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

[Zardnaar]

Didn't buy any beer this week except the one I had dining out.

Didn't feel it.

 

[Cadence]

Didn't buy any beer this week except the one I had dining out.

Didn't feel it.

All is ok-is

 

[Cadence]

6 hours or so of a scout troop service project seems a good excuse for a beer on return home.

DuClaw's The PastryArchy Naked Fish - Chocolate Raspberry Stout. If you told someone to make a beer that tastes like a dark chocolate raspberry truffle, I'm not sure it would be possible to come any closer. I think it would be spectacular as one among several small glasses of dessert stouts in a flight (much like a box of mixed candies). A big can is a lot to have... but I certainly drank it all

80=Good, 3.81/5 on Beer Advocate. 7.6% ABV.

 

[Zardnaar]

I did buy some ber this week though. Mr original got some APA's.

Can looked cool. Sucker for a pretty can that's how I got that crap Norwegian beer.

 

[Zardnaar]

The I need to clean the kitchen posts.



Mac's interstate APA 5%.

Not as nice as recent APAs such as Good George or Emerson's but it's a Marco run and a lot cheaper ($13 NZD vs $20) a 6 pack. Faint hop taste slight bitter taste.

Wasn't expecting miracles 6/10 by APA standards but at that price I'll be generous and add a point 7/10.

Prime example of you get what you pay for. Perfectly drinkable. Prefer the local ones or Russian one at similar price but similar quality to Good George/Emerson's.

Reminds me of that Stokes APA/IPA.

 

[Zardnaar]

Heh.

Human Hop Magnet Hop Oil 6 Pack

Only 6 pack left from our Conspiracy pack! once its gone, its gone!

shop.behemothbrewing.co.nz

 

[Cadence]

Heh.

Human Hop Magnet Hop Oil 6 Pack

Only 6 pack left from our Conspiracy pack! once its gone, its gone!

shop.behemothbrewing.co.nz

If the ABVs weren't all the same it would be a hoot if they were all actually the same IPA in different cans.

 

[Zardnaar]

If the ABVs weren't all the same it would be a hoot if they were all actually the same IPA in different cans.

Yeah I suspect a couple of them are discontinued brews in a new can.

APAs and IPAs popular here. Stuff like you post have to go to the bigger supermarkets and pay through the nose for them.

 

[Zardnaar]

Tip ten over rated beers here. Three of them are IPAs. So many IPAs now. I don't mind the hazy ones but find APAs are smoother.

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Had two more of those hazy mango/peach APAs tonight. $7 usd for both at bar prices for a pint each not to bad.

 

[Zardnaar]

Found an old favorite. Post Covid it's been hard to find.


$3.50 NZD for a 440ml bottle. I've found better but they cost a lot more.

Gorkovskaya APA 5.5 ABV.

Not as fruity as an NZ Hazy APA but half the price. Better than our cheap APAs and better than a few of the hipster ones as well.

3.8 on BA.

APA | Gorkovskaya Pivovarnya (Carlsberg Eastern Europe)

APA is a American Pale Ale style beer brewed by Gorkovskaya Pivovarnya (Carlsberg Eastern Europe) in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. Score: n/a with 6 ratings and reviews. Last update: 01-03-2022.

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