inspired by the wild iron-rich beaches of the west coast we devised a smooth warming stout that combines oats, caramelised rye, and chocolate wheat malt with our fruity English yeast strain and some lightly zesty Nelson hops. The result is a stout fit to fortify against wild west coast winter storms and the perfect match to a night beside the fire. 

6.0% ABV.

Merchant of the Devil

Hell is empty, all the devils are here . This week we are releasing Merchant of the Devil. It's a release that has been 16 year's in the making. Back in 2005 KHM was a budding homebrewer making his way as a cheesemonger. His pride and joy was an imperial stout called Merchant of the Devil. The annual BrewNZ event included a homebrew competition and ‘The Merchant’ placed. Sketchy memories and non-existent web records mean we are unsure whether it took second or third place but the point is the recipe has been around a long time. Last year we dusted off the brew records, and produced 1000L of the beer and vatted it in two 500L oak puncheons with Brettanomyces . The result is a traditional English style imperial stout singing with brown malt toastiness, resinous herbal hops and a big dose of barrel funk. Hearty and hefty and made to go with the cheeseboard.

10.2% ABV.

We first brewed The Lash last year for SOBA?s Winter Ale Festival. The Lash takes inspiration from the strong stouts brewed by Guinness, Foreign Extra and Special Export.
We have combined NZ Mild, Brown malt and Roast Barley with some herbal NZ hops and our English ale yeast to create a strong, dry, creamy stout.

7.2% ABV.

Dark, smooth and a little elastic with a soft mouthfeel. A dark beer with typical stout flavours like coffee, chocolate and a little bit of liquorice. These flavours come from the roasted barley and the hops. However, besides the intense flavours we intended to create a stout that is still relatively light and easily drinkable.

6% ABV

Established 1854. By Felix Verscheure, greatgrandfather of Omer Vander Ghinste, in Kortrijk. Brasserie LeFort became part of the Brewery Omer Vander Ghinste in 1911. LeFort is a dark, complex ale with an intense taste. Refermented in the bottle.

9% ABV.

BB: 07/10/2023

These rites affirm the sacred wheel of mix-ferment-consume, the sacredness of the humble grain, the natural connection to the cocoa bean, oneness with divine intervention that drives fermentation, all expressed through the goddess-like medium of aqua. There are rites that honour timely traditions of olde with the evolutionary times of the new. From the many, from the dark, a few runes light an arc: CH??????? C???, ???????, C????. 

12% ABV

A buzzy as new Imperial Pastry number with over nine types of specialty malts, a lactose-heavy base, and loaded to the hilt with pastry-laden adjuncts ? honeycomb, pecan, salted caramel, vanilla, and sweet cream.

Think big. Think Decadent. Think Beeline.

10.8% ABV

Best Before: 2024/08/10

It?s big. It?s dark. It?s our boldest stout yet. Massive hits of vanilla, chocolate, whiskey, cake, and molasses all backed up by a Nitro serve.

Full bodied and wildly creamy with notes of cacao, coffee, chocolate, and dark fruit; a product of the copious amounts of chocolate and lactose used while resting on French Oak. Hopped with the elusive Slovenian Wolf Hops to accentuate notes of blackberry, violet and elderflower. Hibernating for months, this dark beast has been cellared and can-conditioned to be shared and savoured under a wintry full moon.

Get it before it gets you.

10% ABV

Ranniku [ The Coast ] - influences of the Australian coast collide with a tenebrous affinity from the P?hjala [ Northern Realm ]. Born is a massive dark collaboration of beer & friendship with our pals P?hjala, Estonia.
Working closely with Head Brewer Martin, we adapted a huge dark base of theirs for the antipodean malts we use while also drawing inspiration from coastal Australia. After an 8-hour boil, robust hopping, and cold fermentation, an extensive bittering on the hot side gives this massive Nordic Stout something massive. A rich foundation of strong malty and heavily roasted character is complemented, and amplified, by additions of North Queensland vanilla and toasted coconut, NSW cinnamon myrtle, and Tasmanian Oak.

Once again, as the Solstice passes, a rich and meticulous stout emerges.

12.5% ABV

Chai holds a special place in our hearts here at One Drop and what better way to pay homage to this classic than brewing up a border-crossing new Imperial Pastry Stout with over nine types of specialty malts, a milk and cream heavy base, and an Indian-chai infusion.
Cinnamon, Vanilla, Clove, Ginger, Cardamom, Nutmeg, and sweet cream all combine to provide ultimate sun continental decadence.

9.8% ABV

Best Before: 2025/08/29

Think Thick. Think Decadent. Think big salted caramel, rich belgian dark chocolate cake, nights-by-the-campfire vibes.

For it's second release, our brewers have thrown the frosting covered book at this decadent number - milk sugar, toasted marshmallows, golden syrup, cocoa nibs, vanilla, cake mix, and all combine in their baked-goods glory to give you the ultimate pastry experience, along with a hit of maple salt to provide a rounding salinity we've come to love here at One Drop and a kiss of smoked malts.

We've taken this crowd favourite and improved on it from last time. The nitro pour is gone allowing bigger bubbles to better lift the decadent aroma up into the smokey air. We've also doubled down on the pecan and mud cake aspects as we found them lacking last time around. All and all this is one decadent beast that has been spun right up to 11 for y'all.

Nights by the crackling fire need this creamy, roasty, dark chocolatey, and oh-so-caramelly brew of oozy chewy goodness.  

10.9% ABV

A mind-melting, brand new Imperial Pastry Stout with over eight types of specialty malts, a milk and cream heavy base, and a coffee infusion.
Oozing with cups of espresso, vanilla, sweet cream, and a malty backbone, this is something new for us, so we invite you to sit down, to catch up, and to have a taste.

12.2% ABV

Best Before: 2024/09/08

A silky and full stout from one of the fastest growing local craft beer breweries Panhead. They've specially imported caramelized oats to give this stout body and texture, it's big but balanced as is generally the case with anything from Panhead.

5.5% ABV.

Parrotdog Black.

Introducing Parrotdog Black ?  a seasonal release stout, just in time for the cold.  

Perfectly balanced for easy-drinking.
A smooth and full-flavoured stout,
with a refined roasted malt
character and a hint of chocolate.

Pre-orders are now open, for end of May release. We?ll be in touch next week with promotional material.

Wellingtonian John Porter is a lawyer by day and winemaker by night, at least that's how his small production Pinot Noirs began life when he and his family first planted vines in Martinborough in 1992. 

This wine drinks beautifully now at five years old with fresh, delicate red fruit flavours over a core of savoury complexity and great structure providing length and texture to this wine. We think it represents great value for money and still has further time to evolve in the bottle, for those with the willpower to do so.

All the grapes in this wine were hand picked, fermented in small tanks and aged in French oak with a modest proportion of new oak.