Beer thread
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[quote name='Allstar']I tried the Moa Harvest on the weekend. I didn't really like it. It was too fruity for my liking. I hate this trend of fruity beers, takes away from the taste IMO. Even a traditional 'fruity' like Kriek doesn't hit the spot for me at all.[/quote]<br />
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I wouldn't say it is a trend, simply different styles of brewing giving different results. Just as there is a big difference between a Pinot Noir and a Shiraz.<br />
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If you don't like the flavour then fair enough (if they wanted to please everyone, they'd make a bland brew)<br />
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Sounds as if, like me, you enjoy a refreshing hoppiness/bitterness to your brew, in which case I can recommend many of the IPAs around.<br />
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Those fruity beers have their place a a food matching drink though. -
The Harvest is a 'summer' type beer (described as Breakfast on bottle) <br />
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Had a few handles of Crouchers Pilsner (cheers Hooroo xzxdrinks ) on Saturday and Sunday, not a massive fan of some Pilsner's, but not a bad drop was this one. -
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[quote name='Scorz']TR - Krombacher is a steal at that price! [b]And Traverse is low carb, not low alchohol I think[/b]? <br />
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Dogmeat, that's great news - I will have to have a look next week if I remember - picking up some more crap from AKL.[/quote]<br />
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Yep, Traverse is lowcarb. Alcohol content is 4.2% from memory. Was warned off spending money on it, got told to wait until you can try someone elses. -
[quote name='Chiefy'][quote name='Scorz']TR - Krombacher is a steal at that price! [b]And Traverse is low carb, not low alchohol I think[/b]? <br />
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Dogmeat, that's great news - I will have to have a look next week if I remember - picking up some more crap from AKL.[/quote]<br />
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Yep, Traverse is lowcarb. Alcohol content is 4.2% from memory. Was warned off spending money on it, got told to wait until you can try someone elses.[/quote]<br />
Sound advice. If you do scoff some, try to have it first up, it gets lost against Steinies or even Summit if you knock a few of those back prior. -
Tried some 'Smokin' Bishop' from Invercargill Brewery the other day. This is from the brewery website<br />
[quote]Smokin' Bishop: <br />
7% A German style bock beer using our own Manuka smoked malt to give a distinctive smoke character that’s balanced out with the richness of the bock using our own yeast. <br />
BrewNZ Gold Medal 2007 and Best in Class[/quote]<br />
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You'd be lucky to find any now until next season (and not really a warm weather beer) but very interesting. It was so smoky that every sip you had made you feel you were downwind of a campfire. -
Tsingtao - imported Chinese Lager/beer, pretty generic, could easily have been speights, lion red or similar.
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Welly Beer lovers will find and interesting selection in the city at Centre City Wines (?) -harbour end of Waring Taylor St.<br />
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They had some of the Smokin' Bishop I mentioned earlier and a really interesting Kiwi take on a 'Fruit Beer' with 'Boysenbeery'. It was actually quite good. Not sweet at all and with a really nice balance. A taster rather than a drinker.<br />
Got around to splashing out on some Epic Armageddon. Man what hops! bloody nice and like a beefed up version of their IPA (which is excellent). -
[quote name='Crucial']Welly Beer lovers will find and interesting selection in the city at Centre City Wines (?) -harbour end of Waring Taylor St.<br />
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They had some of the Smokin' Bishop I mentioned earlier and a really interesting Kiwi take on a 'Fruit Beer' with 'Boysenbeery'. It was actually quite good. Not sweet at all and with a really nice balance. A taster rather than a drinker.<br />
Got around to splashing out on some Epic Armageddon. Man what hops! bloody nice and like a beefed up version of their IPA (which is excellent).[/quote]<br />
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Will make a note to check that place out Crucial. <br />
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You can't go wrong with Epic, great drop (s) -
Weka lager (Moa Brewery) quite a strong tasting lager, but the 4 bottles will not go to waste....
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Found this beer blog from a guy in the Czech Republic:<br />
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[url="http://www.pivni-filosof.com/"]http://www.pivni-filosof.com/[/url]<br />
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Looks interesting. Some more blog links here:<br />
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[url="http://food.theatlantic.com/mixmaster/american-beer-the-belgian-way.php"]http://food.theatlantic.com/mixmaster/a ... an-way.php[/url] -
[quote name='Tim'][quote name='taniwharugby']Tsingtao - imported Chinese Lager/beer, pretty generic, could easily have been speights, lion red or similar.[/quote]<br />
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Probably got little or no hops in it.[/quote]<br />
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Tsingtao is one of those beers best enjoyed in freakish hot, humid conditions where you are fooled into thinking you're drinking something nicer. I thought Kingfisher was great for a similar reason but try really enjoying one of those WITHOUT a curry and you'll be astonished at how bland it is. -
Last night i had a few of something called Carlton Dry: Fusion. One of those beers brewed with lime already in it (and salt?). Was refreshing enough (its hot as shit here at the moment, so being cold and wet was a good start) but didn't taste much like a beer, and while not too bad, i got sick of them after about 6. Still have nearly a doz in the fridge i will fob off on christmas guests.
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NZ Pure Lager, along the same lines as Pure, although probably a better flavour
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[quote name='mariner4life']Last night i had a few of something called Carlton Dry: Fusion. One of those beers brewed with lime already in it (and salt?). Was refreshing enough (its hot as shit here at the moment, so being cold and wet was a good start) but didn't taste much like a beer, and while not too bad, i got sick of them after about 6. Still have nearly a doz in the fridge i will fob off on christmas guests.[/QUOTE]<br />
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Yuck, I can't stand those beers that have got fruity flavouring infused in them.<br />
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Had a couple of nice beers just before Christmas.... Epic Mayhem, Emersons Bookbinder and one other I can't remember (the bottles are buried too deep in the recyling too.<br />
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Santa was kind enough to bring me a couple of bottles of Epic Armageddon IPA too <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> -
[quote name='Allstar']Yuck, I can't stand those beers that have got fruity flavouring infused in them.<br />
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Had a couple of nice beers just before Christmas.... Epic Mayhem, Emersons Bookbinder and one other I can't remember (the bottles are buried too deep in the recyling too.<br />
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Santa was kind enough to bring me a couple of bottles of Epic Armageddon IPA too <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />[/QUOTE]<br />
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I can't remember exactly which major nz brewery released a peach flavoured monstrosity in the late 90's but they were giving them away at the Fat's one night. I was skint, they were free and many, resulting in the worst hangover of my life and a fear of peaches.
