Beer thread
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@mn5 said in Beer thread:
My future stepson has recently turned 18 and like any good future stepdad I've brought home a couple of brews.
Amazing how unbelievably satisfying a good old fashioned Corona is with lemon. I've bribed him with some to mow the lawns tonight !!!
You do realise this is a thread about beer...
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@dogmeat said in Beer thread:
@mn5 said in Beer thread:
My future stepson has recently turned 18 and like any good future stepdad I've brought home a couple of brews.
Amazing how unbelievably satisfying a good old fashioned Corona is with lemon. I've bribed him with some to mow the lawns tonight !!!
You do realise this is a thread about beer...
Sometimes you need to keep it real.
I told him if he touches my Panhead APA ( best beer of its kind in NZ ) he will die.
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Just drinking an IPA from Manaia Craft Brewers...
Only come in 1.125L bottles and this fecker is a beaut at 7.1%!
Going down far too easy!
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@taniwharugby cheers fella, I'll be heading up north next Saturday morning so will swing by the market and buy a few bottles.
How many have you tried -- any recommendations?
Craft breweries are the new wineries - everyone is dropping out of the rat race to open one. Distribution is still the huge challenge.
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@nzzp only had the IPA, but have a Dry IPA that I'll probably crack open tomorrow...not sure I can handle another 1.125L of beer today haha #lightweight
I had the wife swing by the markets today to pick me up some as I hadnt had any of thiers.
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@nzzp said in Beer thread:
Craft breweries are the new wineries - everyone is dropping out of the rat race to open one.
Fermentation volume is a big issue too. I've heard that contract brewers are charging $1 per litre, and wanting payment up front. That can be $100k ...
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A lot of those early craft breweries have sold to either Lion or DB. Emersons and Tuatara are two others.
I'm down in the lower SI for a month so will be trying as many of the local craft beers as possible. Invercargill Brewery has always had some decent beers (e.g. Smokin' Bishop, Pitch Black) so I'm keen to sample some of their summer seasonals.
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@bovidae yeah are a fair few about, I guess for some it is more a hobby and making a bit of cash on the side, but some get to the point the big boys make them an offer they cant refuse.
Was reading an article recently in AirNZ Kia Ora magazine about the Parrot Dog guys and thier crowdfunding to get more $$$ for larger operation.
In the same magazine was about Cassels & Sons in Christchurch too, they are based in a boutique mall at 'The Tannery' which has restaurants and shops as well as lots of beer!
8 Wired & Sawmill are probably 2 of the more established from Warkworth/Matakana, more recently McLeods in Waipu and now Manaia at Whangarei Heads, with the latter at present only selling at local markets.
Will be cracking open my Dry IPA from Manaia, also picked up a dozen Harringtons Yankdak APA for $19.99 from New World a couple of weeks back as well as MOA Dry Hopped PIlsner doz for the same, both very good for that price!
JUst picked up a doz Mac 3 Wolves IPA for $22 and singles of Bach Breweing Witsunday IPA and Good George Blackberry Cider to try.
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@bovidae said in Beer thread:
I've always enjoyed Tuatara Ardennes but that has either been discontinued or is getting harder to find.
Yeah I should probably rephrase that slighly, they've done some goodies but Panhead and GP are better overall.
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@mn5 the weight of your opinions on Beer took a hit about 6 days ago! (see post 198607)
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@taniwharugby said in Beer thread:
@mn5 your opinions on Beer took a hit about 6 days ago!
When paying for others to drink Corona is a great option. They should be thankful it's not export or tui.
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Had the Manaia Dry XPA, nice aromas and good flavours, also had the Whitsunday Blonde IPA, which was also good...I think I just like beer!
Only drawback of the Manaia is that at 1.125L, is a bit more than I want sometimes.
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@mn5 said in Beer thread:
Tuatara make a shitload of different beers but I've yet to find a truly brilliant one.
Tuatara - while none of it is brilliant, every time I visit NZ it's my "safe go-to" when I do a run to the supermarket/bottlestore. I'll typically buy one of anything I haven't seen before, but also a couple of Tuataras as a safety net (if all the rest are shit, at least I've got something I know I like enough)
Particularly the Sauvinova - but I'm a sucker for anything with Nelson Sauvin in it. -
There’s much to appreciate when a brewery gets the basics correct and things like ph levels, mouthfeel, yeast strains etc create nice to drink brews.
These breweries end up being the Go to ones. Tuatara certainly fits that bill as does Emerson’s IMO.
They also steer away from massive experiments to the main market meaning you can buy a style with confidence in quality and flavor.
Other top players like 8Wired and Garage Project make great quality but taste may be a bit more personal
