The Naked Hop | Issue Six

WELCOME TO THE NAKED HOP! A monthly publication coming to you from the Glengarry team of beer experts, where we explore everything beer related. Here you’ll find an in depth look into the beer world and what makes it tick.

Wrap your lips around our sixth issue of The Naked Hop where Behemoth is once again stirring the brew kettle, blending hops with politics, we take you on a flavourful journey through Wellington's Beervana and hear how some humble kiwi heroes are spreading their wings with Parrotdog.

BEHEMOTH REMAINS FIRMLY TONGUE-AND-CHEEK

Back in May, when Behemoth re-released their 2016 ‘Dump the Trump’ American IPA there was small chance they expected the swift response of keyboard cowboys invading their Facebook page in a horde with one-star reviews and negative comments. Locally, this only served to strengthen the brand and Andrew Childs’ presence as fellow kiwi’s and others from abroad leapt to his digital defence.

It seems this whole situation has done little to

Behemoth’s Snow Mexican Maple

dampen Andrew’s tongue-in-cheek approach

Syrup Imperial Stout

to naming his brews, especially when considering his two most recent releases!

Once that southern wall has been built, no doubt Trump will turn his attentions towards his northern border with the ever-friendly Canadians.

This Imperial Stout has been laced with a decent whack of Canadian Gold, AKA Maple Syrup, a liquid they take so seriously the Canadian Government stockpiles it in a heavily defended fort in case of worldwide shortages… and the absolute chaos this would unleash…

Behemoth’s Collusion American

It is easy to appreciate the Behemoth sense of

Hopped Russian Imperial Stout

humour, which for now seems happily focused on our dearest Donald. Grab the latest offerings

In this dystopian brew, it is Russia’s turn to feel the overt influence of America. A rich and robust

whilst stocks last. As always, we eagerly await their next releases!

Russian Style Imperial Stout that received a smattering of good ol’ American Hops.

-TJ

BEERVANA 2018

Beervana is a beer event hosted in Wellington every year at the Westpac Stadium. Basically it’s the entirety of the craft beer scene in NZ, in one place with some special one off festival beers that are crazy weird. All of the big players were there, but it was also great to see some new smaller breweries and also a few new brands launching! It's definitely the place to get your beer out there.

Thousands of beer geeks like myself descended on the stadium the weekend of the 11th of August to sample our way through them all. OK, well I didn’t quite get to all of them, but I made a damn good go of it.

Some of the weird and wonderful beers included a Stout from Panhead in which the malts were smoked with Tarantulas and Scorpions. Wtf. But somehow they make it work. I didn’t personally try this one because creepy crawleys freak me out, but the general population seemed to love it, finishing with a rating of 3.69/5 on the Beervana app.

The best gimmick of the day would have to go to Hop Federation with their lemon, lime and glitters. You heard right folks, Hop Fed made a glitter beer, and it was so freaking cool! Good thing the beer was also delicious: a citrus sour that was nice and tart, and the glitter just kept on swirling! Their nitro pouring Chocolate Milk Stout was also fantastic. Who doesn’t love anything that pours on nitro?! A creamy, silky smooth stout that was like drinking chocolate Tuatara had some crazy whacky brews also.

mousse.

They had a pumpkin spice ale, that was topped with whipped cream and went down an absolute treat. I’ve never had pumpkin pie before, but I imagine it would have tasted something along those lines. They also had a mushroom and truffle ale, with bog umami characters from the freshly foraged mushrooms and truffles. Smokey, fruity and herbaceous all at the same time. Twas odd indeed.

Garage Project was on point this year. They had a great line up of beers, including a deconstructed Verbotene Fruchte, which was their GABS beer. This was 2 beers blended at the stand to create one super beer. There were 3 different tangy fruit beers, green, orange and pink, all super fruity and sour as anything, making the saliva glands go nuts. Also pouring at GP was the brand spanking release of DFA, a hugely tropical fruit driven IPA. Oh, did I Behemoth coming in with the goods, standard.

mention that Garage Project also had a

Taking out second place for people’s choice,

wedding altar at Beervana? And they legally

their Snow Mexican was a crowd favourite. It

married some craft beer crazy couples.

was a maple syrup infused imperial stout and it

#chooselove

was absolutely decadent. Also in their line-up was Freedom Waffles, a cream ale brewed with raspberries, blueberries and vanilla; it was like drinking waffles...and it was pink, cute.

Collusion was the draw card of the day, with Behemoth embracing every chance to have fun, and make fun of their brews. This was an American hopped, Russian Imperial Stout, and poked some light humour at Trump and Putin being best of buds.

If you’re a beer geek like me, this is definitely an event not to be missed. If you didn’t go this year, I would highly recommend you do next year! The festival beers are just outstanding, and a lot of them are festival only - there has only been a few beers trickle out into the market in bottles and cans.

-HB

PARROTDOG

A true Kiwi inspiration story, Parrotdog brewed out of humble beginnings. Starting off as a couple of guys tinkering with a home brew kit in an Aro Valley flat are now recognized as a growing player in the New Zealand craft beer scene. Now based in Wellington's Lyall Bay Parrotdog have a state-of-the-art custom-built facility. A hop-skip from the beach you can fill your growler from their takeaway and go sit in

the sand. Or if it is too windy you can have a

Parrotdog are known for their core range of five

brew and a bite at their bar.

beer styles that are both delicious and well balanced. Their Flora series tests the limits of IPA as a variety. The more difficult beer to obtain is the RareBird series. These are oneoff beers named after native New Zealand birds. Their extinction or rarity make them the stuff of legends.

Available only from the brewery is their Lyall Bay series. Brewed on a pilot kit these beers exemplify a lot more creative license and experimentation. Parrotdog’s business model is built on successful crowd-funding and their annual shareholder offering. This is an opportunity to raise capital to develop and grow the business. It also allows ordinary punters to invest in the success, and story. Parrotdog regularly give back to their community. They often donate beer to art exhibitions, school fundraisers and other community events. Nice.

-AS

WHAT'S ON OUR TAPS?

Our Victoria Park, Grey Lynn, Kingsland and Kelburn stores have a wide range of kegs on their Growler Stations that are constantly changing. So rather than leave you guessing what’s on where, we thought it mighty handy to collate in one place what’s on.

CLICK HERE FOR WHAT'S ON TAP AND WHERE

EVENTS AND TASTINGS

BROTHERS BEER | GREY LYNN INSTORE TASTING In the same way that many friendships begin, Andy and Ant first met over a beer. Some time, much further down the track, they talked about starting a business together. This discussion almost certainly occurred over a beer. Doing what? The answer was right in front of them.

This afternoon/ evening we will have some of WHEN: Friday 31st August WHERE: Glengarry Grey Lynn,

their signature range of world class beers up for tasting, so pop instore and give them a try!

16 Williamson Ave, Grey Lynn TIME: 3:00pm-6:00pm

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CLICK HERE TO SEE TASTINGS

That's it for this month's Naked Hop. Issue Seven will be hopping its way to your inbox next month.

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