Beer aficionados

[Conquiztador]

Why not, are you so insecure in your sexuality that you question it over a beer?

I just don't think it would go with my pink handbag very well.

[sAsLEX]

I just don't think it would go with my pink handbag very well.

but its quite nice this sassy red

couldnt find Tuatara or whatever at the supermarket

[sparky10]

Everyone here must try La Trappe "Quadrupel"
It's simply astounding.
It's 10%.
Full, heady, strong stuff, yet mellow and mild too. It's almost like a wine, but still beer. Made by monks in the Netherlands.
It's at your local supermarket and really is worth a try.

Just what i was going to reccommend, La Trappe have 4 brilliant beers for different tastes, and brewed by belgian monks, all get 10/10 from me.
Down here we have Emersons and McDuffs boutique brewreys aswell they have won awards too

[Usarka]

Jf you're in aucks also try heading out to Hallertau near riverhead for something a bit different. They brew their own and also have a good selection in the fridge!

http://www.hallertau.co.nz/index.php?page=on_tap

Check out the bottled beer list!

http://www.hallertau.co.nz/index.php?page=nz_beer_list

[RiderInBlack]

Me, I love ta get distunct on Speight's Distinction but what I really like is a good German Beer like Erdinger.
Funny found this old KB thread re: beer trying ta remember how ta spell Erdinger

Mmmmm!!!! Beeeeeeerrrrrrr!

[Mekk]

I quite like Speights Distinction but I feel that there's much more room for improvement out there.

Might give this La Trappe a shot...

[Flatcap]

I choose a beer depending on my mood and thirst at the time:

Steiny Pure after mowing the lawn - a good thirst quencher
Guinness for a mid winter pick-me-up
Mac's Brewjolais for the full bitter flavour


And anthing else that is new and unusual...

[Mekk]

I choose a beer depending on my mood and thirst at the time:

Steiny Pure after mowing the lawn - a good thirst quencher
Guinness for a mid winter pick-me-up
Mac's Brewjolais for the full bitter flavour


And anthing else that is new and unusual...

Yeah I was reading somewhere recently that kiwis seem to be slowly getting it that different beers compliment different foods.

It really makes the difference for me. The marinated-in-ale steak I had at the Speight's Ale House in Wanaka went so well with Old Dark. I'm just about salivating thinking about it.

There's a point of interest too...does anyone know it the Beer Festival have food to go with beers or just stalls of hotdogs etc?

[vifferman]

And I'm dieing to try a Moa, might order a case in for my birthday.

I tried it a couple of years ago when we came across it while tasting some fine wines at Allan Scott's vineyard in Marlborough.
I must say, I was a tad disappointed. Maybe I expected too much.

[flyingscotsman]

Talking of Tuatara, they hold the Reikorangi Beerfest which features the fine products from Tuatara Brewery I think that the 2007 one was sometime in March in the Reikorangi Hall. Previous ones have been held in a woolshed on a local farm. They are always well supported and had great food and live music too. Must get some tickets for this year's event.

[flyingscotsman]

For those of you who asked about keeping the beer cool - check this out
http://www.asciimation.co.nz/beer/

[Conquiztador]

For those of you who asked about keeping the beer cool - check this out
http://www.asciimation.co.nz/beer/

Lol. What a gem. bling.

[MisterD]

Yeah I was reading somewhere recently that kiwis seem to be slowly getting it that different beers compliment different foods.

Sponsoring that competition is the one good thing that Monteith's have done since they've been DB-ised...

I can definitely say I've noticed a difernce in the four years I've been here, when I arrived it is was the-land-that-CAMRA-forgot...now we're starting to move in the right direction but I still pine for the beers at home. Big "ups" to Springlands supermarket in Blenheim though for their unexpectedly fantastic beer selection - Jennings Cocker Hoop in provincial NZ wa-hey!

Oh, and my #1 Xmas holiday acheivement? MasterD (21 months old) now calls any beer bottle "Speights"

[Mekk]

I just had a quick browse on the foodtown website for La Trappe and they don't seem to have it. Can anyone give me a specific supermarket or liquor store where this is sold?

[Bikernereid]

Oh dear God NOOOOOOOO!!!! Bitter etc should always be at room temp it enhances the flavour. Only the bloody yanks serve it cold and in a glass taken from the freezer, brain dead morons.

That was a bloody good read actually. I always thought there was something slightly off when ordering a stout that was very cold. Especially chocolate stouts, the very name to me contradicts the temperature at which it's normally served...