The crew at 16 Tun are offering a new beer tasting masterclass just for the ladies. They invited me (the Booze Ho) down to try it out, and the lovely ladies from Mata Beer were also up from Kawerau showcasing two of their babies personally. I had to go. The team had invited lots of professional food and drink media type people which made me feel kind of … Continue reading This one’s for the ladies: 16 Tun Beer masterclass
This was a gift from a brewer friend who went to Coachella. He reported on the wonderful array of craft beer available in the States, and bought back this beauty from California. I had a party on the weekend so I hid it from scavengers, then forgot about it for a few weeks. One night I came home drunk and remembered it, the current issue … Continue reading Ultimate Hop Head beer: Hoptimum Imperial IPA
Before I flew to Wellington I was advised by a workmate and solid homebrewer to go to Hashigozake. He went everyday he was there. I was 100 per cent certain I would be there daily myself. I went to Wellington, I didn’t make it to Hashigozake. I ended up straight at the source – Garage Project. It’s not a bar, it’s a brewery in a … Continue reading Brewery Review: Garage Project
One night a long time ago at Brothers Beer Nick busted a gang of drunk stags who had bought in a few sneaky ‘green bottles’ of the Heineken/giant worldwide corporate variety. He stood on the table and yelled a lot. There’s a lot of hate for the green bottle from the craft beer gang – quite rightly so. This however, is one green bottle the … Continue reading Beer review: Green Fern Organic Lager
I’d heard about Hopscotch from a brewer friend of mine and was eventually put onto @hughhopscotch from the guys at Brothers Beer, he happened to be rolling by while I was having a drink. So, Hugh does Hopscotch. He knows his stuff and takes his pick of the best of what’s brewing in New Zealand and around the world. Hugh started it up around a … Continue reading Outlet review: Hopscotch Beer Company
I was really looking forward to tasting this. When the radio add touts ‘craft beer that doesn’t taste like craft beer’ it’s really asking for trouble from the craft beer community and stinks of ‘big brother’ buying into a slice of the lucrative craft beer market in New Zealand (20 million litres in the last year to be exact). It didn’t take much digging to … Continue reading Beer review: Crafty Beggars Pale and very Interesting story
This a new spot in the City Works Depot (think the old The Secret Garden/Flowermarkets on the corner of Wellesly St West and Nelson St). If you’re into your craft brews this is your new local. They have around 250 craft beers from around the world as well as 18 craft beers on tap – an ever-changing wonderland of goodness. Expect to pay around $9-11 NZD for a pint, it’s … Continue reading Bar review: Brothers Brewery
We had our first ever tasting with a home brewer in Auckland, NZ called Jason Highet and it was awesome. Jason loves beer, he recently visited Europe and checked out the many breweries of Bruges, Amsterdam, Prague, Salzburg, and Munich others with a vengeance. And, he’s been making his very own Highëtbräu beer in his garage since 2010. Jason took a while to get into it. … Continue reading Feature: High brow home brew with Highetbrau
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