Stone & Wood – Garden Ale (2015)
Sitting outside in the shade, ripe nectarines thunk to the ground, as my cat naps and sighs to himself. That sense of time and place could...
Category: Reviews
Mash Brewing – Copycat IPA
I’ve seen people hint at the Copycat IPA being named so in an allusion to Feral’s Hop Hog, with the insinuation that this is an...
Red Duck – Gruitest
This is only the second Red Duck beer I’ve tried in over a year I think. The other, was only a few days ago. Despite...
Mikkeller – Sarbo
I ‘ve recently said some things about Mikkeller on social media that might be unfair; but I still struggle to find interest in buying any...
Deschutes – Red Chair NWPA
When I first bought a bottle of this beer, I spotted what I thought was a Best By date that had passed. While it has...
The Stories of Ken Grossman and Luca Turin
There’s something exciting about people who have passion, enthusiasm and the willingness to take risks to produce the best they can. Two people who I...
Yeastie Boys – Motueka Raven/5 year anniversary
I feel like I spent a good chunk of this year talking about how much I love Yeastie Boys and their delicious beers. In fact,...
Sail and Anchor – Devil Dodger IPA
Sail and Anchor. This is about to get ranty, but stay with me here because I think it’ll be worth it. Being a kiwi and...
Garage Project – La Calavera Catrina
Me: Yeah it’s great but it’s Garage Project, all of their labels are great Emma: Well why don’t you marry them? Me: You can’t marry...
IPA, Trends and Epic Hop Zombie
There are two things beer geeks love speculating on. Craft beer bubbles (the topic of the current “session“, so I’ll leave my voice out of...
