Beer thread
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<p>Best place I have found in Auckland for craft beer is 16tun - over 120 craft beers, with some pretty good ones on tap too. A great range of 8wired, which is my favourite craft brewer</p>
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<p> <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://16tun.co.nz/menu/'>http://16tun.co.nz/menu/</a></p>
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<p>I find 16 tun a bit soulless TBH Beer Cooperative on corner of Victoria and Nelson (used to be Tabac) feels more like a pub but The Beer Spot in Northcote beats both.</p>
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<p>I'm not sure, that does seem a very "Raro" thing to do though. The tours are at 12 and 1 every day and it's 10 bucks or 15 bucks to be picked up ( we chose the latter option, Raro has a shitload of undercover cops cruising around ) and you try the beer while he talks about it. That in itself is a good little earner as there was only two other blokes on our tour but as it wound up about twenty or so turned up for the next one. I bought the obligatory T shirt as well.</p>
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<p>The guy that owns the Avaiki Pearl shop opposite Wigmore's in Vaimaanga is the owner of Matutu's older bro. Just rock up to the brewery and say his brother told you to pop in and say hello and you don't pay tour prices and get a good deal on takeaways.</p>
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<p>Gotta try the distillery up the road too. Set in the bush the guy that runs it looks like hair bear but he's generous to a fault and will ply you with his vanilla vodka and chilli vodka etc and then when you try and buy some say that he's got none for sale.</p>
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<p>Last time I saw him at the market he gave me a free bottle as a repeat customer - even though I didn't buy anything.</p>
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<p>I find 16 tun a bit soulless TBH Beer Cooperative on corner of Victoria and Nelson (used to be Tabac) feels more like a pub but The Beer Spot in Northcote beats both.</p>
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<p>I like 16tun. Just gets more corporate types.</p>
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Beer Cooperative is great as is Vultures Lane. Brew on Quay is OK, but not as good I reckon.</p>
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Went to Beer Spot at the weekend. Sensational - and what a great business model. No fit out costs, no kitchen, people just rock up and drink beer from forty freaking taps. 40!</p>
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<p>Also a shout out to Galbraiths - their food has come on to a level that my wife (a harsh critic previously) is actually keen to eat there. it's the grand pappy of brewing in Auckland</p> -
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<p>I like 16tun. Just gets more corporate types.</p>
<p>Beer Cooperative is great as is Vultures Lane. Brew on Quay is OK, but not as good I reckon.</p>
<p>Went to Beer Spot at the weekend. Sensational - and what a great business model. No fit out costs, no kitchen, people just rock up and drink beer from forty freaking taps. 40!</p>
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<p>Also a shout out to Galbraiths - their food has come on to a level that my wife (a harsh critic previously) is actually keen to eat there. it's the grand pappy of brewing in Auckland</p>
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<p>Beer Spot has only recently doubled in size. I was there at weekend too - reading the fern....</p>
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<p>They do everything as take outs too. It's a good option for me as I walk down and back which is about 7kms so I can kid myself I'm not overindulging. The food truck idea is a real winner.</p>
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<p>BBC in highbury is a good option if you're over that way although it gets quite crowded and they have fewer guest beers as their own range expands</p> -
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Always in Matakana when I get back to Godzone. Is Sawmill Brewery still in form?
Yes.
The Leigh one still good for beer and live music, and this was packed last weekend (although I didn't go in):http://www.thedenizen.co.nz/gastronomy/new-opening-sawmill-brewery/#
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Heading down to the brilliantly named "The Third Eye - Tuatara's Temple of Taste" tonight with a mate to sample their latest goodies. Among them we'll be trying a "Pumpkin Ale" a 'G n T Sour" "Oatmeal Stout" and "Heather Lives on".
Will give a full report tomorrow.
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@MN5 said in Beer thread:
Heading down to the brilliantly named "The Third Eye - Tuatara's Temple of Taste" tonight with a mate to sample their latest goodies. Among them we'll be trying a "Pumpkin Ale" a 'G n T Sour" "Oatmeal Stout" and "Heather Lives on".
Will give a full report tomorrow.
I'm not quite sure what it is, and I feel a bit of a prick for saying so but Tuatara really don't do it for me like Garage Project or Panhead do.
Ordered a tasting tray and started with the G n T sour. I do quite like a sour beer every now and again but this one didn't do it for me in the slightest. "Tasted just like a Sav" was my mates verdict. Pumpkin Ale was next and apparently this is a popular one in the States and sold up a storm at Beervana....again I didn't rate it that highly, Tuatara beers just seem to taste a bit "empty" to me for whatever reason ? Their Oatmeal Stout was very good....but I've had better and Heather lives on also had that slightly empty sort of taste.
Again, just my opinion, they do some other decent beers but this bunch ? poor overall.
