Beer thread

MN5

I'll be watching Panheads progress with interest, they are popping up all over the place in pubs now.
 
I think Garage Project will look at staying "boutique" though, how they brew from their tiny premises is anyones guess. They use it as part of their marketing brilliantly though.

MN5

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def not Panhead....
 
looks like they need to move, so trying to raise some pingers via crowdfunding

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MN5

Good night for a Stout in the nations capital so am enjoying an Aro Noir from Garage Project as we speak. I really do love the quirkiness of them and the fact that they obviously spare nothing in terms of marketing but wonder what non wellington based ferners think of that ( personally have many a fond memory of parties on said street )
 
At last count I think they had close to 40 different beers to choose from, I would have tried 7-8 at best. Contrast that with Rocky Knob who have only two and package them in shitty looking plastic bottles......but the latters APA is fantastic.

nzzp

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Good night for a Stout in the nations capital so am enjoying an Aro Noir from Garage Project as we speak. I really do love the quirkiness of them and the fact that they obviously spare nothing in terms of marketing but wonder what non wellington based ferners think of that ( personally have many a fond memory of parties on said street )
 
At last count I think they had close to 40 different beers to choose from, I would have tried 7-8 at best. Contrast that with Rocky Knob who have only two and package them in shitty looking plastic bottles......but the latters APA is fantastic.
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Funnily enough, I had a ROcky Knob Undies last night. I was driving, it was 3.3% and hoppy. ALtogether not terrible for a lighter IPA style beer.
 
In answer to your question, Garage Project are incredible but a bit out there for me. My favourite brewery would be Liberty - consistently well made beers, including C!tra.

MN5

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Funnily enough, I had a ROcky Knob Undies last night. I was driving, it was 3.3% and hoppy. ALtogether not terrible for a lighter IPA style beer.
 
In answer to your question, Garage Project are incredible but a bit out there for me. My favourite brewery would be Liberty - consistently well made beers, including C!tra. 
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Fair call. Never tried the one you've mentioned. I do wonder if all their beers are a bit much, I mean they have a ridiculous selection really as opposed to Panhead who really keep it simple with a few ( excellent ) choices......
 
Anyone going to Beervana this weekend ? I'm going overseas so will miss it but FB informs me that heaps of the breweries will be there in force.

Stockcar86

Not a beer review, but I was in Wellington for a couple of days last week. Good selection of beers at Brewhaus, but my favourite place was LBQ - great atmosphere, and Lester behind the bar had great suggestions for beer (and bourbon to finish the evening off)
 
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Duluth

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Good night for a Stout in the nations capital so am enjoying an Aro Noir from Garage Project as we speak. I really do love the quirkiness of them and the fact that they obviously spare nothing in terms of marketing but wonder what non wellington based ferners think of that ( personally have many a fond memory of parties on said street )
 
At last count I think they had close to 40 different beers to choose from, I would have tried 7-8 at best. Contrast that with Rocky Knob who have only two and package them in shitty looking plastic bottles......but the latters APA is fantastic.
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It's rare for me to have beer that isn't from GP
 
Death from above is the one I have most often. Aro Noir is great, my favourites would be the two seasonal mexican ones 
 
I guess I would have tried around 15 of their beers. So far the only one I didn't like was the Wasi Sabi Sour

Hooroo

Oh no! Does this mean when we catch up in Auckland we won't be at a sports bar drinking speights and Waikato?

Stockcar86

Best place I have found in Auckland for craft beer is 16tun - over 120 craft beers, with some pretty good ones on tap too. A great range of 8wired, which is my favourite craft brewer
 
 <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://16tun.co.nz/menu/'>http://16tun.co.nz/menu/</a>

MN5

All two ( or three ) readers of my fitness blog will know I've just returned from a trip to Rarotonga and one of the highlights was a trip to the brewery there.
 
<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.matutubeer.com'>www.matutubeer.com</a>
 
I went in with pretty low expectations which were pretty undue, their beer is actually really good and the story behind it is cool. They've been going for ten years which is excellent for a small business on the island and for a place not much bigger than a typical kiwi backyard shed they produce a lot of quality beer. They target the tourist market as it's a little bit too expensive for most of the locals. Granted there are always gonna be foreigners who want to grab a Heinie or Corona at the pub as fast as they can but for those who actually like to get a bit adventurous with brews their beers are really drinkable and have a certain intangible something that I really liked.

