Name: Darkest Days Brewer: Liberty Brewing Company (New Zealand) Style: Oatmeal Stout ABV: 6% Review Year: 2021 Darkest Days is an Oatmeal Stout brewed by Liberty Brewing Company from Auckland, New Zealand. This beer was brewed to send the message that brewing is not always about the hops. The dark side awaits those that seek it. …
Disclaimer: Shook by Garage Project and Tired Hands was purchased and reviewed before news on the alleged sexual harassment and racism in craft breweries in the United States, including Tired Hands Brewing Company, broke out. Since then, Tired Hands founder Jean Broillet IV has stepped away from the brewery’s operations. Last June 12, Garage Project …
Name: Two Plus Two Equals Five (Garage Project) Brewers: Garage Project (New Zealand), Green Cheek Beer Co. (United States) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA) ABV: 10.5% Review Year: 2021 Garage Project of Wellington teamed up with California’s Green Cheek Beer Co. for Two Plus Two Equals Five, a hazy “Triple IPA” at 10.5% …
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Name: Galaxy Valley Brewers: Garage Project (New Zealand), Trillium Brewing Company (United States) Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA ABV: 8% Review Year: 2021 Wellington’s Garage Project is off to Australia’s Derwent River and Buffalo River Valleys for their third hop harvest collaboration with Trillium Brewing Company. Galaxy Valley is a “Hazy Double IPA” that features a …
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The pandemic did not stop Garage Project (Wellington) in 2020 from releasing the sixth and seventh volumes of their highly-anticipated New Zealand (NZ) hop-centric collaboration series, Hāpi Sessions. The Vol.6 is with The Veil Brewing Co. (Virginia) and is a juicy and hazy beer brewed with fresh Riwaka hops. Meanwhile, Garage Project teamed up virtually …
Name: Smuggler’s Bay Bourbon Barrel Aged Scotch Ale (2019) Brewer: McLeod’s Brewery (New Zealand) Style: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer (Base Style: Wee Heavy) ABV: 8.3% Review Year: 2020 The Smuggler’s Bay Bourbon Barrel Aged Scotch Ale by New Zealand’s McLeod’s Brewery is a Wee Heavy tucked into some fresh Four Roses Bourbon casks. The Smuggler’s Bay Collection is …
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Name: Un Deux Trois Brewer: Craftwork Brewery (New Zealand) Style: Gueuze ABV: 6.0% Review Year: 2020 Un Deux Trois is the interpretation by Craftwork Brewery (New Zealand) of the classic Belgian sour beer style. This gueuze-style is a blend of one, two, and three-year-old lambic-style beers crafted in a traditional manner and was spontaneously fermented …
Name: These Go to Eleven (NZ Brewed) Brewers: Behemoth Brewing Company (New Zealand), Heart of Darkness Brewery Saigon (Vietnam) Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA ABV: 6.6% Review Year: 2020 Behemoth Brewing Company (known as Chur Brewing Company in Australia) from New Zealand teamed up with Heart of Darkness Saigon for These Go to Eleven, …
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The BEER BLENDER! series by the Auckland-based Urbanaut Brewing gives its drinkers the choice to drink and enjoy a curated pair of beers on their own or as a blend. For this pair, we reviewed the Black Forest Stout and the Espresso Scotch Ale individually and then concocted a fifty-fifty blend to try it out. …
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Name: Dank Harvest Brewer: McLeod’s Brewery (New Zealand) Style: Specialty IPA: India Pale Lager ABV: 5.7% Review Year: 2020 Dank Harvest is an India Pale Lager (IPL) brewed by the award-winning McLeod’s Brewery from Waipu, New Zealand. This lager was hopped entirely with the classic American varieties Simcoe, Citra, Centennial, and Columbus. Established in 2014, McLeod’s Brewery …