quick taste and stock the fridge up for rugby etc. Pity we got nothing closer used to call into 'Forgotten 43' in Stratford for a couple of tastes etc, but they closed down.
Roots is a great wee spot. I’d always grab a flagon for the evening when I travelled up that way for work. Really nice solid beer, excellent IPA as I recall.
Yep mate, got a bloody nice couple of IPAa and tasty Amber Ale going through there last week. Actually the time before that I got few hazys, I couldn't hardly see into the beer it was so hazy/cloudy, was a brilliant taste. I mentioned it to the brewer , he said one fella kind of moaned he thought it wasn't clear enough, and he said he just pointed to the name. Like most micro brewers I have talked to hear and Aus etc, a real passion for what he does.
Yeah I always like supporting small businesses so it was an absolute no brainer to get a flagon or two to have in the hotel in NP when I got there. Like a lot of them the beer didn't travel too well so I always had to make sure I drunk it all that night.
Another magic spot is Godzone brewery in Hawkes Bay. Beer, Pizza and Biltong in a beautiful setting. Life doesn't get any better.
GodsOwn Brewery: a Patch of Paradise | Pursuit of Hoppiness
New Zealand’s best brewery? How do you even rate that — and what is the criteria? Is it the brewery with the most modern equipment? Is it the brewery with the
