Virtual Happy Hour (Brews & Spirits, Pics & Reviews)

[Zardnaar]

Well those glasses would be good for marketing.

Makes that beer look tasty!

Yeah supermarkets doing a promotion on the glasses. Normally she gives the stuff away but realized the various glasses can be used on cider.

I normally use Igor (big grolsch glass) or Kate (the birra glass).

Igor was another freebie buy a big bottle of grolsch get free glass.

Kate was purchased at a tourist trap "castle".

Probably won't use the new ones to much except on cans.

 

[Zardnaar]

Emersons Coconut Porter 4.5%



Local beer company in my city been doing the craft beer thing since 1993.

Subtle coconut taste and I like their normal porter as well. Overall an 8/10.

Accompanied this.

 

[Cadence]

Emersons Coconut Porter 4.5%

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Local beer company in my city been doing the craft beer thing since 1993.

Subtle coconut taste and I like theirevnormal porter as well. Overall an 8/10.

Accompanied this.
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Ooh. I need to see if we get that one here. Good coconut porters and stouts are one of my favorites.

 

[Zardnaar]

Mostly beer free week. Only the coconut stout. Bought a 6 pack of krombacher but kind drunk 5 at once oops.

Developing a coffee addiction though. Recently aquired coffee machine.



Bowl of mocha, mines on the left from yesterday. NZ coffee usually twice as strong as American.
And this mornings effort



Different place. Default here is double shot of coffee, ask for a double you get 4. Bottom one had Whittakers dark chocolate melted into it.


Whittakers

Beer withdrawal!!!!!

 

[Cadence]

Sweet Baby Jesus Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter from DuClaw is always outstanding (and I don't get often due to an allergy in the family)

Unfair to review the second one I chose given it was while eating a Jalapeno Pimento-Cheese Burger (solid burger on a great choice of bun) and (really good) Mac and Cheese.

 

[Xamnam]

With the fresh snow falling here, Great Lakes Brewing Company's Christmas Ale is hitting the spot. Warming and hearty without being overly cloying.

 

[Zardnaar]

Bought a single can of Ottinger this week. Cheap German lager.

 

[payn]

Sweet Baby Jesus Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter from DuClaw is always outstanding (and I don't get often due to an allergy in the family)

Unfair to review the second one I chose given it was while eating a Jalapeno Pimento-Cheese Burger (solid burger on a great choice of bun) and (really good) Mac and Cheese.
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Dayum, that looks good.

 

[Zardnaar]

Dayum, that looks good.

It dies. I went to a cafe last week and got a chocolate milkshake with peanut butter.

1 boring lager for me this weekend.

 

[Zardnaar]

Spend months of not a year or two looking for them s brand.


Volfas Engelman was one of the highest rated macro lagers I scored at a 9/10. Lithuanian brew.
Found their APA today. 5%


Instead of American Pae Ale it's an Australian Pale Ale. I guess it's Australian hops brewed in Lithuania? Last Aussia beer I had was kinda bad a 5/10 Victorian Bitter.
Expectations were a typical macro APA. Slightly hoppy hopefully fairly smooth and not as overwhelming on the hops with faint citris tone.

Well this one was fruity bit more of a soapy banana or passion fruit flavour. Bit unusual. Hard to rate but not particularly enjoyable it's ok I suppose so 6/10?

Still the sticker on the can had a website.

Products

ARGOSTAR LTD

argostar.co.nz

Low opinion of Australian hops continue.
Found the lager woot.