Christmas (1st Ed.)
Let the paper-ripping frenzy begin.
2020 IMHO Beer Ratings - Double/Triple IPA
The heavyweights. Epic Hop Zombie still a favourite, with the Liberty Citra a close second.
2020 IMHO Beer Ratings - Hazy IPA
It’s been the Year of the Hazy IPA. Impossible to keep up with all of the new releases, so this represents my best effort.
It was a close race, but the Behemoth Lid Ripper had the biggest I’d-go-back-to-that-one-again effect (which, in the absence of any clear criteria for picking a favourite, carried a lot of weight).
Early-Histrionics-era loudness
Who needs cymbal dynamics anyway. Killing Room, unknown date (?2013ish).
2020 IMHO Beer Ratings - Stout
Exactly as the label described.
From a deep dive into the Facebook archives
Boxing Day (vs. New Year?) noisemaking; Timaru, 2011-2012. Photos c/o Henry Smith.
2020 IMHO Beer Ratings - IPA
It’s that time again. First up, IPAs.
Ghost drums
A significant shell upgrade C/o RGK. Pearl Crystal Beat acrylic set - 22x16, 16x15, 12x8.