New Zealand

Small Gods x Maltkult “Lucifer’s Share” Speyside Whisky BA Wee Heavy

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Name: Lucifer’s Share Brewer: Small Gods Brewing, Maltkult (New Zealand) Style: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer (Base Style: Wee Heavy) ABV: 10% Review Year: 2022 Lucifer’s Share is a Speyside whisky-fortified “Strong Scotch Ale” brewed by Small Gods Brewing and Maltkult from New Zealand. Reviewed in April 2022. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as a …

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Brood Fermentation “2021 Harvest Ale” Chardonnay Lees Barrel-Aged Saison

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Name: 2021 Harvest Ale Brewer: Brood Fermentation (New Zealand) Style: Wild Specialty Beer (Base Style: Saison) ABV: 5.6% Review Year: 2022 The 2021 Harvest Ale is a bottle-conditioned Saison brewed by Brood Fermentation from Nelson, New Zealand. This saison was barrel-fermented with organic Chardonnay lees and fresh Riwaka hops and was then aged for another four …

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Craftwork “Milou” Grisette with Wit Yeast

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Name: Milou Brewer: Craftwork Brewery (New Zealand) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Saison (Session Strength)) ABV: 4.4% Review Year: 2022 Milou is a Grisette fermented with Wit yeast by Craftwork Brewery (Oamaru, New Zealand). STYLE GUIDELINE This beer is being evaluated as a Mixed-Style Beer (34B) with Saison (25B) (Session Strength; Witbier yeast instead of Belgian …

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Craftwork “Siege of Liège” Mixed-Fermentation Barrel-Aged Saison

Beer Reviews, Craftwork Brewery, New Zealand Pilsner, Saison, Wild Specialty Beer / By

Name: Siege of Liège Brewer: Craftwork Brewery (New Zealand) Style: Wild Specialty Beer (Base Style: Saison) ABV: 7% Review Year: 2022 Siege of Liège by Craftwork Brewery (New Zealand) is a mixed-fermentation barrel-aged Saison featuring Sirop de Liège. This beer was fermented using a French Saison yeast before being conditioned on two large oak puncheons with souring …

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Craftwork “Grisette” Traditional Bottle-Conditioned Farmhouse Ale

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Name: Grisette Brewer: Craftwork Brewery (New Zealand) Style: Saison (Session Strength) ABV: 5.5% Review Year: 2022 Grisette by Craftwork brewery (New Zealand) is the brewery’s take on the classic farmhouse ale brewed originally for the miners of Wallonia. Brewed with organic raw wheat and oats, this grisette is the brewery’s response to the 2014 Spelt shortage. …

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Craftwork “Godverdomme” Saison Quad

Beer Reviews, Belgian Dark Strong Ale, Craftwork Brewery, New Zealand, Saison / By

Name: Godverdomme Brewer: Craftwork Brewery (New Zealand) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale + Saison yeast) ABV: 10% Review Year: 2022 Godverdomme is a “Belgian Quadrupel” fermented using Saison yeast made by Craftwork Brewery from Oamaru, New Zealand. Godverdomme is essentially a Saison yeast-variant of the nanobrewery’s Belgian Quad called, Dark Lord. STYLE …

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Craftwork “Barrique Saison Citron Soleil” Wine Barrel-Aged Saison with Lemon Zest, Coriander Seed, and White Pepper

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Name: Barrique Saison Citron Soleil Brewer: Craftwork Brewery (New Zealand) Style: Wild Specialty Beer (Base Style: Saison) ABV: 7% Review Year: 2021 Barrique Saison Citron Soleil is a Saison brewed with lemon zest, coriander seed, and white pepper by Craftwork Brewery in Oamaru, New Zealand. This special beer is part of their Anniversaire series and was …

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Craftwork x Wilderness “Svak øl” Norwegian Farmhouse Raw Ale

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Name: Svak øl Brewers: Craftwork Brewery, Wilderness Brewing (New Zealand) Style: Experimental Beer ABV: 4.7% Review Year: 2021 Svak øl is a “Norwegian Farmhouse Raw Ale” brewed by Craftwork Brewery and Wilderness Brewing from New Zealand. This beer takes after an obscure style from the farmer-brewers in Norway was brewed with Pilsner malt, oats, hops, …

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Whistling Sisters x Small Gods “Mother, Maiden, Crone” Belgian Tripel

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Name: Mother, Maiden, Crone Brewer: Whistling Sisters Beer Co., Small Gods Brewing (New Zealand) Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable (SHV Beer) (Base Style: Belgian Tripel) ABV: 8.0% Review Year: 2021 Whistling Sisters Beer Co. and Small Gods Brewing from New Zealand teamed up to create Mother, Maiden, Crone, a Belgian Tripel amplified with white, black, and …

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Small Gods x Maltkult/Thief “The Fall” Belgian Dubbel

Beer Reviews, Belgian Dubbel, Fruit Beer, Maltkult/Thief, New Zealand, Small Gods Brewing / By

Name: The Fall Brewer: Small Gods Brewing, Maltkult/Thief (New Zealand) Style: Fruit Beer (Base Style: Belgian Dubbel) ABV: 8.1% Review Year: 2021 The Fall by Small Gods Brewing and Maltkult/Thief (New Zealand) is a modern take on the classic Belgian Dubbel. Copious amounts of dried fig were used to reinforce the natural and rich fruit character …

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