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@crucial said in Beer thread:
@mariner4life said in Beer thread:
@tim best beer in Poland
Outed!
nie prosze
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@mariner4life said in Beer thread:
@tim best beer in Poland
I wouldn't know. I've never ever been to Poland. I am also not a chick
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@mariner4life said in Beer thread:
@tim best beer in Poland
And a late night London corner store classic.
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Chopped: Kiwi Beer Fest axed due to 'untenable' police and DHB conditions
There haven't been any arrests or treatment for alcohol harm during the event's two years.
What's going on with this?
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@tim said in Beer thread:
Chopped: Kiwi Beer Fest axed due to 'untenable' police and DHB conditions
There haven't been any arrests or treatment for alcohol harm during the event's two years.
What's going on with this?
As long as Beervana is still happening in August in Welly then I’m a happy drinker
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Going to add a cider to the thread. I'm no regular cider drinker as most of it seems like cheap supermarket apple juice with a touch of alcohol.
I do keepan eye out for the real stuff though and Peckham's in particular do a good job of real cider using proper cider apples and wild ferments.
Surprisingly also make one of the few hopped ciders around, which is a nice combo.
Anyway just tried this https://www.peckhams.co.nz/products/solstice-201910 months in oak after wild fermentation and wood roasting. Bloody delicious.
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Back to beer and another picked up today was a Saison from Sunshine Brewing in Gisborne.
Nice surprise. First because I have never been a fan of the brewery (just a bit average IMO) but also because there are few kiwi attempts at a Saison that I would really feel fit the bill.
This one really does. Funky, farmhouse flavours with the right level of “sourness “. Just a touch in other words.
Would be a nice food match. Pipi fritters, Salt and pepper squid etc -
@crucial said in Beer thread:
Back to beer and another picked up today was a Saison from Sunshine Brewing in Gisborne.
Nice surprise. First because I have never been a fan of the brewery (just a bit average IMO) but also because there are few kiwi attempts at a Saison that I would really feel fit the bill.
This one really does. Funky, farmhouse flavours with the right level of “sourness “. Just a touch in other words.
Would be a nice food match. Pipi fritters, Salt and pepper squid etc“A bit average” sums it up well, they settled for some solid beers and stayed there. Pretty refreshing when I was up there for work on a stinking hot day though I must say, it’s a shame the brewery isn’t overlooking the water, they missed a trick there.
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@mn5 said in Beer thread:
@crucial said in Beer thread:
Back to beer and another picked up today was a Saison from Sunshine Brewing in Gisborne.
Nice surprise. First because I have never been a fan of the brewery (just a bit average IMO) but also because there are few kiwi attempts at a Saison that I would really feel fit the bill.
This one really does. Funky, farmhouse flavours with the right level of “sourness “. Just a touch in other words.
Would be a nice food match. Pipi fritters, Salt and pepper squid etc“A bit average” sums it up well, they settled for some solid beers and stayed there. Pretty refreshing when I was up there for work on a stinking hot day though I must say, it’s a shame the brewery isn’t overlooking the water, they missed a trick there.
They were one of the early independent breweries IIRC and have been around a long time. The old Gizzy Gold was quite sought after when the options were Lion, DB then Macs, Monteiths and GG
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@crucial said in Beer thread:
@mn5 said in Beer thread:
@crucial said in Beer thread:
Back to beer and another picked up today was a Saison from Sunshine Brewing in Gisborne.
Nice surprise. First because I have never been a fan of the brewery (just a bit average IMO) but also because there are few kiwi attempts at a Saison that I would really feel fit the bill.
This one really does. Funky, farmhouse flavours with the right level of “sourness “. Just a touch in other words.
Would be a nice food match. Pipi fritters, Salt and pepper squid etc“A bit average” sums it up well, they settled for some solid beers and stayed there. Pretty refreshing when I was up there for work on a stinking hot day though I must say, it’s a shame the brewery isn’t overlooking the water, they missed a trick there.
