2024-05-02T15:04:34Z http://www.forum.realbeer.co.nz/video/video/listTagged?tag=pete&rss=yes&xn_auth=no tag:www.forum.realbeer.co.nz,2009-08-31:1500433:Video:66168 2009-08-31T22:12:56.119Z nzbrewer http://www.forum.realbeer.co.nz/profile/nzbrewer

<a href="http://www.forum.realbeer.co.nz/video/epic-armageddon-ipa-oak"><br /> <img alt="Thumbnail" height="180" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/327403613?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240"></img><br /> </a> <br></br>Luke Nicholas of Epic Brewing Company tries the first sample of Epic Armageddon IPA from the oak barrels that spent 6 weeks on the Interislander ferry that travels between the North &amp; South islands of New Zealand.<br></br> <br></br> The barrels crossed the Cook Strait 126 times. The beer was sampled at the public festival Beervana, on the 28th and 29th August 2009, to very positive…

<a href="http://www.forum.realbeer.co.nz/video/epic-armageddon-ipa-oak"><br /> <img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/327403613?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />Luke Nicholas of Epic Brewing Company tries the first sample of Epic Armageddon IPA from the oak barrels that spent 6 weeks on the Interislander ferry that travels between the North &amp; South islands of New Zealand.<br /> <br /> The barrels crossed the Cook Strait 126 times. The beer was sampled at the public festival Beervana, on the 28th and 29th August 2009, to very positive feedback from the public.<br /> <br /> The barrels were named Pete &amp; Melissa after UK based beer writers Pete Brown and Melissa Cole.<br /> <br /> The inspiration for this idea come from Pete Brown's book Hops &amp; Glory