The Gold Panner
The Victoria Store Brewery / Olivers Restaurant
- From:
- The Victoria Store Brewery / Olivers Restaurant
- New Zealand
- Style:
- English Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 3.5%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.11 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jan 10, 2018
- Added:
- Jan 10, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Beginner2 from Illinois
3.11/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.5
3.11/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.5
I could be the first internet review of this beer ! (RateBeer had listed it, but no reviews.)
Named to commemorate the gold hunters that first came to central Otago, this ale shows how NZ's enthusiasm for brewing reaches even the most remote areas. A micro associated with a quasi-gastropub in remote Clyde, this is an example of how Kiwis are offering up a complete culinary experience... along with their subtle marketing driven by a love for what they do... which is to show off their beautiful, welcoming country (tourism is the largest industry.)
A golden ale, Gold Panner could fool me as a lager. (It didn't help that it was served very cold in a chilled glass.) The brewer claims to use only one hop and one malt (both from NZ) and I believe it. There is not a lot of subtlety in the brew; but then, there doesn't need to be: I Had it on a boat ride through Milford, one of the world's great fjords.
Since we are leaving for Australia today, this may be my last Kiwi beer for a while. So, I should comment that Kiwis have a friendly rivalry with Aussies, often making fun of their tasteless ales. But as a general comment, the Kiwis are more like the Aussies beer than they should be. Kiwi beer should move more in the direction of the Brits as the Kiwi craft industry matures. Good ales are a pleasure when found... and also indicative of a small country with great variety.
Jan 10, 2018Named to commemorate the gold hunters that first came to central Otago, this ale shows how NZ's enthusiasm for brewing reaches even the most remote areas. A micro associated with a quasi-gastropub in remote Clyde, this is an example of how Kiwis are offering up a complete culinary experience... along with their subtle marketing driven by a love for what they do... which is to show off their beautiful, welcoming country (tourism is the largest industry.)
A golden ale, Gold Panner could fool me as a lager. (It didn't help that it was served very cold in a chilled glass.) The brewer claims to use only one hop and one malt (both from NZ) and I believe it. There is not a lot of subtlety in the brew; but then, there doesn't need to be: I Had it on a boat ride through Milford, one of the world's great fjords.
Since we are leaving for Australia today, this may be my last Kiwi beer for a while. So, I should comment that Kiwis have a friendly rivalry with Aussies, often making fun of their tasteless ales. But as a general comment, the Kiwis are more like the Aussies beer than they should be. Kiwi beer should move more in the direction of the Brits as the Kiwi craft industry matures. Good ales are a pleasure when found... and also indicative of a small country with great variety.
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