So these water restrictions are continuing. Even though it has been raining quite a bit they tell us we still have to conserve water. Hopefully shouldn't be too much longer. That means no brewing though. Doesn't stop me drinking beer though, so thought I might share my thoughts on some other people's beers.
For many years Monteiths led the way in terms of making interesting beer in New Zealand that you could still buy. Appreciate they are no longer an independent brewery, being owned by DB, but that doesn't mean they can't make good beer. They now have their Brewers Series to tap into that craft market, so I thought I would go for a good standard against which to measure, their Indian Pale Ale. They market it as being very malty and having a high hop content.
There was certainly a strong malty taste. But you could only really get a very slight taste of the hops. rather than being bitter it actually had more of a citrus taste. It had a nice honey colour. Overall it was a nice easy drink although not anything that amazed me. I would drink it again but it wouldn't be my first choice.
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