Your correspondent has never been, is not and never will be a MAMIL. I did however participate in a mountain bike race on the weekend. Mrs Bladdamasta and I have bought the most rustic of weekenders off the beaten track …
Tag: Monteiths
ANZAC Day 2013 and Monteith’s Autumn Amber Ale
A very early start this morning. I went to an ANZAC dawn service on Manly’s Corso. I wasn’t alone. I reckon another 700 people ranging from young kids to 80 year olds braved the early hour to pay their respects …
A return to the Maori Chief and Innis & Gunn Irish
Many moons ago, this correspondent talked about the Maori Chief on these pages and promised a few photos from inside the joint. A promise is a promise and whilst it is almost two years after said promise was made, here …
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Excuse Me, Monteith’s, There’s a Twig in My Cider
A very clever stunt from a relatively small brewer in NZ. The idea is from one of the smartest ad agencies going around. When consumers find a dead mouse or body part inside their food, it generally causes a lot …
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NZ Pure, Monteiths Sparkling Ale and Radler
Two beers from NZ today. Boundary Road Brewery in Auckland has recently been bought out by Asahi and makes a weird combination of macros, beers under licence for giants like Kingfisher and Tuborg and some interesting looking craft beers. Unfortunately, …
Foursquare Offers…Good Ones!
For those of you that may not be aware, Foursquare is a mixture of loyalty and competition wrapped up in location awareness for your smartphone. Put simply, you “check-in” to establishments – pubs, restaurants, coffee shops, your dry cleaner, work, …
The triplets – Monteiths Pilsner
Your correspondent has reviewed several Monteiths products earlier in this blog (Monteiths Golden Lager | Monteiths Celtic Red). In fact, the Golden Lager was the preferred orange whip for yours truly for quite some time (Fat Yak currently holds this …
Monteiths Golden Lager
Yep. This is the one. Malty to start with. Full bodied. Easy on the way down. A fantastic brew from the NZ west coast. Monteiths are starting to lift their profile in local bottle shops. Definitely worth a try if …
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