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Allstar

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making a tasty but light beer is quite difficult. There is no magic formula.
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very true that. There is a bit of a market for it in Europe. Brewdog do one called 'Nanny State', which is alcohol free. One day I think I'll buy one just to see what it's like, or get a free sample from the pub maybe.
 
A lot of the cask ales, bitters etc are often around 3% and a little bit more. Doesn't really detract from the taste too much.

MN5

I can reliably inform everyone that the brews I made are absolutely fantastic. I heartily recommend any Welly Ferners go to the 'Occasional Brewer' with a bunch of mates ( or alone if you are disciplined and meticulous ) and go for gold. We brewed 180 litres of Pilsner, APA, Blonde and Stout so ya end up with about 30 each for just over 100$. We're certainly not talking Grandads old home brew from the garage here: Ours actually tasted like Parrot Dog or Tuatara. Seriously good and so satisfying that we made them too. It's a nice collection that will keep me going for quite some time. We're gonna do it as a quarterly thing. 
The blokes who run the place ( all with the kind of hipster beards that NTA loves ) are always on hand to ensure there aren't any major fuck ups which is reassuring.

Paekakboyz

2 stoke ain't half bad for a low alcohol beer. Picked some up a few months ago and would give then another whirl.

Crucial

If anyone is after a breakfast beer for Sunday have a try of 8 Wired's Flat White coffee milk stout. 
I've had plenty of beers with a hint of coffee but this was like coffee with a hint of beer.

dK

Toys for the Boys
 
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Tim

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Crucial" data-cid="536414" data-time="1446189484">If anyone is after a breakfast beer for Sunday have a try of 8 Wired's Flat White coffee milk stout. 
I've had plenty of beers with a hint of coffee but this was like coffee with a hint of beer.</blockquote>
 
It is very smooooooooooooth!

taniwharugby

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I saw Heineken light for 16.49 a half doz in the supermarket the other day. Not only is that a ridiculous price I was reliably informed on social media that it tasted awful too. 
I'm sure there is decent light beer out there it's just a case of actually finding it.
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If you are out for a couple and have to drive, do not, I repeat, DO NOT bother with Heineken Light, quite possibly the worst Light beer I have tried.

Tim

Tuatara Iti is one of the best light beers I've tried (3.3%). 
Brew Punk Dead Pony (terrible names) is good too.

taniwharugby

unfortunately a lot of bars (well the ones I have been to up here and a few in Auckland) while providing a decent range of full strength beers, seem to go with one or 2 of Amstel Light (drinkable) Speights Mid-Ale (drinkable) whatever the Steinie and Macs versions are, or now, the Heinie one.
 
I saw the Tuatara one when I was buying someone some craft beer for Xmas on Tuesday....might have to go back :)

MN5

Panhead may well have produced THE BEST IPA I've ever had. Fuck a duck it's a great drop. Must try their stout when I get a chance too. 
Conversely ParrotDogs Red was really disappointing.

Tim

Tuatara's American Pale Ale and 8 Wired's West Island Ale are both very good.

Hooroo

Agree MN5, chopped a couple of Panhead Pale Ales last night. Ka Pai.
 
Tim, I don't like that APA. Apart from it being stronger than tequila, I wasn't stoked with the taste. But then again, I tend to not like APA's as a rule

Tim

Did you have the Aotearoa or American APA?

Hooroo

American I think (Dark blue lable?)

Tim

Ah, the Dark blue label is on the Aotearoa one. I don't much care for it either. Check out the one with the white label.

Hooroo

Nice. Will do

Allstar

I loved all the Christmas real ales over here, most pubs had different ones. As they often had short runs, you'd need to get lucky finding a good one twice though.

raznomore

got my first home brew kit for chrissy. hoping for great things but chemistry is not a subject I did very well in.

mariner4life

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got my first home brew kit for chrissy. hoping for great things but chemistry is not a subject I did very well in.
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that probably makes you someone to listen to about climate change then. Please send me a link to your blog

taniwharugby

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Razbra" data-cid="551091" data-time="1452119288">
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got my first home brew kit for chrissy. hoping for great things but chemistry is not a subject I did very well in.
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Yeah I got me a kit just before Xmas (was a package thing and was a Cider kit) and my first brew supposed to be ready for drinking Monday...the kits are pretty fool proof TBH, although I expect I will ruin plenty of brews experimenting too much

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