This year Dunedin had two craft beer festivals. Pigalinas like beer. And beer festivals.
We sampled many varieties, ate tasty food and danced to good music. We avoided the beer that, legend has it, was brewed with beard scratchings when the brewer ran out of yeast. There’s experimental and then there’s…
Today we went to Dunedin Railway Station for the Craft Beer Expo. We sampled many delicious and new beers – the coconut milk stout was surprisingly good.
The Taieri Gorge Train was available for people to sit in which proved priceless as the weather turned nasty.
All in all a great inaugural event, roll on 2015.
When I first spotted Rogue Voodoo Donut – Bacon Maple Ale while in Wellington I immediately thought of our Canadian friend Aaron.
Today we finally cracked it open for a taste. It smelled and tasted a bit smoky and there was a definite tinge of bacon. I had expected if to taste saltier.
Two sips was enough for me, only one sip for Katie. Mr Pigalina and Aaron polished off the rest declaring it “disgusting at first – but then you get used to it.” Good to try but I don’t think any of us will be rushing out for more!
Pigalina’s mood can be positively modified with chocolate, alcohol and magazines. Mr Pigalina knows me well.
The sun came out today. To commemorate this rare event in Winter, I slapped on a sundress; got out my bean bag and re-read some Scott Pilgrim outside with a beer and my dog. Roll on summertime.
Monster slippers, sleeping bag, beer, dog, cat and a cheesy horror. What better way to spend a rainy Sunday?
They (the brewers) are right, it isn’t undrinkable. But it does taste like how I imagine an old beer with some cigarette butts in it at a party would taste. That said, you should give it a go! (For a talking point if nothing else.) Beer with a VERY smoky taste and smell. Made with 100% heavy peated malt. The half glass left over night stunk out the whole lounge!
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