New guest artist
Geoffrey Williams trained as a photo engraver and sign writer and worked in that industry for years before taking the leap in to being a full time artist. His artworks are in collections in New Zealand and overseas. He works in the mediums of acrylic and pencil with subjects ranging from landscape to still life to figure studies.
Acrylic on board
“Hand on the Wheel” $12,000
www.geoffwilliams.co.nz
Brewer’s Reserve April 2010 Release
EMERSON’S HARVEST Fresh Hop AleAvailable from the brewery shop and selected bars only.
It’s a brewer’s favourite time of year – the annual hop harvest! Each year we drop in on the innocent Nelson hop farmer and crawl around their hop vines and deliriously grovel around their drying kilns selecting hops for this beer (yes it’s probably an embarrassing sight to behold). It’s fantastic to be able to talk directly with the hop grower and sample and learn about the large number of New Zealand hop varieties.
Doug Donelan, NZ Hops Ltd, was instrumental in giving us the best possible visit we could ask for. We not only got to select the varieties but to choose from the actual farm and individual hop bale. The significance of this selection is amazing, there can be a huge variation amongst a single hop from one hop farm, it’s the blending process that smoothes these differences out. This was a real privilege for Emerson’s, thank you to all the hop growers and Doug for putting up with us in what is a very busy time.
Richard chose two stunning fresh hops – Pacifica and NZ Hallertau which were placed into the boil in huge quantities at the end of the boil.
Hoo boy…a subtle orangey hop aroma, reminiscence of Jaffa’s, appears on the nose. As the beer warms up, the maltiness becomes prominent with a lovely long lingering orangey bitter finish to balance. The hoppy flavour and bitterness grows on you. Perhaps you might become addicted to hops?
Cheers,
The Emerson Brewing Team
Original gravity:1056
Alcohol : 5.3% abv
Malts : Gladfields Pale, Pilsner, Carapils, Crystal
Hops : Super Alpha, NZ Hallertau and Pacifica
Current guest artist
Simon KaanUntitled intaglio woodcut 2009, from the Moth Series.
Simon Kaan is of Chinese, Ngai Tahu and Pakeha ancestry. He graduated with a Diploma of Fine Art majoring in Printmaking at Otago Polytechnic in 1993 and has exhibited widely in New Zealand in both public and dealer galleries.
He has curated numerous exhibitions and completed many commissions. In 2007 with the support of Creative NZ and the Gate Gallery Residency he was able to visit Beijing for the third time. He first travelled to China in 2003 - the first member of his family to visit China since his grandfather arrived in Port Chalmers in 1896.
Taieri George 2010 vintage sold out
We have sold all of this years vintage but there will still be some around the country at various outlets. Please consult the outlets page to find resellers in your area. The next vintage will be available 6th March 2011.Otago Anniversary Day
In observance of Otago Anniversary Day the brewery will be closed on Monday 22 March.Forthcoming holidays:
The brewery will be closed on Good Friday (2 April) and Easter Monday (5 April).
Cheers,
The team at Emerson’s.
Great beer weekend in Wellington
Wellington people are in for a treat this weekend! Saturday 6 March is Taieri George release day and Richard will be at Regional Wines & Spirits for a tasting from 11 am – 1 pm.Following that he will be at the Brewer’s Guild stand at the Liquorland Beer Festival, Westpac Stadium. Get along to say hello and taste the ever growing range of beer available in New Zealand.
Annual release soon of Taieri George
As always, March 6th means the release of our popular spicy beer, Taieri George. This limited release beer is always sought after, so order now to ensure you don’t miss out!Taieri George is one of our beers that cellars beautifully so we recommend you put some aside as well as enjoy some at release time. Cheers.
New Brewer's Reserve
March 2010 ReleaseCELLAR DOG KELLER BIER
The heat is on…February and March are the real Dunedin summer months, with hot calm weather. The pleasant smell of barbeque cooking lingering in the air really gets the mouth watering…hey what’s the ideal quencher beer?... A German Kolsch Bier.
This month’s release is our interpretation of the style keller bier. It is often served unfiltered directly from the Brewpub beer tank. In our case, we have lightly filtered the beer into kegs.
The genuine Kolsch bier yeast transforms the basic ingredients into a thirst quenching beer with subtle yet complex flavours, subtle haze and finishing with a light body true to the style. A great relaxing summer beer.
Richard vaguely recalls his experience drinking the beers in Cologne, served in a small 200ml tall glass. ‘Little and often’ was the theme, with the waiters known as ‘Kobes’ swapping glasses as soon as they were emptied, with no mention of payments; free beer, great service?! Then he realized the significance of the Kobes’ notching the beer mats with each change of glasses…aha…a thinner wallet.
Prosit!
The Emerson’s Brewing Team
Alcohol: 4.7% vol
Original gravity: 1047
Malts: Kolsch malz, Lager & Vienna
Hops: NZ Pacific Hallertau, US Liberty
Available at the brewery shop and selected bars.