Ian

Male

Picton, Marlborough

New Zealand

Profile Information:

Favorite Beers?
Emmersons Book Binder Bitter
666 Roulette
Coopers stout
Many others
Favorite Breweries?
Emmersons
666
Mussel Inn
Renaissance
many others
Favorite Bars/Pubs?
Irish pub Picton
Mussel Inn
Moutere Inn
Underground
Galbraiths
Many others
About Me:
Own/run a B&B / sail boats / build boats as a hobby / getting back into brewing etc. etc. Oh, and 58 but getting younger.

Comment Wall:

  • Kempicus

    Cheers mate....have i got good news for you, check these guys out they have hook norton old hooky, bitter, double stout and gold in their shop although they may not be online yet, they're really helpful and mail order stuff out no problem

    http://www.worldbeers.co.nz/

    Nov 25, 2008

  • Kempicus

    Nice one, love old hooky! my favourite has got to be Haymaker though!

    Nov 26, 2008

  • Kempicus

    Mate just popped into regional wines and spirits, they have a dozen Hook Norton Haymaker

    http://www.regionalwines.co.nz/

    Their website probably isn't updated yet but give em a call if you want some

    Dec 9, 2008

  • Kempicus

    I'm just hoping they've lasted ok....always a worry when they sit in a hot container for three months!

    Dec 9, 2008

  • Kempicus

    Not me! IPA is my favourite style....to be more exact Double or imperial IPA! :0)

    Dec 10, 2008

  • Kempicus

    Hey Ian
    Was wondering if you get to blenheim very often?

    Dec 12, 2008

  • Kempicus

    No it's ok i was just wondering if you went there often i would ask you if you could get me some HB Maibock from fresh choice and post it over, Soren says they've got it at the mo

    Dec 12, 2008

  • Kempicus

    Sorry been in ridiculously boring meetings all morning! :0(
    A six pack of Hofbrau Maibock would be exceptional if you can manage it or if they don't have 6 as many bottles as they have please :0) I can send you money to post them and reimburse you for the beer or i can send money after or whatever you want?
    Thank you very much!!!!

    JK

    Dec 12, 2008

  • Kempicus

    Thanks for that! no i don't have anything else i really want, i've been looking for Maibock for a long time and no where else in NZ has it, i posted a thread online to see if anyone had seen it and Soren was the only person that had. Hey thanks for this it really goes beyond the call of duty!
    Cheers

    James

    Dec 12, 2008

  • Kempicus

    Mate you're a gem! you've made my afternoon! :0)
    I'll send you an email on this site so it's a wee bit more private

    Dec 13, 2008

  • Kempicus

    Actually no i won't because i can't figure out how to...i'm illiterate at this sort of computer thing!
    Here's my email address, jameskemp3@yahoo.co.nz
    send me an email and we'll discuss addresses, bank accounts etc there
    thanks again!
    Cheers

    James

    Dec 13, 2008

  • Kempicus

    Awesome thanks for that, i'll got to a branch because i have no idea how to do that online but i can't get there today if that's ok?!
    I'll let you know once i get them :0)

    Cheers

    James

    Dec 15, 2008

  • Kempicus

    Ardenne....very nice beer! Love the tuatara beers, it's funny because they're so easy to get i forget how good they are, i love the IPA, there's a bar in newtown that does it on hand pump!
    Hmmm 3 boys, i'm not on their xmas list at the mo....had a few things to say about the IPA....if it's good it's great but if you get a bad bottle it's really bad! they used wheat beer yeast for a while in their IPA and that was just wrong!
    I had a nice big 2L flagon of yeastie boys golden boy on saturday afternoon while watching the cricket....BLISS! :0)

    Dec 15, 2008

  • Kempicus

    Newtown is a suburb of Wellington, there's three bars that do hand pumped ale in Welly not to shabby really! I think you're pretty lucky with a place called Black Creek in Blenheim? brewery tap of renaissance that does cool guest beers like pink elephant!?
    You're going all grain? have you started yet? i've thought about it but get really good results with my partials that i haven't got around to it

    Dec 15, 2008

  • Kempicus

    Loads of fun and a selling point for your bed and breakfast...i'd stay at a place where there was good beer available! :0)
    Nope haven't tried good bastards beer....not heard many good things about it so i'm in no rush
    I've just transfered money to your account so it should show up tomorrow, i'll give you a yell when the beers turn up :0)

    Cheers

    James

    Dec 16, 2008

  • Kempicus

    Ian

    Beers just arrived thank you very much! all safe and sound and expertly packed! hopefully the cash should have shown up in your account?

