A life just as ordinary. Wherein I drink beer, and write badly
Monday, August 17, 2015
More heart than bubbles: All Good's fair trade drinks
I love a good soft drink and these might be the go. All Good Organics is a 100% New Zealand owned and operated company...
Sunday, August 16, 2015
Beer - #653 - Sawmill - IIPA
Mystery beer, mystery mix, mystery number, and mystery guest
Brewed by Sawmill Brewing Company in the style Imperial IPA and they are in Leigh, New Zealand
Usually I'd have a bit of nonsense here from the brewers notes or cribbed from other sources, but guess what?, nothing on the webs, nothing on the websites, nothing on the twitter, the instagram and all the other places I thought of looking and some I didn't.
So I'm flying blind as it were, and then what follows is usually a load of nonsense plucked from the pretty word ensemble to make a pretty sentence. Seriously....
... what could possibly go wrong?
a bit of nonsense here from the brewers notesA keg only beer from the FYO station this works out to 285 calories a serve size, being 9.5% ABV and 70 IBU things, this would make it 7.5 standard drink units
Brewed by Sawmill Brewing Company in the style Imperial IPA and they are in Leigh, New Zealand
Usually I'd have a bit of nonsense here from the brewers notes or cribbed from other sources, but guess what?, nothing on the webs, nothing on the websites, nothing on the twitter, the instagram and all the other places I thought of looking and some I didn't. So I'm flying blind as it were, and then what follows is usually a load of nonsense plucked from the pretty word ensemble to make a pretty sentence. Seriously....
... what could possibly go wrong?
Saturday, August 15, 2015
Beer - #652 - Liberty - Pacific Rim
Winner beer, winner music, winning numbers and winners party
Brewed by Liberty Brewing Co in the style that is India Pale Ale (IPA) and they're based in Auckland, New Zealand
So juicy is the hop flavour and aroma, you'd be forgiven for mistaking it for a fresh hop brew.
This Limited Edition American style IPA continues Liberty’s tradition of taking on exciting craft beer projects, blending hops from New Zealand and America with the rare, but distinctive Sorachi Ace hop from Japan.
Packed with fresh tones of lemon grass, dill and tea, this bone dry beer has incredible length of bitter flavours and a slightly salty finish making you want to reach for the salt and pepper squid.
As the Japanese say, “Hayaku” (hurry up).
So what could possibly go wrong? The beer was an overnight success, taking out the People’s Choice at the highly regarded 2015 West Coast IPA Challenge.
As the Japanese say, “Hayaku”(hurry up)…From the fill station, a keg only beer, giving me 1 litre of a beer that is 6.4% ABV, making this 5.0 Standard drinks per litre - this is around the 190 calories a serve size.
Brewed by Liberty Brewing Co in the style that is India Pale Ale (IPA) and they're based in Auckland, New Zealand
So juicy is the hop flavour and aroma, you'd be forgiven for mistaking it for a fresh hop brew.
This Limited Edition American style IPA continues Liberty’s tradition of taking on exciting craft beer projects, blending hops from New Zealand and America with the rare, but distinctive Sorachi Ace hop from Japan.
Packed with fresh tones of lemon grass, dill and tea, this bone dry beer has incredible length of bitter flavours and a slightly salty finish making you want to reach for the salt and pepper squid.
As the Japanese say, “Hayaku” (hurry up).
So what could possibly go wrong? The beer was an overnight success, taking out the People’s Choice at the highly regarded 2015 West Coast IPA Challenge.
Friday, August 14, 2015
Beer - #651 - Brewaucracy - Bean Counter
Alternative beers, Alternative Music, Alternating numbers and Alternate venues.
Understated packing on this 500ml bottle of a beer that is 5% ABV, and 135 calories a serve size, and also 30 IBU things, the bottle contains 2 standard drinks.
Brewed at Shunters Yard Brewery in the style Porter and that is in Matangi, New Zealand
Bean counter is a perfectly balanced and traditional English Porter, "completely ruined" by the addition of Tahitian vanilla!
While our traditionalist friends cringe, we celebrate the way the vanilla gently binds the chocolate and espresso notes present in the base beer and adds a warm creamy note.
Think a coffee laced creme brulee, and you won’t be far off.
The vanilla is subtle though, we didn’t want to offend those traditionalist mates of ours too much after all! It’s there to bring out the underlying flavours of the beer, and complement them with subtlety.
It’s not supposed to be a vanilla bomb. We’re sure you’ll get it once you try it!
So what could possibly go wrong? Well I've had this on my travels from the keg, and it was from memory really nice and subtle.
"..completely ruined ..... We’re sure you’ll get it once you try it!"
Understated packing on this 500ml bottle of a beer that is 5% ABV, and 135 calories a serve size, and also 30 IBU things, the bottle contains 2 standard drinks.
Brewed at Shunters Yard Brewery in the style Porter and that is in Matangi, New Zealand
Bean counter is a perfectly balanced and traditional English Porter, "completely ruined" by the addition of Tahitian vanilla!
While our traditionalist friends cringe, we celebrate the way the vanilla gently binds the chocolate and espresso notes present in the base beer and adds a warm creamy note.
Think a coffee laced creme brulee, and you won’t be far off.
The vanilla is subtle though, we didn’t want to offend those traditionalist mates of ours too much after all! It’s there to bring out the underlying flavours of the beer, and complement them with subtlety.
It’s not supposed to be a vanilla bomb. We’re sure you’ll get it once you try it!
So what could possibly go wrong? Well I've had this on my travels from the keg, and it was from memory really nice and subtle.
Thursday, August 13, 2015
Beer - #650 - 4 Horsemen - Hopocalypse (2015)
A beer by any other name, a year ago " Hallertau – Hopocalypse IIIPA 2014" since then they've agreed on and sorted out the name, I wouldn't have been that remiss would I to have got it wrong last time. Anyway same again, same again, same again and same again please.
This is a 500ml bottle of a beer that is 14% ABV, 250 IBU things, but that might not be reliable, and that is over 400 calories a serve size, and a whopping 5.52 standard drink units in the bottle.
Four Horsemen Of The Hopocalypse is brewed by Steam Brewing Company this is in the style that is Imperial IPA and that's around the corner from in in Riverhead Auckland, New Zealand
4 Horsemen of the Hopocalype.
Intergalactic Imperial India Pale Ale. 2015 Edition
Four Horsemen of the Hopocalyse – a collaboration with four of the most hop driven brewers in New Zealand.
Joseph Wood from Liberty Brewing, Steve Plowman from Hallertau, Kelly Ryan and Luke from Epic.
Could you add anymore hops to one beer?
So what could possibly go wrong?
Could you add anymore hops to one beer
This is a 500ml bottle of a beer that is 14% ABV, 250 IBU things, but that might not be reliable, and that is over 400 calories a serve size, and a whopping 5.52 standard drink units in the bottle.
Four Horsemen Of The Hopocalypse is brewed by Steam Brewing Company this is in the style that is Imperial IPA and that's around the corner from in in Riverhead Auckland, New Zealand
4 Horsemen of the Hopocalype.
Intergalactic Imperial India Pale Ale. 2015 Edition
Four Horsemen of the Hopocalyse – a collaboration with four of the most hop driven brewers in New Zealand.
Joseph Wood from Liberty Brewing, Steve Plowman from Hallertau, Kelly Ryan and Luke from Epic.
Could you add anymore hops to one beer?
So what could possibly go wrong?
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