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• The 10 Commandments For Drinking Like a Man

  Last post: Karl on 14.03.11 at 01:49 | Started by Oliver on 08.06.08

  

  Chris Campbell is spot on. We were in Europe a couple of years back for a reasonable period of time, and one of the highlights was trying all the different beers. In the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, etc it was ~NZ$1.50 a bottle (500ml at that too). I wrote (briefly - was otherwise occupied mostly) about it here: http://mothership.co.nz/blog/2007/08/mmmm-beer/
  
  New Zealand has progressed hugely with regard to wine, as the wine lists in any reasonable restaurant will attest to. There is a great range priced accordingly, with something for everyone. Beer however in the majority of establishments is an afterthought; a smaller number of offerings, and they tend to be towards the lower end of the range price and quality wise, and are just variations on similar themes from different brands.
  
  There are a few places that trade on their wide range of beers (thanks Eli, Galbraith's added to the list), but it would be nice to see many more restaurants, bars etc offer a better range as a matter of course, as happens with wine. More about The 10 Commandments For Drinking Like a Man

• The 10 Commandments For Drinking Like a Man

  Last post: Karl on 14.03.11 at 01:45 | Started by Oliver on 08.06.08

  

  Chris Campbell is spot on. We were in Europe a couple of years back for a reasonable period of time, and one of the highlights was trying all the different beers. In the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, etc it was ~NZ$1.50 a bottle (500ml at that too). I wrote (briefly - was otherwise occupied mostly) about it here: http://mothership.co.nz/blog/2007/08/mmmm-beer/
  
  New Zealand has progressed hugely with regard to wine, as the wine lists in any reasonable restaurant will attest to. There is a great range priced accordingly, with something for everyone. Beer however in the majority of establishments is an afterthought; a smaller number of offerings, and they tend to be towards the lower end of the range price and quality wise, and are just variations on similar themes from different brands.
  
  There are a few places that trade on their wide range of beers (thanks Eli, Galbraith's added to the list), but it would be nice to see many more restaurants, bars etc offer a better range as a matter of course, as happens with wine. More about The 10 Commandments For Drinking Like a Man