New Brewer's Reserve launch
For the second summer, Emerson’s celebrates the Dunedin Sound in their Brewer’s Reserve programme. The launch of the latest brew, “North by North” will take place at the Inch Bar, Bank St, North East Valley on Wednesday 25 January.
Please join Richard Emerson and Chris O’Leary from Emerson’s at the Inch Bar.
Bob Scott (The Bats) and Jon Simcock (Inch Bar) will pour the first pint at 4 p.m.
North by North is in tribute to the well known track of the same name launched by The Bats in 1987 on their first album and now one of the band’s classic songs.
Brew info:
Primarily a Christchurch band, The Bats, have strong links to Dunedin and are usually grouped in with the Dunedin Sound bands. Bob Scott, vocals and guitar, lives in Port Chalmers, and often enjoys Emerson’s at the Inchbar. We are huge fans of these guys and we are happy to claim them in our Dunedin Sound Series for an excuse to brew a great classic Czech style Pilsner. The release of the band’s new album ‘Free all the Monsters’ encouraged us to brew a ‘monster’ Czech style pilsner we call North by North after their hit of the same name.
North by North is a wee monster in many ways but what we are most proud of is the long, long, maturation or lagering, we gave ‘North by North’. Long lagering creates a pilsner with a rich, mellow malt flavour, backed up by generous amounts of Czech Saaz hop to provide a crisp firm finish. In the mainstream brewing world long lagering times are a no-no, it ties up too much tank space for too long – brewery accountants hate it! Brewers love it – North by North is a testament to doing something well and doing it right;
100% Czech malt, 100% Czech hops, Czech Yeast – No compromise
We know you will appreciate this Pilsner, try it side by side a typical Euro style ‘lager’ and taste the difference, you’ll see why we are proud of this beer.
Emerson’s Brewer’s Reserves are small batches available only from selected bars and the brewery shop for a limited time.
The Bats:
Formed in 1982, The Bats are a corner stone of the Dunedin Sound and retain the original line up of Bob Scott, Kaye Woodward, Paul Kean and Malcolm Grant.
Their eighth studio album “Free all the Monsters” was released last year to critical acclaim:
"It's The Bat's strongest effort in years...this is a classic album from the band. 10/10" - Volume Magazine/NZ Herald
"Free All The Monsters is everything you already love about The Bats, but its so much more...My pick for Album of The Year to date" - Christchurch Press
"Their Best Work...Free All The Monsters is their most radio friendly track to date and a contender for Single of the Year" - **** (4 Stars) Sunday Star Times
'Free All The Monsters' contains more great songs than any album I've heard in a long time.
Russel Brown's Public Address
For more info:
The Bats www.thebats.co.nz
Ginger beer is back!
The fine weather continues and the new batch of ginger beer is available at the brewery shop. Mmmmm.
(Sorry shop sales only; not available in bottles or for mailorders).
Ginger beer temporarily unavailable - but back soon!
Happy New Year!
With the fabulous weather we have been enjoying, our Ginger beer stocks didn't last as long as we hoped! The next batch will be ready Friday 20 January.
(Available for brewery shop sales only, sorry no mailorders).
Cheers
Thank you and the winner is...
THANK YOU to everyone who filled out our customer survey. We had a FANTASTIC response, and all of your valuable feedback will help us continue on our quest to produce the highest quality New Zealand brewed beer.
And the lucky winner is...
Andy Brown of Auckland
who has won the 2.5L flagon filled with an Emerson's beer of his choice!
CONGRATULATIONS!
Brewery shop hours over Xmas /New Year
Our retail outlet will be open except weekends and stat holidays...
Monday 19 Dec – Wednesday 21 Dec: 9 a.m – 5 p.m
Thursday 22 Dec - Friday 23 Dec: 9 a.m – 6 p.m
Saturday 24 – Tuesday 27 December: Closed
Wednesday 28 – Friday 30 December: 10 a.m - 3 p.m
Saturday 31 Dec – Tuesday 3 January: Closed
Wednesday 4 January: Reopen for business
The team at Emerson's wish you a happy and safe Christmas and New Year.
Let us know what you think! Emerson's Customer Survey
Thank you to everyone who filled out our customer survey, we had a fantastic response!
The winner will be announced soon, so stay tuned...
The Emerson's Team.
Ginger beer at the brewery shop
Available only from the brewery shop in Dunedin for the summer season; our sparkling, non-alcoholic ginger beer.
Sold in 1.25 litre PETs or our staff will refill your clean, approved bottles.
A refreshing and invigorating taste of summer...
Cheers from the Brew Crew.
(Sorry, no mail orders - this is a shop only product).
New Brewer's Reserve: Tally Ho! Summer Golden Ale DUNEDIN SOUND SERIES
October 2011 Brewer’s Reserve Release
The Dunedin Sound Series honours some of New Zealand’s greatest music. Tally Ho was such a success last year we have remastered it and ‘reissued’ it as an early Summer release. The Clean’s 1981 debut single "Tally Ho!" reached number 19 on the New Zealand Singles Charts.
Tally Ho tips its’ hat to the beer style, English Summer Ale – straw to golden coloured, refreshing, almost citrus and light bodied, yet the malt is present enough on the palate and balances the subtle herbaceous and citrus English hop. The kind of thirst quenching ale you might imagine supping around an English common either poured beautifully on the hand pump or refreshingly effervescent from a pub tap. Did someone mention the crack of the willow?
Unlike another big brewer, we haven’t used Rata honey or spices to achieve our Summer flavours. Like our English brewing cousins we have chosen traditional English hops, in this case Challenger and East Kent Goldings and matched them with our own locally grown, ‘custom’ malted pale ale malt, to create a beautifully balanced version of the English Summertime classic.
Balance is the key with this style, dry hopped at a low level, with English varieties, Tally Ho has a teasing ‘fresh’ aroma and hop flavour. A local aficionado of fine craft beer, David Kilgour, of The Clean, helped us on the day with dry hopping this ale, so we reckon this ale is specially blessed. Our only problem will be that we have to share Tally Ho with the punters, leaving less for us to enjoy after a hard Summer day’s brewing !
Here’s to Summer and great beer wherever you are!
The Brew Crew
Original gravity: 1050
Alcohol : 4.9 % vol
Malts : NZ Ale malt, Caramalts
Hops : UK Challenger, East Kent Goldings
Yeast: Ale
Available from the brewery shop and selected taps.
Photo: David Kilgour assists with the dryhopping of "Tally Ho!"
Photo: Clive Copeman
