Beer thread
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@shark said in Beer thread:
What the fuck does 'hazy' mean anyway? Is this how you're meant to feel after 12?
> And likewise 'sessionable'? Are you supposed to be able to drink 18 and not chunder??
You’re digging your own grave here. You’ve freely admitted in another’s thread you can’t spend 90 minutes in a pub without suffering all week
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For those who like malt as well as hops.
I ordered some Zeelandt Brewery ales the other day. Just tried an excellent ESB.
Love me an ESB!
Also a special release Saison. Proper saison too. Had that genuine farmhouse funk and not to strong. Would have easily believed it was Belgian/French -
Had a couple of very nice Hazy IPAs over weekend.
Brewtiful Haze (DEEP creek) and Heliopolis Brut double hazy IPA (8.6%)
Both very sessionable, the latter despite being 8.6% went down very easy.
Also had Zeffer Apple Crumble cider, first mouthful was delicious but very sweet after that.
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Had a small order arrive from Emerson’s.
Included were some stouts.
Bluffie was, of course, an oyster stout. Emerson’s used to make a Clam Stout that was excellent and this bluff oyster version was just as good as Three Boys OS which is a bit of a benchmark.
The other was a hopped stout. A bit strong and much richer, almost thick and oily. This was like a heavy version of Yeastie Boys PKBBoth excellent brews.
Have a Chardonnay Barrel aged Saison to try too. But probably not on a weeknightBTW if you like Bookbinder as a session beer then ordering their riggers is a much cheaper way to buy. $11 for 1.25 litres (as opposed to the bottle price in most places of about $8 for 500ml.
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Good George Apple Pie & Ice Cream Cider - nice drop, not as sweet as the Zeffer
Lenny & Carl Hazy Hop Buddies (Behemoth) - really liked this one
Tina Hazy IPA (Parrotdog) - good drop, was 7%, but not as smooth as the other Hazys I been enjoying.
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Just tried both of the Garage Project special Whittaker’s Chocolate beers.
Really interesting. Far more than I expected. Not really beers with a chocolate flavour more slightly beery chocolate drinks.
The White Chocolate with golden raspberry and lemon was quite delicious and I don’t really like white chocolate.
The dark chocolate is for dark bitter choc. lovers only. Like liquified 80% cocoa choc with a hint of coffe mixed with a little stout.
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@MN5 said in Beer thread:
@nzzp said in Beer thread:
@MN5 my wife's going and doesn't have one
My other half has told me to stay at my house that night. Apparently I snore and fart lots after big beer sessions. I’m sure she’s imagining it.
Yeah fake news
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Is Beervana worth it?
I haven't managed to find anybody else interested... boring fucks all now consider raising children to be more important than quaffing over-priced booze.
But... I'm more than willing to drink alone... just haven't seen much press around this thing, so wasn't sure if it's even worth that. -
@Kruse said in Beer thread:
Is Beervana worth it?
I haven't managed to find anybody else interested... boring fucks all now consider raising children to be more important than quaffing over-priced booze.
But... I'm more than willing to drink alone... just haven't seen much press around this thing, so wasn't sure if it's even worth that.I’ll let you know on sundee.
Shockingly for a Wellingtonian who loves craft beer I’ve never actually been.