A bottle of Beltane maiden appeared for the newbies who had never had the pleasure. Words along the lines of "aroma of domestos", "really hideous" and my favourite..."starts sour and finished evil". And now for the real beer. Golden Eagle Brewery has come up with an "Ah-Reet Summer Blonde". It starts off ok and then just goes away, comes with an ice-cream head. Ok but maybe not again.Golden ticket brewing up next with their Champion Malky Golden Ale. Gassy...fruity, and then P pulls a face that says it all...he's not impressed. Not my favourite either. And now for a challenge, the beer pouring challenge with Golden Bear Pirate Peach Saison. This beer has one of the biggest ice-cream heads ever no matter how hard you try. Its is absolutely delicious! Every sip is good! This is a stand out. If we plan the nights right we go from light to darker more flavoursome beers. Next we have Harrington's Clydesdale Stout. Its an Irish dry stout which not surprisingly poured well with good body. Good chocolate flavour, dry, very drinkable. I had heard good thinks about this and they are all good. Now for Miners Galore from Wanaka Beerworks. A doppel bock with rosehip presumably locally sourced. Its drinkable but not as good as Harington's (not as smooth). And now for beer number 199. Moa McMoa, a belgian strong dark/American IPA and 9%. Big green Hop smell, smells like teen marijawoopy. I reckon it was the nicest thing all night flavourwise. It is sweet hooped, "great" big (and alcoholic) a definite talking point. Its hoppy and sweet with no bad aftertaste. Malty as well a good balance and my pick for the night. Overall a tie between Golden Bear Saison and Moa Mcmoa.
200 next month
