In all of my beer drinking experiences I had yet to come
across anything from New Zealand.
Now I can say that not only do they have beer but I have
tried one and can say it was pretty good.
In saying that, NZ Pure won the trophy at the 2012 New
Zealand Beer awards for being the best New Zealand style lager.
The make-up of the beer is similar to other beers I have
discussed, made using malt, hops, water and specially selected yeast it is pure
in that it is beer made from the core ingredients (remember the old German beer
purity laws?).
Pure, just like the beer |
Upon tasting I had flash backs to James Boag’s Pure, a
fantastic beer that is sadly no longer with us.
I have never been to New Zealand but I know some people from
there, a nice country with a lot of culture and history to share. If their beer
is this good, I’ll have to put them on my bucket list to visit one day.
The locals enjoying the scenery |
This one isn’t as easy to find given that it’s an import,
but it is owned by Asahi (the Japanese are back!), who obviously export it as
one of the better beers New Zealand has to offer.
I wonder if there are any other NZ beers in Tassie that I
can find? I’ll keep you posted.
Cheers,
Dave
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