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Crucial

Had a doz of Yeastie Boys 'Rapture' delivered yesterday. Order from Beerstore (or special bars) only and not in shops. Had been wanting to try it and saw they were donating sales proceeds of this on the weekend to CHCH so that made up my mind. 
 
Nice brew, not 'in your face' but still interesting. 
 
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Rapture is the second of two beers, released in early 2011 that showcase the differences of a single ingredient. Like the Nerdherder and Monster series did with hops, these beers illuminate the difference that yeast makes in a low strength sessionable summer ale ("Rapture" emplys the fruitier notes of a Belgian abbey yeast, while "Europa" uses a clean German ale yeast). 
 
Rapture: Pale and wheat malts, Nelson Sauvin and NZ Cascade hops, Belgian abbey yeast. 
Europa: Pale and wheat malts, Nelson Sauvin and NZ Cascade hops, German ale yeast. 
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taniwharugby

if anyone is keen to splash out on a bottle of Moa Mikkeler (approx $36 a bottle) apparently available at Hasigo Zake in wellington...let us know if it reaLLY WORTH the coin... 
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Tim

Found some Skinner's Cornish Knocker the other day - cornish golden ale. Great drop. Very crisp for an ale, with a nice full hoppy flavor. Can now confirm that it's good out of the bottle as well as from the tap!

Allstar

I got a 4 pack of Montheiths Single Source Lager yesterday. 
 
I was nice, clean and quite tasty. But i'm not sure I'd pay $30/dozen for it though.

dK

Just back from a Stag Do in Brussels. The best man is a brewer and he organised a brewery tour of the last Lambic brewer in Brussels [url]http://www.cantillon.be/[/url] 
 
Very interesting tour and then we got to taste the beer. Tried the Geuze, Kriek, Faro and the Lambic........My honest opinion, all of them were not my taste, all very sharp and acidic in taste. If I am generous these would be for connoisseurs only! We did go to a nice little beer bar [url]http://www.alabecasse.com/en/info.html[/url] that had a great selection of beers, that were more to my taste. Especially Kwak

Crucial

Tried the Yeasties Boys new drop that is getting a lot of press lately. 'Rex Attitude' is the name and the reason it's getting attention is that it's the world's first brew to use 100% Peat Smoked Malt (the malt used in making Whisky such as Lagavulin and Laphroig). They were advised that using more than 5% would make their beer undrinkable so they went ahead and broke the rule. 
 
The result is a golden ale that, when raised to the nose makes you think you are about to sip on an Islay Single Malt. Quite an interesting experience and sensory trick. 
 
I would recommend trying it but warn that it's not for the faint hearted. Unless you enjoy the iodine, creosote, peaty smoky notes of an Islay Malt don't even go near it. 
 
If you get the chance to try it from the keg, that is best. I tried fresh and bottled on the weekend and din't really enjoy the bottled. Once the initial nose had gone only the medicinal flavours were left which made it almost unpleasant. Fresh seemed to stay fresh and smoky tasting throughout the pint.

taniwharugby

[quote name='Allstar']I got a 4 pack of Montheiths Single Source Lager yesterday. 
 
I was nice, clean and quite tasty. But i'm not sure I'd pay $30/dozen for it though.[/QUOTE] 
 
I actually thought it was a bit weak...

MN5

[quote name='Crucial']Tried the Yeasties Boys new drop that is getting a lot of press lately. 'Rex Attitude' is the name and the reason it's getting attention is that it's the world's first brew to use 100% Peat Smoked Malt (the malt used in making Whisky such as Lagavulin and Laphroig). [B]They were advised that using more than 5% would make their beer undrinkable so they went ahead and broke the rule.[/B] 
 
The result is a golden ale that, when raised to the nose makes you think you are about to sip on an Islay Single Malt. Quite an interesting experience and sensory trick. 
 
I would recommend trying it but warn that it's not for the faint hearted. Unless you enjoy the iodine, creosote, peaty smoky notes of an Islay Malt don't even go near it. 
 
If you get the chance to try it from the keg, that is best. I tried fresh and bottled on the weekend and din't really enjoy the bottled. Once the initial nose had gone only the medicinal flavours were left which made it almost unpleasant. Fresh seemed to stay fresh and smoky tasting throughout the pint.[/QUOTE] 
 
Yeah well whoever advised them was right on the button if you ask me. I tried some at the beer appreciation society that I attend ( Basically half a dozen or so of us who get together every few weeks with the weirdest beers we can find ) and can reliably inform whoever is interested that it tastes like someone put dogshit in a used ashtray, added water, put it in a bottle and shook it up. One of my fellow attendees is a staunch whiskey drinker from Glasgow and in that unmistakable accent said "Don't poot any of that shite near me!" 
 
Everyone has different tastes and Crucial apologies if it sounds like I'm insulting you personally but by golly, AWFUL stuff. 
 
I'm keen to see other peoples feedback on it.

Crucial

As I said, I didn't find the bottled stuff very pleasant at all, but on draught it was a different story. No offence taken at all,I can see why for some it would be hard to get past the nose. 
 
