Liberty Brewing – No Regrets

Brewery Liberty Brewing in Auckland, New Zealand Style Hazy IPA ABV & IBU 7% Tasting Notes A lovely pale, golden opaque colour with a creamy white head.  Tropical citrus aromas, with key lime and nectarine in the flavour. There’s a little bubbly bite which makes it refreshing. This is a beer that would go down well with […]

Garage Project – Electric Dry Hop Acid Test

Brewery Garage Project in Wellington, NZ Style Sour ABV & IBU 4.2% Tasting Notes Pale straw colour with a small white head. Slight fruit aromas with a crisp finish with slight tartness. This reminds me of a crisp white wine like a Sauvignon Blanc from the South Island of New Zealand. Fresh snow and warm afternoon […]

Garage Project – Pernicious Weed

Brewery Garage Project in Wellington, New Zealand.  Style DIPA ABV & IBU 8% Rate Beer 98/100 Tasting Notes Gorgeous golden colour with a good white head. Caramel aromas on first sniff. Smooth and sweet (in the right way) on first sip. Floral and herbal hop flavours. Balanced bitterness. A really good double IPA that has long […]

Deep Creek Brewing – Trinity

Brewery:  Deep Creek in Auckland, New Zealand Style:   Hazy IPA ABV:   6.5% Rate Beer:   No listing on Rate Beer Pour:   Opaque hazy yellow with a creamy white head. Tropical fruits dominate the aroma. Passionfruit and stone fruits like mango and apricot come through on the palette. A hint of bitterness comes through in a balanced beer. Triple dry […]

Liberty – Citra Double IPA

Brewery: Liberty Brewing in Helensvale, New Zealand Style:  DIPA ABV:  8% IBUs:   100 Rate Beer:  99/100 Pour:  Light golden or age colour with a good white head.  Ahhh citra, my first hop love. I was a big fan of the citrus aromas and flavours this hop would bring to IPAs. Nowadays, there’s so many great hops that Citra has taken a back seat. […]

Monteith’s Brewing Co – West Coast IPA

Brewery: Monteith’s in Greymouth, New Zealand Style:  IPA ABV:  6.5% Rate Beer:  No Rating Yet Pour:  Golden orange in colour. With a small white head. Big piney, hoppy, citrus aromas. Nicely balanced with sweeter maltier backbone with hoppy bitterness. I’m getting orange and grapefruit and little bit of pine flavour. A nod to old school West Coast IPAs and a good reminder […]

Garage Project – Hazy Daze (Simcoe, Mosaic, Citra and Strata)

Brewery: Garage Project in Wellington, New Zealand Style:  Hazy Pale ABV:  5.8% Rate Beer:  no rating yet Pour:  Pale hazy white straw colour with a small white head. Apart of their series of hazy pales where the hop combinations are the focus. The citrus flavours of grapefruit, orange and lemon mix well with a creamy body […]

Panhead – Quickchange XPA

Crisp and clean pale ale with sharp citrus flavours. More akin to a tropical pale ale or pacific ale