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Had a couple of beers from Lakeman brewing company last night ( breaking my new imposed "no drink during the week" policy )
"Badonk a Donk" which is a Black double IPA and "Hairy Bastard" which is a standard IPA.
Both really excellent, very impressed and cool labels. Probably not at Garage Project/Panhead levels but above Tuataras offerings.....
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Had a couple of nice brews last night;
had something from sawmill brewery at the Britomart Country club, it was stout in colour but was more lager like in consistency, was a nice drop too....was thier rotating craft beer
Then had a few Pilsners at Tyler Street Garage, was good but it was labelled as TSG and the barman said it was made by Lion, so not sure if you can get it elsewhere under another label.
With dinner at Monsoon poon I had Hallertau #1 Luxe Kolsch....was very nice, then had Garage Project Happy Daze, another very nice beer.
After that, I stopped the beers and moved to another bar and onto bourbon!
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@taniwharugby said in Beer thread:
Had a couple of nice brews last night;
had something from sawmill brewery at the Britomart Country club, it was stout in colour but was more lager like in consistency, was a nice drop too....was thier rotating craft beer
Then had a few Pilsners at Tyler Street Garage, was good but it was labelled as TSG and the barman said it was made by Lion, so not sure if you can get it elsewhere under another label.
With dinner at Monsoon poon I had Hallertau #1 Luxe Kolsch....was very nice, then had Garage Project Happy Daze, another very nice beer.
After that, I stopped the beers and moved to another bar and onto bourbon!
Did you have the Fire Cracker Chicken at Monsoon Poon? That will make the beers flow quickly!!
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@Catogrande said in Beer thread:
@taniwharugby
I'm surprised you can actually write it all up mate.Haha, indeed! Was a very long session, starting at 3pm and finished at about 2am....I held up surprisingly well, although the 2nd day of the course was a struggle....
@Hooroo I don't think we did, was a dozen of us so we ended up having the banquet, although we did end up having this vodka, coconut and chilli cocktail...that was hard work!
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I was reading an article about Williams warn and their home brew systems in koru mag on the flight back from Wtn on Friday pm.
I had to fly back from Wtn to go to Tate Auckland at Western Springs and bugger me the inventor Ian Wiliams had a stand.
So we had a bit of a yarn and a couple of cleansing ales as you do and now I have the opportunity to buy a discounted system if I jump in this week.
I did a search and DK posted this link to their site http://www.williamswarn.com/The-WilliamsWarn/BrewKeg#.WDAdrLXXfYU about a year ago.
But has anyone actually used their stuff. On the face of it sounds quite appealing. Self contained system, award winning beers made with it etc, but I am appealing to the collective wisdom of the fern.
I have two concerns - one do I really need something that makes it easier to drink more beer and two I seem to be a bit of a sucker for toys at Taste. In the last 3 years I've spent about $10K on a coffee machine, BBQ and smoker... I hardly ever use the coffee machine, the BBQ about a dozen times a year and haven't even put the smoker together yet
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@dogmeat said in Beer thread:
I was reading an article about Williams warn and their home brew systems in koru mag on the flight back from Wtn on Friday pm.
I had to fly back from Wtn to go to Tate Auckland at Western Springs and bugger me the inventor Ian Wiliams had a stand.
So we had a bit of a yarn and a couple of cleansing ales as you do and now I have the opportunity to buy a discounted system if I jump in this week.
I did a search and DK posted this link to their site http://www.williamswarn.com/The-WilliamsWarn/BrewKeg#.WDAdrLXXfYU about a year ago.
But has anyone actually used their stuff. On the face of it sounds quite appealing. Self contained system, award winning beers made with it etc, but I am appealing to the collective wisdom of the fern.
I have two concerns - one do I really need something that makes it easier to drink more beer and two I seem to be a bit of a sucker for toys at Taste. In the last 3 years I've spent about $10K on a coffee machine, BBQ and smoker... I hardly ever use the coffee machine, the BBQ about a dozen times a year and haven't even put the smoker together yet
My very sensible mate had one and he got rid of it after a year with a bit of gentle persuasion from his wife as he just started drinking a bit too much and put on too much weight.
The problem was it was too good and it was just too easy to poor a beer from the tap as you were going past.
He has gone back to just buying beer and his weight has got back to normal. I tried a couple of his and they were amazing!
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@Hooroo That's my concern. I need to lose more weight not put it back on.
Having said that - it did look bloody good and I can see myself enjoying the crafting of the beer.
From what I was told it works out @ about $10/litre less than what I normally pay from an offie too
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@dogmeat That's why he purchased it in the first place as it was a cheaper way for better beer.
In the end though it it didn't make up for the health side of it. I specifically mentioned he was a sensible mate as if anyone has self control, it was him.
He was happy to be rid of it in the end
