Saturday, August 15, 2009

Real Ale at the Races

Never let it be said that we let a bad beer selection get in the way of a good time. This weekend I made a mad dash to Otaki for a very short weekend away for my good friend Mulchin’s 30th Birthday. I had to be back for work on Sunday and ended up having to race the train an extra stop in order to catch it home!



On Saturday we visited the Otaki Maori Racing Club meet at the Otaki racecourse. We knew the usual suspects were on offer from bar so decided to sort our own beer out. We set up a beer engine in the back of the van and enjoyed the good stuff

To make the weekend special I had organised 3 soft packs, a concept similar to nasty cask wine but bigger and without the nasty wine, filled with bright moderately conditioned beer. So my title is a little disingenuous as it was really bright ale at the races but that didn’t have the same ring to it!



Through the weekend we enjoyed Twisted Hop Goldings Bitter, Three Boys IPA and Three Boys Oyster Stout. All were tasting absolutely fantastic. We had the IPA at the races and it certainly hit the spot.





2 comments:

Greig McGill said...

Fantastic! What an awesome day. I'll bet you were all in fine form with that lot on handpump.

Stu as "Stu" said...

is that Matt dressed up for the first day of the premier league? shame his la's didn't look so sharp out there...