Visiting in August

Greetings. I’m vsiting New Zealand for the first time in August, and I’m finishing up the itinerary now. I’ve read the other visitors’ forum posts, and looked through the Places section. Would love to meet anyone for a beer, I’m leaving my schedule very flexible.

Arriving Auckland 31 July, prob just hit Galbraith’s, then heading to Hamilton to hook up with nate2g at the Good George a day or so later.
Driving to Rotorua then Nelson then Wellington. Hoping to be in Wellington by 6 August for a Beervana volunteer event.
Volunteering for Beervana in Wellington 9-10 August.
11-17 Aug, more or less, on the South Island, mainly Nelson, Blenheim, Christchurch.
Plans get a bit fuzzy after that, since I may try to visit New Caledonia or Fiji briefly before flying out of Auckland on 23 August.

Hope to see some folks there! Any advice beyond what’s already on Ratebeer would be appreciated.

Cheers,

Gene

By the way, I will be doing my 1,000th place rating at the Good George in Hamilton, starting on 1 August, in case anyone would like to join me and nate2g:
http://www.ratebeer.com/Places/ShowPlace.asp?PlaceID=30111

I would have a look a Brothers Beer in Auckland. 20 odd taps of very good beer and located on the cusp of the city. It goes without saying that Wellington is awesome and for the most part the listings on RB are a very fair reflection of the quality.

Originally posted by Stew41
I would have a look a Brothers Beer in Auckland. 20 odd taps of very good beer and located on the cusp of the city. It goes without saying that Wellington is awesome and for the most part the listings on RB are a very fair reflection of the quality.

It seems I will just miss you, Gene. Flying into Auckland on August 2 and staying for around a year travelling on through the islands.

Originally posted by sm89walt
It seems I will just miss you, Gene. Flying into Auckland on August 2 and staying for around a year travelling on through the islands.

any plans to come to dunedin?

any plans to come to dunedin?

Sorry, I’b back in the States already. Unfortunately I didn’t make it to Dunedin. Which means I must make it there on my next trip, so I’ll be back.

Missed this one. Out of interest how did you find our beers? Personally I think we have some great brewers, but alas with how the system works on RB they never rise to great highs because not enough people get to try them. In saying that though I have had to concede defeat and give up on the "American beer is like making love in a canoe" analogy.

Originally posted by omega
Missed this one. Out of interest how did you find our beers? Personally I think we have some great brewers, but alas with how the system works on RB they never rise to great highs because not enough people get to try them. In saying that though I have had to concede defeat and give up on the "American beer is like making love in a canoe" analogy.