They were one of the early independent breweries IIRC and have been around a long time. The old Gizzy Gold was quite sought after when the options were Lion, DB then Macs, Monteiths and GG
there was always Mikes,and Macs. And monteiths (which you mentioned, before they got bought)
Edit: and Croucher, and Emersons...
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@nzzp said in Beer thread:
@crucial said in Beer thread:
@mn5 said in Beer thread:
@crucial said in Beer thread:
Back to beer and another picked up today was a Saison from Sunshine Brewing in Gisborne.
Nice surprise. First because I have never been a fan of the brewery (just a bit average IMO) but also because there are few kiwi attempts at a Saison that I would really feel fit the bill.
This one really does. Funky, farmhouse flavours with the right level of “sourness “. Just a touch in other words.
Would be a nice food match. Pipi fritters, Salt and pepper squid etc“A bit average” sums it up well, they settled for some solid beers and stayed there. Pretty refreshing when I was up there for work on a stinking hot day though I must say, it’s a shame the brewery isn’t overlooking the water, they missed a trick there.
They were one of the early independent breweries IIRC and have been around a long time. The old Gizzy Gold was quite sought after when the options were Lion, DB then Macs, Monteiths and GG
there was always Mikes,and Macs. And monteiths (which you mentioned, before they got bought)
Edit: and Croucher, and Emersons...
I’m going back a little before that I think.
Have a feeling that Gisborne Gold was around before Emerson’s, Croucher and maybe Mikes.Edit: Mike’s and Sunshine both started 1989
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I'm guessing that Sunshine has a new brewer as I have also just ordered (from Regional Wines and Spirits) a Grand Cru Flanders Red Ale and a Black Biere de Garde. No mention of these on their website although after having a closer look I see that the Saison I mentioned is in the shop part of the site and they mention that it won"Best European Ale" and the NZ Brewers Guild Awards. It is the East Coast Saison if anyone is interested in buying.
Awesome to see more brewers getting on to ales and experimenting with yeasts and malts instead of just throwing a sack of hops in the mix.
Maybe it's the next phase in NZ brewing?
At the moment it is copies mainly but that's OK it helps with the skills. Craftwork in Oamaru are the only ones really pushing boundaries in this market with fantastic trappist, geueze and (proper) saisons that sit for years in NZ wine barrels with wild yeasts before being blended and adjusted for flavour. -
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Tapping into the Fern wisdom... Anyone drunk the brews from Bach Brewing?
Bach Brewing - escape from the everyday
Bach Brewing is an independent craft beer brewer in Auckland, New Zealand - your escape from the everyday for good times and great beer
A couple of friends are good friends with the owner of Bach, Craig Cooper, and have been raving about how good the beers are. In fact, they are close enough to the team that they get wholesale kegs from Bach and drink them at home. This is a great idea and one which I wish was more readily available here in Sydney.
Anyway, TBH, I hadn't heard of them and their beers certainly aren't available here in Sydney so I'm looking for the views of any who may have tasted their beers.
Looking into it, I can see that Bach actually don't brew their own but rather brew under-license with Steam Brewing Company.
Quite a common business model here in Sydney, the (above, hopefully) average home brewer wants to take his passions to the next level and develops their own recipes and then gets one of the big boys to brew in mass for them "under license". Often, but not always, once they get large enough in terms of sustainable revenue, they will then invest in their own brewery and open a cellar door.
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@roninwc said in Beer thread:
Tapping into the Fern wisdom... Anyone drunk the brews from Bach Brewing?
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Looking into it, I can see that Bach actually don't brew their own but rather brew under-license with Steam Brewing Company.Yep, absolutely. They are good brewers (well, good recipe designers :D). Steam brewing brew a lot of contract beers for folk - and I have no issue with that.
But yes, for me they have gradually grown in quality for a while. King Tide is a seriously nice beer and the first that springs to mind.
