I like hops in the same way I like oysters, my beloved Brisbane Broncos, Ronald Reagan, Office Space, sashimi, Wrestlemania baby, The Hobbit (book version), Martin Bosley, capitalism, (Sir) Jeremy Clarkson, Star Wars, Samantha Fox, PJ O’Rourke, Hawaiian shirts, Scottish Rugby, hugs from Steve Nally, Oasis, Jane Clifton’s writing style, the complete works of Steven Seagal, Gavin Hastings, Tyrion Lannister, Stu McKinlay’s trousers and Johnny Bravo – in other words, a lot.

Last week the Malthouse was a little quieter and considerably less hirsute. This was due to the absence of Colin the Handsome yet Softly Spoken Scotsman on his regular sojourn to the United States for a seemingly endless round of tastings, brewery tours, craft beer events and celebrity selfies. [1]

Last week I wrote exactly four ‘facts’ about Gisborne Gold lager and I managed to get at least one of them wrong.

Last week, this very blog hinted that there would be “a real blast from the past on tap” at Malthouse. The motivation behind this event was initially described as

On 13 March 2014, Stone Brewing Co. basically took over central Wellington with 45 of their famous beers pouring from 50 taps at Malthouse and the Fork & Brewer

It is almost here – forty five classic American craft beers from the legendary Stone Brewing Co. will be spread over fifty taps across two bars.