We Had a big one

[13 Jan 2010]

 

January - BBQ - Rain - 8 beers! So inorder to start the ball rolling we got stuck in to that classic NZ brew "Casa" el something or other....brewed in Auckland!!!! not bad...not that good. Next was the realisation that most of the samples were strong ones. Thankfully we started early and I was already at home! Pink El...ephant Mammoth was up next! A strong ale of about 7%. Big flavours - a wee bit of a contrast after casa del box. Hamish was nice enough to bring two brews (more on that later!): an emersons Brewer's reserve - Maris Gold, a tasty goldan ale.

Then we went back to the green man! After several "average" tastings,
this one is a surprise. Its the Strong which is "aged" in oak whisky
barrels. You can taste the flavour and its got some of its own. it is
sweet with no bitter or bad after taste. I liked it and I think the
others did too. Well done Juno! After a fast s...tart and limited food we
look to the solace of the 4% Fringes from Whangarei....And so the
chortles start mostly as I can't spell..."smells like vegemite!", "not
my favourite" and we all agreed that it was close to flat coke. And old
favourite renaissance Pale Ale...goes down a treat.

And new recruit
Simon Comes up with the Ngahere Gold, a blast from the past or a kick
in the shins as its another strong one! Not too bad. ANd he's
officially in after completing 19 1/2 push ups after Juno stes the mark
of 19 clap push ups (we didn't tell him he was a personal trainer!) At
...this stage we would happily tell it like it is! And to finish off (
well not quite) Juno trumps in with the Green man whisky Bock. A double
bock mature in the oak cask and...10%. To be honest...it was too late
in the day! After a few more beers it all became a blur. Bonus round is
Tonic bar!