It's been a while since an organised SOBA event in Auckland but hopefully this will get your interest - Shane Morley and the fine crew at Steam Brewing Company have invited us for a brewery tour and tasting on Saturday 31st July. Those who came along on the last trip there will remember what a great time we had, with Shane's informative commentary and the interesting beers we tasted. This time Shane reckons that he'll be able to share a few samples from the beers that they'll be sending to the BrewNZ awards in Wellington in August.
Steam Brewing is based in Otahuhu and brews the beers for the Cock & Bull pubs, as well as the Epic beers and a couple of others. You'll need to arrange your own transport but last time we managed to do some carpooling. We'll be kicking off the tour at 12 noon.
Let me know ASAP if you're planning to come along and if you can offer (or need) transport.
Cheers & beers,
Martin