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  • 15 September 2015 - Best Beer HQ

    Stone & Wood Pacific Ale review

    ABV: 4.4% What: An Australian craft beer; a “Pacific-style” pale ale from Byron Bay’s Stone & Wood Brewing Company to be precise. According to the Stone & Wood website, this beer was inspired by the brewery’s home on the edge of the Pacific Ocean and brewed using all Australian barley, wheat and Galaxy hops. After being […]

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  • 8 September 2015 - Best Beer HQ

    Proper Job IPA beer review

    ABV: 5.5% The bottle: “This is a proper, old-fashioned English beer for adults – not one of those craft beers the kids drink these days with flamboyant names and even more colourful labels.” That’s what the Proper Job beer label seems to scream out to me. Unsurprisingly, there’s even a Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) logo […]

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  • 25 August 2015 - Best Beer HQ

    Hallertau Luxe Kolsch beer review

    ABV: 4.5% The bottle: Hallertau’s Luxe Kolsch looks very classy indeed. Moreover, it looks like it might be an award-winning beer – the label features a giant yellow ‘1’on it. No, apparently that means it’s simply the first beer in a series of four… Hallertau: Our first four beers began life as humble numbers. The […]

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  • 7 August 2015 - Best Beer HQ

    Lazy Bones American Cream Ale review

    ABV: 4.5% The bottle: A lazy skeleton relaxes on a hammock, hanging between two palm trees. That imagery, combined with the beer bottle’s bright yellow label, makes me think I’m in for a summery treat – despite the fact that it’s currently the middle of winter here in New Zealand. Blurb on the bottle: Lazy Bones […]

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  • 4 August 2015 - Best Beer HQ

    North End Fieldway APA review

    ABV: 5.8% The can: I’m seeing more and more craft beers in cans these days, and I must say that I’m a bit of a fan: cans are quicker to cool, they let in no light, and I can fit more in the fridge. North End Brewery: We’re a small brewery on the Kapiti Coast formed by […]

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