Craft Beer - a thread of beer snobbery and looking down one's nose

+ Monteiths, although not craft were small scale and brewed in one location. Now I don't even bother with it.

Yeah the go-ahead breweries down here are Golden Bear in Mapua & Townshends in da Moot.

Mussel Inn have a couple of goodies too

Golden Bear was brilliant when I was down there. Sat in the sun at that place for a long while. Hop Federation is down there too isn't it?

They are - the deal wasn't a straight sell out it Founders still own the brand or something like that

The brewery in Nelson is used for developing new and speciality brews while the stuff you get in the supermarkets and bottle stores is made at Boundry Road

Crappy news about two blokes from 8 Wired Brewing Co. Airlifted to hospital with severe burns when a boiling vat of water ended up on them.

yes Hop Federation took over the Monkey Wizard brewery in Riwaka and changed the name and beers (which are miles better than Monkey Wizard's were) - the guy that owns it used to work for Hallertau in auckland

Yeah he comes into work a bit - seems like a nice bloke.I must get around to trying their beers.

Hmm...could be a job for this weekend

Man I love The Rogue Hop by Harringtons.

Good times

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Loving anything by Behemoth, Baylands or Beer Baroness right now.

Loving anything by Behemoth, Baylands or Beer Baroness right now.

Ok combining my 2 greatest loves (aye I am single at the moment!) Football and Beer

National League and Craft Beer

So here's this weeks review

I have just worked out that if I keep this up until the end of the season I will be trying 102 different beers! So If anyone has any ideas for beers to try or wants to try some with me and have a yarn about football (and give me some better beer notes!) get in touch. 

Garage Project La Calavera Catrina... Wow. Habanero infused maize beer. Packs a punch.

This is the white can of the two day of the dead beers right? I prefer the black one (it's a chili chocolate dark lager iirc) but they definitely both pack a punch!

How much a can?

Not sure as I got the 750ml bottle which was $15.

If you haven't been to the GP Cellar Door, I suggest you do. 2L flagons are about $20-$25 depending on alcholo content. 

Thanks for the advice.

I am looking at doing Febrewary again this year - drink (and review) a different beer for the 28 days of the month. They don't all need to be beers you have never tried before but ideally something more interesting than just having a Heineken one day, and a Speights the next. Trying to round up enough interest to set up a website - ideally with a number of people reviewing craft beers we can get some ideas of ones to try and see what is highly ranked. Anyone here interested?

I believe this is within the scope of my tasting procotols.

Let me know how, when and where to submit tasting analyses.

A Facebook page has been set up

Febrewary page

Get involved and spread the word.

Maybe someone could review Kool Aid

A great excuse for a pint of Baylands Brewery craft beer

Had the Cucumber Saison from Knave brewery at Rogue and Vagabond the other day, really refreshing. There's a lot of interesting beer on tap at the moment, the third eye had a Wellington beer takeover for Wellington aniversary.

Townshend's Guppy 

Very nice

Black Arrow is quite nice too

First time I had tried Townshends. Will investigate further!

Townshends is very good across all of their varieties. 

Had the 750ml Yeastie Boys 2015 Imperial Double Porter. Massive flavour and kick. 

Sponsors and VIPs get Zeelandt Beer at HB United games-local HB brew-public bar still serves Tui, and Export

Had my first shot at a Garage Project - Hapi Daze.Pretty mellow actually,user friendly

Baylands Brewery and Queen of Jackson are helping LFC Wellington raise money this Thursday and will have Rock Solid on tap!

Who's off to Beervana?

So...Garage Project + other Wellington breweries and the Phoenix. 

Exciting times!

Yep - this is a good move. I have no doubt the popularity of the craft beer cart at Aisle 20 last year confirmed the punters need. Those poor beggars couldn't keep up with demand!

Wahoo! Can't wait to get into some garage Phoenix!

Craft beer & football go together much better than Craft beer & rugby. I'd suggest football fans were a more cultured bunch but I know far too many of them to assume that.

Craft beer goes with everything.

Including more craft beer

Having a couple of Mac's Birthday Suit Double IPAs.

Not bad with my pizza

is the pizza in honour of Rossi signing?

Oath.