Beer thread
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Garage Project are using at least one contract-brewer I'm aware of... but it's out-sourcing the mass production of their "core range", leaving the brewery to do the experimental shit - which I guess you'd forgive, @Crucial ?
It's kinda the best of both worlds.
But yeah - I get your main point. "Craft" has certainly become "Marketing" for a lot of places. -
@kruse said in Beer thread:
Garage Project are using at least one contract-brewer I'm aware of... but it's out-sourcing the mass production of their "core range", leaving the brewery to do the experimental shit - which I guess you'd forgive, @Crucial ?
It's kinda the best of both worlds.
But yeah - I get your main point. "Craft" has certainly become "Marketing" for a lot of places.Yeah I understand that. Like you say “best of both”. Need the core business to fund the craft side.
Others do the same. They still need to make the bucks of course and the market for people like me is quite small.
Still I would rather buy the standards to support those that give me the opportunity to try something different. -
@kruse said in Beer thread:
Garage Project are using at least one contract-brewer I'm aware of... but it's out-sourcing the mass production of their "core range", leaving the brewery to do the experimental shit - which I guess you'd forgive, @Crucial ?
in fairness, as I understand it they specced a brewery they'd like to use - and the owners built it and then contract brew for GP. -- and others. Great model.
Anything that gets good craft beer around teh place is a win for me. FFS, I can get an Emerson's pilsner on the plane ... that's a massively good outcome
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@nzzp said in Beer thread:
@kruse said in Beer thread:
Garage Project are using at least one contract-brewer I'm aware of... but it's out-sourcing the mass production of their "core range", leaving the brewery to do the experimental shit - which I guess you'd forgive, @Crucial ?
in fairness, as I understand it they specced a brewery they'd like to use - and the owners built it and then contract brew for GP. -- and others. Great model.
Anything that gets good craft beer around teh place is a win for me. FFS, I can get an Emerson's pilsner on the plane ... that's a massively good outcome
I'd have to talk to my guys on the inside there to confirm that background - I hadn't heard that before. I do know that the one I'm talking about, if we're both talking about the same thing - was pretty recently built, from ground-up - with all the latest/greatest tech/toys.
But yeah - I'm certainly not complaining with the model... as I said, it really is the best of both worlds... they get to mass-produce the core-range, and get plenty of delicious beers out to market for me to drink; and they then get to play around in the home-brewery. -
@kruse yep, this was what I saw a few years ago
They [bStudio] are essentially building the brewery we would have built ourselves, and it enables us to keep up with the demand and increasing popularity for our beers," Garage Project co-founder Jos Ruffell said.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/88954436/garage-project-to-open-new-brew-site-in-the-hawkes-ba
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@nzzp said in Beer thread:
@kruse yep, this was what I saw a few years ago
They [bStudio] are essentially building the brewery we would have built ourselves, and it enables us to keep up with the demand and increasing popularity for our beers," Garage Project co-founder Jos Ruffell said.
Yeah - I know a few of the guys there, some better than others. It's a rather handy situation for stopping in to join Friday evening beers when I ride into town, if I time it right.
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is there a road tour crafty breweries of NZ book? I know they have some good wineguides...
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@nostrildamus said in Beer thread:
is there a road tour crafty breweries of NZ book? I know they have some good wineguides...
We could make a list.
Down south there is
Cargo in the Gibbston Valley
Emerson’s in Dunedin
Craftwork in OamaruAll have bars attached and do tasting paddles.
Heaps more that we can crowd list.
Brewtown - Upper Hutt
Kereru
Panhead
Aro
BonefaceWelly
Garage Project
Parrot dog
Whistling Sisters
Choice Bros
Heyday
Fortune favours
Fork and brewr
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@nostrildamus a collaborative google map would be good, with good beers to try.
Ideally it overlays on good rugby games as well ...
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One option:
nzaletrail.com -
@crucial said in Beer thread:
@nostrildamus said in Beer thread:
is there a road tour crafty breweries of NZ book? I know they have some good wineguides...
We could make a list.
Down south there is
Cargo in the Gibbston Valley
Emerson’s in Dunedin
Craftwork in OamaruAll have bars attached and do tasting paddles.
Heaps more that we can crowd list.
Brewtown - Upper Hutt
Kereru
Panhead
Aro
BonefaceWelly
Garage Project
Parrot dog
Whistling Sisters
Choice Bros
Heyday
Fortune favours
Fork and brewr
…….Can’t go past McLeod’s in Waipu, they’ve got some quality drops.
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@dogmeat said in Beer thread:
8 Wired and Sawmill in Matakana although the latter are largely crap.
Deep Creek in Browns Bay
I know the fern is pretty ABH nowadays but Bach do some good hazy's. I enjoy SupaJuice too often and they have a good Nectaron out at the moment
Love Deep Creek, their beers are right up there in the top echelon for me. Their Hazy Series plus their West Coast Series are just bloody awesome.
Problem is, here in Aus, the bloody things are so expensive, averaging around $14 a can but then again, so are those from Garage Project, Parrot Dog, etc. The beers from Chur are even more expensive, usually around $16.
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@roninwc yeah I like the Deep Creek ones too, especially the Hazys!
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have an old friend in Browns Bay so thanks that gives me an extra incentive. Nice beach too
