Garage Project are the rock stars of the increasingly exciting New Zealand craft beer scene. They don’t take themselves seriously and won’t hesitate to poke fun at themselves – rolling out the red carpet at the last Beervana I attended in Wellington a few years back. But their reputation is well deserved and this tasty … [Read more…]
Less than an hour in – Garage Project is the most adventurous, just had a taste of the butter beer, cherry bomb and death from above. Cherry bomb wins but I did enjoy the butter beer. Death from above not so much. Sprig and fern currently the winner on the day for their berry cider
On my way to Wellington for Beervana this weekend. Really looking forward to getting amongst it! Expect live updates that will no doubt become less and less coherent as the day goes on!
Quite the departure from the usual Epic hop-blast, my first swig of this drop suggested a strange stout hybrid with a pale-ale? It has rich coffee overtones but a smooth yet slightly bitter follow through. The result of a project investigating New Zealand’s brewing past – this tasty herald from olden times is easy to … [Read more…]
My first taste came with an instant familiarity toward the tried and true Orcon American style hops followed by an audible expression of ‘wow’ as I marvelled at the way Epic had managed to – through pure strength of hops – make a pale ale so very strong and so very very heavy. Apparently I … [Read more…]
Note: This is a review I did a few years back – and is already posted at United Nations Of Beer. Baroona Original: Bottled in the most attractive beer bottle I have ever had the pleasure of laying eyes on. The first of the Waiheke Island Brewery Taster set did not disappoint in terms of … [Read more…]
Epic: Armageddon IPA The Indian Pale Ale to end all Indian Pale Ales; so much hop it needs a hollywood ending and Bruce Willis didn’t need to draw the short straw to save this beauty. I’m usually more of a “girly beer” type of guy but even though my first sip prompted me to state … [Read more…]
Severely lacking in any character or additional informational titbits compared to its brother-duck this crisp lager struck me as rather average. “A classic premium European 5% style lager” with “subtle hop characteristics”. Subtle is right; this beer is lighter than Kate Moss. Almost Cerveza-like in taste. I would recommend it with some Mexican food and … [Read more…]