Hooroo

Going by your latest facebook posts, your lovely lady had too much of it over there! What was she thinking? :)

Nepia

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All two ( or three ) readers of my fitness blog will know I've just returned from a trip to Rarotonga and one of the highlights was a trip to the brewery there.
 
<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.matutubeer.com'>www.matutubeer.com</a>
 
I went in with pretty low expectations which were pretty undue, their beer is actually really good and the story behind it is cool. They've been going for ten years which is excellent for a small business on the island and for a place not much bigger than a typical kiwi backyard shed they produce a lot of quality beer. They target the tourist market as it's a little bit too expensive for most of the locals. Granted there are always gonna be foreigners who want to grab a Heinie or Corona at the pub as fast as they can but for those who actually like to get a bit adventurous with brews their beers are really drinkable and have a certain intangible something that I really liked.
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I used to go have a look around the brewery and fill up our plastic bottles with beer for the week on trips to Raro. We mostly just wound up talking rugby and league with the guys.
 
Last year when I went back we were told you had to pay for the tour now, is that correct? Also, when you could fill up whatever plastic bottle you had lying around it was cheap as chips so the locals would all drink it as well. Maybe they've just raised their prices?

MN5

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Going by your latest facebook posts, your lovely lady had too much of it over there! What was she thinking? :)
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I know you guys don't think I'm cool but chicks dig me for some reason.
 
 
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I used to go have a look around the brewery and fill up our plastic bottles with beer for the week on trips to Raro. We mostly just wound up talking rugby and league with the guys.
 
Last year when I went back we were told you had to pay for the tour now, is that correct? Also, when you could fill up whatever plastic bottle you had lying around it was cheap as chips so the locals would all drink it as well. Maybe they've just raised their prices?
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I'm not sure, that does seem a very "Raro" thing to do though. The tours are at 12 and 1 every day and it's 10 bucks or 15 bucks to be picked up ( we chose the latter option, Raro has a shitload of undercover cops cruising around ) and you try the beer while he talks about it. That in itself is a good little earner as there was only two other blokes on our tour but as it wound up about twenty or so turned up for the next one. I bought the obligatory T shirt as well.
 
One issue he has is the fact that their beer is completely natural and free of preservatives. This makes it taste fantastic, unfortunately the flipside of that is that Restaurants there will buy it, store it in a warm cellar for a few weeks and by the time they chuck it in the fridge it's gone off unlike mainstream shit which lasts for ages ( apparently Raro imports a lot of expired Corona, Heinie, Speights, Tui etc )

mariner4life

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I love Monteiths Pilsner, and consume it in large quantities when ever i come home.
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I bought a sixer of this on the weekend. And it was shit. When did they remove all the flavour? Fuck Monteiths.

mariner4life

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I know you guys don't think I'm cool but chicks dig me for some reason.
 
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I'm sure it has something to do with the faux staunch face you pull in every photo #canttakethehuttfromtheboy

MN5

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I'm sure it has something to do with the faux staunch face you pull in every photo #canttakethehuttfromtheboy 
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As I've pointed out numerous times SHE is the one from the Hutt. I'm from one of Wellingtons nicer areas. If you're gonna have a go at me please try and get it right at least.
 
In terms of Montys I agree, they were neck and neck with Macs years ago but the latter has well and truly overtaken them. Montys Pils, Red and Black were nice posh "craft" beers for me back in the early 2000s but I rarely touch them now. I suspect being brought by DB has a lot to do with this.
 
Had a Panhead Stout last night, by fuck it is a magnificent drop.

mariner4life

so you're a wannabe Hutt boy? that's worse!

MN5

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so you're a wannabe Hutt boy? that's worse!
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Hutt girls are easy dude, Wellington bitches want to be taken to Hummingbird and shit like that.....Hutt chicks think you're a movie star if you turn up wearing an ironed shirt.

mariner4life

I've always been a fan of "find a small enough pond until you are the big fish"

MN5

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I've always been a fan of "find a small enough pond until you are the big fish"
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That's why you, like Roger Farelly on the Rock, are the "Big Dog" on the fern which whilst impressive here impresses a grand total of absolutely no one in real life.

The Silver Fern

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