Certainly isn't a session beer. 
 
Yeastie Boys like to push the boundaries and go a bit different. Generally they have the skill to make something good from a wild idea. They are famous for their PKB which is a dark yet heavily hopped beer.

taniwharugby

I'm not a fan of the Islay style whiskys, so I think I'll steer clear...

Allstar

[quote name='taniwharugby']I actually thought it was a bit weak...[/QUOTE] 
 
yeah, it is still a 'batch brew' rather than a 'micro brew', so was judged as such. I had another tonight, and I thought it was better. Not sure if that was tempered by the face i'd just had a good session at the gym. 
 
As a slight aside, if any of you guys have Sky, you should check out a replay of this weeks Brew Masters. It has Sam Sam Calagione doing his colobartion beer with Luke Nicolas from Epic when Sam was down here last year for Beervana. The whole series is actually pretty good from what i've seen.

Crucial

[quote name='Allstar']yeah, it is still a 'batch brew' rather than a 'micro brew', so was judged as such. I had another tonight, and I thought it was better. Not sure if that was tempered by the face i'd just had a good session at the gym. 
 
As a slight aside, if any of you guys have Sky, you should check out a replay of this weeks Brew Masters. It has Sam Sam Calagione doing his colobartion beer with Luke Nicolas from Epic when Sam was down here last year for Beervana. The whole series is actually pretty good from what i've seen.[/QUOTE] 
 
Tried some of that Dogfish stuff at Beervana. Quite good IIRC. Must set the MySky for that series as I forget it's on. On saw last weeks one.

taniwharugby

[quote name='Allstar']yeah, it is still a 'batch brew' rather than a 'micro brew', so was judged as such. I had another tonight, and I thought it was better. Not sure if that was tempered by the face i'd just had a good session at the gym. 
 
As a slight aside, if any of you guys have Sky, you should check out a replay of this weeks Brew Masters. It has Sam Sam Calagione doing his colobartion beer with Luke Nicolas from Epic when Sam was down here last year for Beervana. The whole series is actually pretty good from what i've seen.[/QUOTE] 
 
funnily enough, I had the last one in my fridge last night, and it seemed better....I had had one of those days, so maybe that made it all the better <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> 
 
What channel??

Crucial

[IMG]http://www.skytv.co.nz/DesktopModules/FourthMedia_AccountLogin/Search/images/TVGuide.gif[/IMG] 
Brew Masters 
Channel: Discovery 
Genre: News and Documentaries 
Description: Punkin & Portamarillo: Meet Sam Calagione: maverick, family man, entrepreneur owner of Dogfish Head Brewery, and ambassador to the world of craft beer. Show Time: Today 18 May[URL="http://www.skytv.co.nz/tv-guide.aspx?&search=epg&pid=5534846&cid=82&gid=6&date=2011-05-18+01-30-00"]01:30 [/URL]| [URL="http://www.skytv.co.nz/tv-guide.aspx?&search=epg&pid=5537018&cid=82&gid=6&date=2011-05-18+09-30-00"]09:30 [/URL] 
Sat 21 May[URL="http://www.skytv.co.nz/tv-guide.aspx?&search=epg&pid=5545750&cid=82&gid=6&date=2011-05-21+05-30-00"]05:30 [/URL] 
 
 
 
Normal time is Tuesdays 7.30pm

taniwharugby

stupid Sky, have used the remote record thing before, but now it wants me to set it up...grrr

Tim

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Allstar

Tried the Epic Hop Zombie last night, it was quite tasty, but almost overpowering to the point where all the other flavours were drowned out.

dogmeat

Agree I like strong hops in a beer but Hop Zombie was too one dimensional for me

Crucial

It's becoming a problem from the hop heads like Epic. WE all know they love their hops and can taste the differences between the various strains, but to most of us it is just a heavily hopped beer. 
 
I enjoyed drinking it but agree that there was little flavour from the malt coming through. 
 
Also tried the 'Collaboration Beer' made by a commoittee of brewers to celebrate the NZ Craft Brewing Industry. Again it is a hoppy Pale Ale type but more in balance than Hop Zombie. 
 
I can see what the brewers are doing though. NZ is famous for it's hops and in trying to create a NZ 'style' they are using that knowledge and availibility to focus on something. I could work in a way, that NZ brews become desired for these varied hop characters much like the NZ wine export industry was able to ride the back of it's unique Sauvignon Blanc. There has even been a hop variety created that mimics the Sav character. 
 
Check this out if you are interested in the craft sector... [URL]http://nzcraftbeer.tv/[/URL]

Chris B.

[URL]http://www.moutereinn.co.nz/cellar.html[/URL] 
 
It's a little out of the way and unlikely - but, if you're coming to Nelson, love a beer, and don't mind staying in the country - the Moutere Inn is extraordinary. Just a small village, but they have about a dozen of the beers on the list on tap at any time and, as they say, rotate their way through them. 
 
It's not often I'm passing through there, and even rarer that I can stop for a beer - but, it would be a fun place to stay the night with a few like-minded mates. Beautiful little area as well.

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