Yeastie Boys is perhaps the finest brewery name I have ever
come across. It makes me want to fight for my right to drink fine beer. And the
Yeasties up in Wellington have every intention to fight alongside.
This Digital IPA is the third Yeastie Boys brew I’ve tried
and perhaps my favorite. I spotted in on a
casual walk-by of the single-bottle selection cooler and thought it would
perfectly compliment a Saturday afternoon read of the book I bought from a
Maori guy selling them from a shopping cart in front of the grocery store. It
was his book, a true account of decades as a leader of the Mongrel Mob gang.
Really cool guy, signed my book, gave me his e-mail and told me to write him
and tell him what I thought about it.
Digital IPA seemed appropriate for the circumstance.
To the beer: This is a fine beverage, well balanced and not
overly hopped. In fact, the malt characteristics give it a nice, semi-sweet
flavor with a pseudo-Belgic, banana-peel element, and the hops, native Motueka
grown at the top of the South Island , are more fruit-driven and aromatic than
the bittering properties of Cascade varietals my palate is accustomed to. That
said, I would be surprised to find the IBU to be very high, though it is an
obvious India Pale Ale in style. With a solid 7% alcohol by volume, it
registers as one of the stronger beers available in New Zealand, where even
premium bottles by micro-breweries tend to hover around 5%. Not that that is
the most important factor by any means.
More important is the taste (excellent), the quality
(outstanding) and the sensation it gives me as it tingles past my lips, down my
throat and into my fingertips as they transmit this information across the
world (digitalicious).
Bonus: the recipe is open source. You can download it from the website at www.yeastieboys.co.nz
Beermigos Rating: Burger and Brew Brew. This is an ideal complement
to the kiwi-style burger, featuring standard toppings as well as pineapple
rings, pickled beetroot slices and a fried egg.
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