Beer thread

[dogmeat]

Birkenhead Brewing Company https://www.birkenheadbrewingcompany.com/ is a different example - small site (basically top floor of a villa) runs on 3 staff (including kitchen) 4 house beers - 4 guest but does it really well. Linked up with Ninkasi from the States early on

Also principals all have other jobs one of whom is in marketing so they were exporting almost from Day 1

Nice drops too if you can get hold of them

[nzzp]

@dogmeat said in Beer thread:

Birkenhead Brewing Company https://www.birkenheadbrewingcompany.com/ is a different example - small site (basically top floor of a villa) runs on 3 staff (including kitchen) 4 house beers - 4 guest but does it really well. Linked up with Ninkasi from the States early on

Also principals all have other jobs one of whom is in marketing so they were exporting almost from Day 1

Nice drops too if you can get hold of them

Yeah. I also like Beerspot. 40 taps, no food, no fitout except a few chairs, and they just get food trucks in to serve. It's a great business model - low overheads, low risk.

[dogmeat]

@nzzp Beerspot is a great set-up and just voted one of the top 40 bars in Akl by Metro but I didn't reference them as not a brewery but yeah they too take a sizeable sum off me over the course of a year.

[dogmeat]

However BBC is 7 minutes walk away (all downhill on the way back) whereas Beerspot is 4 kms - the last 2 all uphill. Important considerations when drinking if you're an old bastard like me

[nzzp]

@dogmeat said in Beer thread:

@nzzp Beerspot is a great set-up and just voted one of the top 40 bars in Akl by Metro but I didn't reference them as not a brewery but yeah they too take a sizeable sum off me over the course of a year.

Yep. Not a brewery, but arguably a better model as all yo uhave to do is drink the profits and quality control 40 different beers Also, lots of good food trucks... outstanding.

if you're in that neck of the woods, head down to El Humero in Takapuna and eat their short rib. I venture from civilisation over the bridge to eat it. It's that good.

[Bovidae]

McLeod's Paradise Pale Ale named Soba's Beer of the Year for 2017 ahead two-time reigning champion, Panhead Supercharger.

https://www.soba.org.nz/soba-awards-2017/

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[nzzp]

@bovidae said in Beer thread:

McLeod's Paradise Pale Ale named Soba's Beer of the Year for 2017 ahead two-time reigning champion, Panhead Supercharger.

https://www.soba.org.nz/soba-awards-2017/

That was an amazing result!

[Bovidae]

@nzzp

A pity none of us south of the Bombays have likely ever tried it.

[Wally]

Just had a couple of beers with erstwhile poster FCC at Akasha in Five Dock in Sydney. Probably my favourite craft brewery.

[taniwharugby]

@bovidae we dont like sharing anyway.

[Tim]

@bovidae That's great news for McLeod's, but I can't say I care much for that particular beer.

They've done some really nice brews though, especially the one with the trial hop from NZ Plant & Food.

[MN5]

@nzzp said in Beer thread:

@bovidae said in Beer thread:

McLeod's Paradise Pale Ale named Soba's Beer of the Year for 2017 ahead two-time reigning champion, Panhead Supercharger.

https://www.soba.org.nz/soba-awards-2017/

That was an amazing result!

Must be a hell of a drop to beat Panhead APA!

[Tim]

Anyone tried Parrotdog's lager?

Saw it for $28/dozen the other day.

[Tim]

Some bunch of pissheads you lot are!

[taniwharugby]

@tim I've only had their IPA and a Saison IIRC, the former was pretty good.

[MN5]

@tim said in Beer thread:

Some bunch of pissheads you lot are!

Sorry. All of a sudden I've got two mortgages. Lion Brown is a stretch these days.

[Tim]

Report: 80% Of Craft Beer Actually Just Pasito

[mariner4life]

@tim did you discover the Betoota this morning or something?

[Tim]

@mariner4life

Nah, I check it occasionally but liked both of those stories more than usual.