Much beer was drunk

This is going to be a very beer-themed post. Wellington has a great beer scene, with lots of breweries based here in town. We’ve been doing the Wellington beer passport recently; you get a stamp for every bar you visit and earn a free t-shirt when you get 8 stamps.

It’s the “Wellington on a plate” food festival at the moment, for which restaurants across town create special one-off dishes. We went to the Sprig and Fern pub to try their beer and pie tasting board – you got five different miniature pies, with a beer to match each one.

We also checked out a couple of burgers that had been made for the festival. This was a bacon cheeseburger with fanta barbeque sauce and sprinkles on the bun.

For my birthday, Ash got me a session at the Occasional Brewer. This is a brewery where you make your own beer – you end up with 80 pints to take home. We need to do a couple of tasting sessions to decide what type of beer I want to make.

Finally, the main library in wellington is just opposite my office. When I went to check out my books, I discovered that you can set the checkout machines to speak like a pirate, which I found childishly satisfying.