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Yalnikim

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:26:36 +1300

Nice to come across this, great to see anything about Beervana and BrewNZ.... three weeks in Australia and I'd forgot all about talking to you.

A few points:

I agree with the food and know this is on the agenda for next year.

Beers can win a category trophy if…

Hadyn Green

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:49:55 +1200

Hayden great you could come along to Beervana and enjoy yourself due to the Brewers Guild generously allowing you to come in and cover it. It is just a pity your journalistic side did not check the facts before typing up your blog. There were in fact eight entries in…

David Cryer

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:22:47 +1200

Hayden great you could come along to Beervana and enjoy yourself due to the Brewers Guild generously allowing you to come in and cover it. It is just a pity your journalistic side did not check the facts before typing up your blog. There were in fact eight entries in…

Kyle Matthews

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:52:56 +1200

I'm sure there are reasons to live in other cities, but not being able to buy Emersons from the brewery at decent prices (it's painful to pay $10 for a glass at most pubs) and take it home by the boxload would just be too much I think.

Just thinking

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:30:41 +1200

Thanks Hadyen, I wonder if they were talking about me?
They didn't sell the glassware last time I asked.
Cheers & good health.

Julian Melville

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:59:41 +1200

Nice read! Beervana coincides nicely with my 40th so I think it'll be a trip down there for the occasion.

George – surely beer is only mostly bad in Aussie, not all bad. Anything from Matilda Bay is good in my experience, as is Little Creatures and even James Squire.

JP Hansen

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:12:20 +1200

Yep, that Sierra Nevada and Sam Adams Boston Lager were my drops of choice when I was in the USA. I see Sam Adams won an award, from the story – can you even buy it here?

It was available 5 or so years back at some Foodtows, I think,…

Jose Barbosa

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:41:03 +1200

If anyone's ever in the States I recommend Sierra Nevada's Pale Ale . A brilliant drop, alas not available outside the states.

Woz at the Skybatch

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:01:20 +1200

I'm in agreement with the comment on the food options at Beervana. Hugely disappointing.

My faves on the day were the Captain Cooker from the Mussel Inn, the 'sea voyage conditioned' IPA from Epic, The 'Flying Dog' and something I wrote down as 'Brutal Bitter' from Dom's new bar... and…

Hadyn Green

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:52:03 +1200

a Belgian Blonde, which is only occasionally available, as they only brew it by mistake.

I had that at Brewfest in March, it was bloody good!

Anyone know where to get more 1/2Gs?

Harringtons said they do a lot of trade in 1/2Gs, you could try them.

Jeremy Andrew

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:08:02 +1200

I was at a tasting of Croucher's just over a week ago.
They have a Hefeweizen, a Pale Ale and a Bohemian Pilsener. They have 4th type, a Belgian Blonde, which is only occasionally available, as they only brew it by mistake.

Paul Croucher, the owner/brewmaster etc gave us his…

Scott A

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:35:59 +1200

Sounds like a great time was had. Pleased to see, looking down the list, that Renaissance were recognised for their APA – that's my favourite supping beer these days.

The Armageddon IPA certainly sounds quite different from theaged barrel. When I tried it, from the first bottled batch, I just…

George Darroch

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:12:08 +1200

I'm quite jealous right now. Of all of you. Beer is mostly bad and universally expensive in Australia.

Rob Hosking

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:07:27 +1200

Regional Wines and Spirits in Wellington and Emerson's in Dunedin are selling these awesome glass flagons at the moment. I don't know if anyone in Christchurch has them.

Jed: Damn. They are awful tempting. And I'm driving past Regional Wines & Spirits this evening on the way to an Autism Intervention…

Stephen Judd

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:03:35 +1200

On Saturday I had some hand-made, bootleg cachaça distilled at a Brazilian agricultural university, which tasted like sugarcane and vanilla happiness.

Almost as good as Bookbinder, really.

Andy Milne

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:59:56 +1200

but if any good ones in and around Christchurch could be recommended these guys & girls would be most appreciative.

Big shout out for Harringtons Breweries, specifically their "Classy Red" American Pale Ale – a big rich complex but well balanced Ale. My favourite though is their Rogue Hop Pilsner, very…

Jed Soane

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:46:07 +1200

Anyone know where to get more 1/2Gs?

Regional Wines and Spirits in Wellington and Emerson's in Dunedin are selling these awesome glass flagons at the moment. I don't know if anyone in Christchurch has them.

Just thinking

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:28:11 +1200

Jed thanks for reminding me of Three Boys. I've had their IPA at Pomeroys but not the Oyster Stout.
They fill my 1/2G too.

Anyone know where to get more 1/2Gs?

Hadyn Green

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:03:27 +1200

Oh, and I like Galbraiths' Bellringers best bitter. It helps to show people that there's something other than lager for hot days.

Heh, when I'm not screwing up the drink order(!)

Did you know Gailbraiths is an off-license too? They sold me some Renaissance Stone Cutter for $6 a bottle…

James Green

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:01:29 +1200

Richard Emerson.
Mmmmmm Emersons.

Russell Brown

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:43:44 +1200

And for people who might be interested: a very interesting infographic about beer awards in America

I have an interesting (if not exactly impartial) doco called Beer Wars about US independent brewers vs the massively dominant corporates. I'll try and remember to give it to you the next time we…

Jed Soane

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:07:45 +1200

And I thought it was called draught beer when it was served from a tap.

That's the English meaning of the word 'draught'. In NZ it has come to refer to a particular style of beer.

A group of Austrians have been asking me to recommend any good ales in…

Just thinking

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:12:57 +1200

A group of Austrians have been asking me to recommend any good ales in NZ.

They were drinking Tui at the time and not being an expert on beers I thought I'ld leave the Draught/Ale story at the door.

Get this – they lamented that they only get to drink…

Hadyn Green

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:50:10 +1200

The are isn't a very common unit with which area is measured.

And that makes for a very strange sentence. So I can assume "area" is derived from "are" (or vice versa)

Hadyn Green

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:46:17 +1200

The only that disappointed me was unlike last year the food was only overpriced as opposed to overpriced and varied as it was last year.

I agree, the bratwursts were good, but not great. As I bought it a friend's father was in front of me and refused the tomato…

Graeme Edgeler

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:44:37 +1200

And I thought it was called draught beer when it was served from a tap. Actually, I'm reasonably confident of that. Tui should be shouting this from the roof tops. Maybe they are, and my roof is just a little too far from theirs for me to hear them...

The…

Daniel Wilton

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:28:46 +1200

Beervana was a great day/evening out. The only that disappointed me was unlike last year the food was only overpriced as opposed to overpriced and varied as it was last year.

I appreciate that it is a beer event, I was little disappointed that I couldn't spread the load of…

Peter Darlington

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:59:45 +1200

Armageddon's a party in your mouth though isn't it? Not sure I could manage more than a pint or two before the hops overpowered me :)

Mark Thomas

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:55:16 +1200

Argh. I should not have read this at work. Thirsty

Hadyn Green

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:40:11 +1200

And for people who might be interested: a very interesting infographic about beer awards in America

Public Address

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:40:11 +1200

Discussion from blog post.