So I was hunkered down with the boys at The Adelaide the other night, sippin' on a brew.. watching the footy.. listening to the bands.. and thinking "so.. what is it with this Oranjeboom muck, then eh?".

I mean, despite being rated as a "premium lager", and being described as.. uh.. "lamb dressed up as mutton" it never was particularly good to start with, even when it was imported by the case from Holland. But it was ok. They're now selling it on tap at all the cheap undergraduate dives now, and they certainly wouldn't be doing that if it was still imported; it turns out that good ol' Lion Nathan has got its hand on the license to brew it domestically. Or should that read, "ruin it" domestically. As one of my companions remarked, "it tastes like a yeast infection." (Read into that what you will.)

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Yeah, so RealBear.co.nz is "the leading source for online beer industry information in New Zealand" and features "the latest beer news, beer events, listing of New Zealand's breweries, plus online beer forum." New Zealand Beer starts here, apparently.

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As for The Adelaide, it's a good spot to do any/all of the above (bands, beer, footy). And the Brian Le Gros-era fitout is fantastic, and I hope they never see fit to change a thing. (photos to follow). Personally I'm super-fond of the super-comfy padded-leather bar-top.

Awesome.

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