    Cheers

    James

    Dec 17, 2008

  • Kempicus

    I'm a hoarder with a man cave, a convenient nice cool room that i keep all my brew stuff and beer so i'll store it away and have maybe one at a sitting with a selection of others to keep me going....i'm also a shocker when it comes to selection, i need a whole selection of an evening to keep me satisfied! ah beer delights and our little quirks! ;0)
    Cheers for the tip of the haymaker, i do love that beer!!!

    Dec 17, 2008

  • Kempicus

    hahaha man i'm glad someone else does that too....always turn up with a pint glass and loads of different beers :0)

    Dec 18, 2008

  • Kempicus

    I know exactly what you mean.....i had my wife's work function last night, monteiths range only....it was a struggle! i ended up drinking wine which is weird for me. Almost feel like my saturday beer day was cheated! We're off to Bar ed this arvo to make up for it, maybe a nice tuatara IPA on hand pump to make me feel better!

    Dec 21, 2008

  • Kempicus

    Uuurggh tui and lion red...shoot me in the face!
    I will indeed! :0)

    Dec 21, 2008

  • Kempicus

    Well the IPA was off so i consoled myself with a Yeastie boys golden boy....lovely beer that!

    Dec 22, 2008

  • Glynn Foster

    G'day Ian. The Irish pub in Picton sounds like a great way to waste away a few hours while waiting on the ferry or water-taxi. I'll make sure to check it out. I must confess it's been far too long a time since I've had a good pint of Guinness. If I ever get my kegging setup going, I'll make sure to be able to produce some nitro too! :)

    Jan 7, 2009

  • Stu McKinlay

    Hi Ian

    We did a very very limited run of bottles for The Beer Store but other than that it is only on keg at some of the few free houses around NZ. Regional Wines and Spirits (Wellington) and Invercargill Brewery (Invercargill) do fill-yer-owns, so you could try to get them to fill and courier.

    Find us a pub with a guest tap in Picton and we'll see what we can do...

    Cheers
    Stu

    Jan 10, 2009

  • Kempicus

    Mate it's got to be one of my 'beers of the year' from a NZ brewer, that and Armageddon probably....
    Yep it's going to be low in carbonation but i've had plenty of flagons from there before that tasted good...not as good as from the tap but pretty damn good! Be prepared for a taste explosion!!! :0)
    How much are they charging you by the way?

    Jan 12, 2009

  • Kempicus

    Epic, it was a special....
    http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/epic-armageddon/91271/
    http://realbeernz.ning.com/forum/topics/1500433:Topic:13294

    Jan 12, 2009

  • Father

    Pleased you enjoyed the Ngahere. Compliments due where its due and Harringtons have done a great job of this old timer.

    Chris

    Jan 27, 2009

  • Pint_of_Bitter

    Hi Ian - you profiled me very well. Seem we have very similiar tastes - I'm pretty much an anglophile and therefore focus on english style bitters. Big fan of lower alcohol Ordinary bitters as well as Bests & Extra Specials. Though have only just started AG brewing so can't offer much recipe advice. I can dig out the John Palmers recipe for an ESB. Email me if I forget to send it. Will definitely try and brew something like Bookbinder in the near future. Studio1 has a good looking recipe in a thread somewhere there.

    Mar 27, 2009

  • Pint_of_Bitter

    ...just to clarify. The recipe Studio1 posted was for a Ordinary bitter from memory rather than a Bookbinder clone - my comment might have been a bit misleading.

    Mar 27, 2009

  • jt

    Is the mill a new aquisition Ian ?
    Looks like a happy brewer to me !

    Apr 11, 2009

  • jt

    Is the mill new Ian ?

    Apr 11, 2009

  • 666 Brewing

    Hi Ian

    Thanks for the comments...always good to get any feedback.

    I am still working on the 2 beers, tweaking them to where I would like them! Now that I have my homebrew system out of packing, I can do the tweaking before releasing any others. The Gabriel will make a return to The Creek in the near future as Nikki has given me another tap.

    Thanks again for your comments

    cheers
    Graeme

    Apr 28, 2009

  • JoKing

    That's good to hear mate.... I'm glad I could have been of assistance to you. My suggestion would be to flick them an email and let them know about what you think about the beer they have sent you - I'm sure positive feedback will go a long way in ensuring continual quality of their product.

    Cheers Mate - I'm tempted to get some myself now!

    Jun 29, 2009