Time to crack into that Beer Cellar box. As the box was a gift from my wife I asked her to choose the first beer that I should try out of it and she chose the Auro from the Kereru Brewing Company. Kereru are a great example of homebrewers who after many years of brewing for themselves decided to make the jump to commercial brewing and it went so well that they moved out of their house and into commercial premises. All in little old Upper Hutt.The Auro is interesting in that it is a gluten free golden ale. I think that is a brave move as people who can't tolerate gluten probably don't even think about wanting to have a beer but I assume there must be a market for it. It had a nice clear golden colour. I found the taste to be very wheatey and quite sweet. Apparently it compliments pork, which I could see because you need something savoury, or perhaps hoppy, to balance out the sweetness. Probably not one I will have too much again, but nice if you like your beers sweet.
