(updated on the 14 March 2010))
Brew Master and Big chief bottle washer Reuben Lee
Management, maintenance and general dogs body Andrew Dixon (with whippings from Jane!)
Quality control panel Neil, Two stroke Dave, Brian, Pete, Humfrey, David, Nicky, Paul, John & Jenny (in heaven), Jamie, Chris, Lance, Lisa, Geoff, Steve, Wendy, Rod, Bruce, Glen, Greg, Jamie, Vinny, Punj, Joe, Simon and anyone else with positive feed back to offer.
want to order some by mail? click here or check out THE BEER STORE Want to rate our beers? click here
The famous Mussel Inn beer tasting competition - last held on Sunday 14th June 09 -
winners 1st Michael Mac 2nd Martin Townshend 3rd John Weston
Next tasting competition - Sunday 13th June 2010
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Beers on tap
usually available
PRODUCTS IN RED HIGHLIGHTER AVAILABLE NOW
Golden Goose Lager - A hoppy golden lager. No shell, no feathers, just pure gold. 4%
Now available in 1.3 litre PETs in selected supermarkets or by mail order (brewery) (Beerstore)
Dark Horse Black Beer - Very dark and roasty not too dry.
A solid and dependable performer - pulls away strong at the finish. 4%
Now available in 1.3 litre PETs in selected supermarkets or by mail order (brewery) (Beerstore)
Captain Cooker Manuka Beer - A 4% red brown beer flavoured with the freshly picked tips of the Manuka tree. A very distinctive beer with proven medicinal qualities. The only one out of 240 New Zealand beers to rate 10 out of 10 in Keith Stewarts book 'The complete guide to New Zealand Beer'. Also featured in 'Best - a New Zealand compendium'. Compiled by Ella Griffiths, published by Awa Press. Also available on tap at The Freehouse, 95 Collingwood St and Hopgood's in Trafalgar St. Nelson, The Abbey at Appleby and Jester House in Tasman. A typical comment - this one from John Thompson and he should know.
Available in selected outlets or by mail order (brewery) (Beerstore)
NOW AVAILABLE in 330ml bottles Brewed for us by our good friends at the Invercargill Brewery.
Also being brewed in Belgium and by the Squatters brewery in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
BITTER ASS - Extra bitter brown ale - 8.5% - So here she is - the baddest ass your like to encounter this summer. From an extremely high hopping Stallion and a kick ass funky Donkey - approach with caution! 500ml bottle conditioned nightmares to satisfy you double IPA geeks.
WHITE TIGER - 5.7% SAISON. Big and fluffy but watch those teeth. Now sadly extinct.
WEASEL'S 2% - Any of our 4% beers cut 50/50 with soda water. A shandy without the sugar. Great for drivers and wowsers.
Beers in bottles
(For consumption at the Mussel Inn - no takeaways - we reuse all our bottles)
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Strong Ox Strong Dark Ale - A bottle conditioned ale, fulsome with a slightly sweetish finish. For strength and endurance.6%
SOLD OUT
Pale Whale Ale - A bottle conditioned pale ale. Big body long tail! 6%
SOLD OUT
Monkey Puzzle
extra strong ale -
Lean Lamb Gueuze - our loose interpretation of a trad Belgium gueuze - slightly tart 'n somewhat frisky! New version out now - LAMBAGREENY - Feijoa gueuze - another one off wonder from the barrel of joy! Very limited supply
Heat Rash Chilli Beer - Golden Goose with a chilli added to the bottle. The older the hotter. Small runs available depending on supply of chilies. Usually available after the Easter chili harvest. Served with the chilli for those who can hack it. 4%
Seasonal
beers
White Heron Wheat Beer - Unfiltered hefe weizen style. Sharp at the top - long legs underneath. Wickedly quaffable. 4%.
Red Deer Draught - Rich red lager with a trophy head. 4% . Just like Tui - yeah right!
Red Herring Smokey Beer - A smooth brown beer with the addition of smoked malt. Better than a slap with a wet fish! 4%
Whiskey Kiss Bourbon Barrel Fermented Beer - A brown beer fermented and matured in a bourbon barrel. 6%
Black Swan - Dark wheat beer. Substantial body - long neck. 4%
Bison Weizen Dark Wheat Beer - Big and round and roly poly - nothing better to settle the dust after a good stampede. 4%
Black Sheep Unusual Dark Beer - A label reserved for that occasional dark beer that refuses to be easily categorised. 3-7%
Weka - Tasty Dark Ale - a barrel aged strong darkish Belgian styled sour ale. One of a kind and extremely rare! 6%
Polar Beer - Pale - not seen since the big blizzard of '98
Other products
Apple Roughy Cider - dry organic apple cider. A great mix of Sturmers, Grannies and other random apples from around the hood. Rough 'n country as it should be! 4% (pressing 09)
Freckled Frog Feijoa Fizz - A fun and frivolous 100% feijoa cider (contains no apple). A worryingly easy quaffer. 4%
Savvy Blonde Sauvignon blanc made from fruit grown in Riwaka (over the hill) medium dry. Unfiltered to retain maximum flavour and body. This is the wine of the house. When at the Mussel Inn, this is the white wine you drink! This years vintage now available and looking good. See Henry and Reuben in action.
Side Winder - Bourbon barrel matured cider. Cider with a bite!
Alcohol free:
Ginger Beer real ginger and raw sugar with a touch of mint. Grandma's envy.
Lemming Aid lemon juice, crushed lemons and sugar. Of course its good for ya!
Pink Panther - Cut the legs off a lemming and smack it with a raspberry! Watch those kids go!!!
Lemonashi Organic nashi pear and lemon juice from fruit grown in Onekaka. No added sugar. Very seasonal - comes out around late Jan to mid Feb. if the fruit behaves itself. THIS YEAR - MOST YUMMY!
Karanji Crystal - Pure water as used in all of our liquid products - straight from the source, filtered through the forest of Kahurangi National Park. This water is un-pasteurized and has had nothing removed from it, bringing you all the life giving goodness that the modern world does it's best to deprive us of. Bottled in recycled bottles. Available on tap NOW.
Products in the pipeline.....
Kaka-Cola - we're workin' on it!
The main ingredient for our beers the water comes
from a small stream in the hills behind the Mussel Inn bush filtered and low
in dissolved minerals. The hops we use are locally grown organic varieties with
a couple of special brews being made from our own hops which grow around the
front of the Mussel Inn. For bittering we mainly use Pacific Gem followed by
either NZ Hallatau or Riwaka (Saaz D) for aroma. Our pale malt which makes up the bulk of
the grist is grown
and malted in
All of our beers are produced in the traditional way, using a gravitational system in the brewing process. We use a straight infusion mash and a gas fired kettle. Except for our bottle conditioned ales which use various top fermenting ale yeasts, a bottom fermenting lager yeast is used in both our lagers and dark beers, fermented at 13°. All beers are unfiltered and are naturally carbonated in the conditioning tanks (no added Co²)
WHY NO TAKE AWAYS? (click to find out)
It is our belief that beers are best consumed as near to the point of origin as possible and for this reason our beers are not available in bottles to take away from the Mussel Inn. However - due to popular demand, the Goose, Pig and Horse are now available in 1.3 litre PET bottles in our local Fresh Choice Super market and spreading.
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