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Menabrea 1846

A mate, let’s call him Duane, swung past the other day with a couple of most unexpected surprising beers I’ve had in a while, a great little drop from Italy called Menabrea 1846. I say unexpected as the only Italian beers that I, like many others I guess, have ever tried are Peroni Nastro Azzuro and Birra Moretti. But while those two were good, the Moretti in fact very good, I didn’t expect to fin...

Carlton Dry Fusion

“Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do” The words of my Religious Education teacher came rushing back to me once I took my first sip of beer from the bottle, and while coughing and spluttering looked at the label to see “Carlton Dry Fusion”. I use the word “beer” very loosely here. I think the marketing departing at CUB must be patting themselves on the back for coming up with that ...

Chimay Tripel White Label

Ahh…another week, another Chimay beer taste. This week I delved back heaven sent beers that are from the Chimay Trappist Monastery and popped the top of the Chimay Tripel, also known as Chimay White, because of the label colour. It is essentially the middle beer in the very excellent Chimay range that varies in alcoholic content, and price, from Red to White onto their top beer the Blue labe...

Chimay Red Label – God’s Gift to Mankind

A word of warning on this column, if you are more interested paying your bills than drinking quality beer, then there is not much point in reading on….however, if you’re quite willing to relive your University/Apprenticeship lifestyle and only eat instant noodles for a week in order save enough to have a few beers on Friday night, then read on…. After nearly 40 years I’ve managed to wo...

Beer Rant – up on my soapbox

Beer is remarkable. It can raise emotions and opinions in the same way as politics and religion. People who drink beer generally have a view on the it. Sometimes it’s the ad’s, more-often it’s the over-all brand or price, often quite oft handed responses like “oh they make shite beers” Last year I reviewed Summer Bright Lager, that column was criticised, labelling my reacti...

XXXX Summer Bright Lager

Gee, the big boys of brewing must spend some money on marketing research. Working out when to release a beer, how to market it, what to make it look like and so on. The team at XXXX for example couldn’t have got their new low carb release “XXXX Summer Bright Lager” any more spot on for timing and appearance…  perhaps they should have spent the same amount on creating a better taste though. T...

Tiger Lager

When I review a beer that I’ve had before, I often think back to that first occasion and what it was like. Unfortunately, my first experience with this week’s Drop, Tiger Lager, was not great. I was about 20, had a hangover from a mate’s engagement party and had to turn up to his place that day for a dinner with his family and a few mates. I helped myself to green curry, pad-thai and a huge servin...

Bledisloe and Beers.

The first Bledisloe was on the weekend, which means that it was also time for our annual “Down the All-Blacks” night. The idea being that we get together and bring a different 6 pack of black or dark beer, trying to work out which one we prefer. There’s no science to it, just what tastes the best while the ribs and inch thick steaks and Steve-o’s fresh caught Spanish Mackeral are coming stra...

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