1) Speight's Distinction. Darkish, quite bitter, really nice. Bit nutty. In my limited experience of New Zealand pubs, you can't seem to get a "normal" pint of bitter, they've all got a bit of fizz to him. It's different, but it's pretty good.
2) Speight's. Sipping beer, good for an all-dayer, like Grand Slam Day 2009. Well, maybe. Bonus sports related trivia questions under the bottle cap!
3) Tui. Exactly the same as Speight's, except the bonus sports related trivia questions are harder to read. Good stuff.
4) Steinlager. Drunk this on the plane, not impressed.
240,000,000) Waikato. Described by the guy who put my bed up as a drink for Bogans, and I tend to agree. Horrible, shitty, bog-standard Carlingesque crap.
That's pretty much all the beer I've tried here. Does anyone have any other suggestions?
TheWelshPharmacist-pining for a pint of SA Gold since 25/04/2008
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When you drink Steinlager, it has to be the pure variety.. the other is pants.
you need to get past all that mainstream crap. if you dig a bit deeper there are world class beers like Emerson's, Epic Pale Ale and Tuatara. If you can't find these then you are drinking in the wrong places.
A good pint of bitter try Twisted Hop in Christchurch, or Galbraith's in Auckland.
website for more info see www.realbeer.co.nz
can't believe that you would even notice the difference between Speights and Waikato, its the same stuff in a different badge
from a local kiwi .... I'm guessing you're based up north? Take a trip to the Mainland and try Monteiths - do the factory tour and have the freshest loveliest beer ever .... it has to be a Radler for me, or a Summer (you'll have to stay around until Summer for that one!).
You Will Not Like Radler. It's more like alcopops than Real Beer. Emersons Old 95 or Bookbinder I'd guess, for you.
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