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NWBCA Reviews: Bootleg Apehanger IPA

Saturday 27 May 2023

Bootleg Apehanger IPA (something about motorbikes, presumably*) will always be a special beer to me after…

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NWBCA Reviews: Mac’s Gold

Friday 26 May 2023

When this year’s Top 30 was revealed to me there were more than a few surprises…

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NWBCA Reviews: Urbanaut Silver Palace Citra Hazy

Thursday 25 May 2023

Anyone who reads my profiles knows I mark pretty hard on hazy beers.  I think too…

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NWBCA Reviews: Martinborough Hop Elixir

Wednesday 24 May 2023

Martinborough is far more well known for classy (if extremely vintage dependent) pinot noir than it…

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NWBCA Reviews: Panhead SuperCharger

Tuesday 23 May 2023

When you go rural (and I mean rural rural, not tourist rural) craft beer begins to…

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Sprig + Fern Harvest Pilsner

Tuesday 18 April 2023

Amongst all the exhilarating uncertainty of what will hit and what will miss during fresh hop…

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Good George Virtual Reality

Thursday 6 April 2023

There was a time that a truly good (virtually) alcohol-free beer was headline stuff.  It shows…

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Urbanaut Rose Bay Lager

Tuesday 28 March 2023

It should be well known by now that I’m an inveterate lover of big IPA, but…

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The Pick of the Fresh Hop Bunch

Wednesday 22 March 2023

Fresh hop beer, at its best, is lightning in a bottle.  A verdant, synesthetic aurora of…

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Emerson’s Extra Special Bitter

Monday 20 March 2023

Emerson's Extra Special Bitter sits precisely between chewy and refreshing, sweet and bitter. A satisfying, comforting…

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Urbanaut Bermuda Triangle Barrel-aged Brut IPA

Monday 6 March 2023

It seems to have been universally ordained that I taste this Urbanaut Bermuda Triangle Barrel-aged Brut…

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Bootleg Apehanger IPA

Tuesday 28 February 2023

Bootleg Apehanger IPA has stood the test of time since its trophy winner at the NZ…

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