Mean Doses

<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal;" data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Presenting the debut of a new talent. Last week Michael was just an ordinary 12 year old boy with big dreams of someday becoming a craft brewer. But after dropping 25 cents in a Zoltar machine (not easy with NZ currency), and heaps of centennial, simcoe and sabro hops into a vat of boiling water, some weird magic has kicked in. So now we have this: a gorgeous, fully grown IPA which mixes pine resin, citrus, coconut and tropical flavours.&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:15297,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;9&quot;:0,&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:10}">Presenting the debut of a new talent. Last week Michael was just an ordinary 12 year old boy with big dreams of someday becoming a craft brewer. But after dropping 25 cents in a Zoltar machine (not easy with NZ currency), and heaps of centennial, simcoe and sabro hops into a vat of boiling water, some weird magic has kicked in. So now we have this: a gorgeous, fully grown IPA which mixes pine resin, citrus, coconut and tropical flavours.

<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal;" data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Yeah I know, it&rsquo;s another 80s-reference name. But this isn&rsquo;t us &ldquo;playing the hits&rdquo;. This is us making the hits.\nIt&rsquo;s dank and yum. And also when did you last play Gyruss? It&rsquo;s really hard. Like making excellent beer is really hard.\nAnd yes we are also really good at Gyruss.&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:15297,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;9&quot;:0,&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:10}">Yeah I know, it&rsquo;s another 80s-reference name. But this isn&rsquo;t us &ldquo;playing the hits&rdquo;. This is us making the hits. It&rsquo;s dank and yum. And also when did you last play Gyruss? It&rsquo;s really hard. Like making excellent beer is really hard. And yes we are also really good at Gyruss.

Gyruss

<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal;" data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Qu'est-ce que c'est l'am Ber? L'am Ber est un sentiment. It's how you feel when you're happy with yourself, and where you are, and who you're with. \n\nPourquoi l'am Ber? Aucune raison. You don't really need to explain it. It just happens. Try it. Turn to the person next to you and say it. Say &ldquo;L'am Ber&rdquo;. See? \n\nOu est l'am Ber? L'am Ber c'est partout. I know I'm supposed to say it's in your heart but no, basically it's everywhere quality beers are sold. Probably it's right in front of you because you're reading this. \n\nL'am Ber est Francais? Non, d&eacute;finitivement pas. It's a German style beer made in New Zealand by a part-Inuit man who was kicked out of fourth form French for misbehaviour (true story).&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:15297,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;9&quot;:0,&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:10}">Qu'est-ce que c'est l'am Ber? L'am Ber est un sentiment. It's how you feel when you're happy with yourself, and where you are, and who you're with. Pourquoi l'am Ber? Aucune raison. You don't really need to explain it. It just happens. Try it. Turn to the person next to you and say it. Say &ldquo;L'am Ber&rdquo;. See? Ou est l'am Ber? L'am Ber c'est partout. I know I'm supposed to say it's in your heart but no, basically it's everywhere quality beers are sold. Probably it's right in front of you because you're reading this. L'am Ber est Francais? Non, d&eacute;finitivement pas. It's a German style beer made in New Zealand by a part-Inuit man who was kicked out of fourth form French for misbehaviour (true story).

L'am Ber

<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal;" data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;So what's the difference, between an IPA and an APA?\nThe boring answer: it's the hops.\nThe more interesting answer: it's a feeling.\nIPAs are cool, they're punchy, they're fresh. They're maybe a little loud - like Elastica. Remember them?\nWhereas APAs are kind of murkier, heavier - gruntier, but in a good way, sort of like... uh... \n...well, like L7 I guess.\nSo while IPAs probably sold way more records back in the 90s, and I think one of them dated Damon Albarn, APAs had a track on the Natural Born Killers OST, and a cameo appearance in Serial Mom.\nI hope that explains things.&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:15297,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;9&quot;:0,&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:10}">So what's the difference, between an IPA and an APA? The boring answer: it's the hops. The more interesting answer: it's a feeling. IPAs are cool, they're punchy, they're fresh. They're maybe a little loud - like Elastica. Remember them? Whereas APAs are kind of murkier, heavier - gruntier, but in a good way, sort of like... uh... ...well, like L7 I guess. So while IPAs probably sold way more records back in the 90s, and I think one of them dated Damon Albarn, APAs had a track on the Natural Born Killers OST, and a cameo appearance in Serial Mom. I hope that explains things.

Mean APA

<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal;" data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Happy Meaniversary baby, we've got you on our miiind. Yeah I know we didn't get you anything last year, sorry about that. But here we are now babe, one year into the bar and six years into the brewery. Just think: six whole years since our financial advisor had that nervous breakdown! Time flies. \n\nSo six years is the, uh... (checks Wikipedia) Malty anniversary. Right, right. So what we've done here is we've made you something special which combines the wholesome goodness of a porter with the \&quot;Eurotrash tattoo parlour\&quot; edge of a doppelbock to give you something extra smoove, and malty, and barrel-agedy. Here's to many more, eh.&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:15297,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;9&quot;:0,&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:10}">Happy Meaniversary baby, we've got you on our miiind. Yeah I know we didn't get you anything last year, sorry about that. But here we are now babe, one year into the bar and six years into the brewery. Just think: six whole years since our financial advisor had that nervous breakdown! Time flies. So six years is the, uh... (checks Wikipedia) Malty anniversary. Right, right. So what we've done here is we've made you something special which combines the wholesome goodness of a porter with the "Eurotrash tattoo parlour" edge of a doppelbock to give you something extra smoove, malty, and barrel-aged. Here's to many more, eh.

Meaniversary

<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal;" data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Between Pole Position and Daytona USA there was an eight-year period where OutRun was basically the gold standard. Maybe you don't know what I'm talking about - in which case you're either younger than me (good for you) or you spent your pocket money on something else (*snort*, loser). \n\nI was never any good at OutRun but who cares. We're celebrating this arcade classic with Centennial, Nelson Sauvin, Sabro and Columbus hops, to give you a resinous, complex and full-bodied taste of the West Coast as it was authentically experienced by kiwi pre-teens in the 1980s. Feel that warm air rushing past your face. Smell that ocean breeze. Experience the thrill of me taking all the corners too late and missing the time extension. &quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:15297,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;9&quot;:0,&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:10}">Between Pole Position and Daytona USA there was an eight-year period where OutRun was basically the gold standard. Maybe you don't know what I'm talking about - in which case you're either younger than me (good for you) or you spent your pocket money on something else (*snort*, loser). I was never any good at OutRun but who cares. We're celebrating this arcade classic with Centennial, Nelson Sauvin, Sabro and Columbus hops, to give you a resinous, complex and full-bodied taste of the West Coast as it was authentically experienced by kiwi pre-teens in the 1980s. Feel that warm air rushing past your face. Smell that ocean breeze. Experience the thrill of me taking all the corners too late and missing the time extension.

Outrun

Dean and Kerry were just regular people until 2018 when they decided to throw caution to the wind. Now they run Mean Doses and make very good beers.&nbsp; Flyin&rsquo; away on a wing and a prayer&hellip; who could it be? Believe it or not, it&rsquo;s just Deeean (and Kerry).

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