Tuatara Loves APA

While all the media talk recently has been about credit cards and vuvuzelas, an important news item about Tuatara has largely been over-looked. A pair of University of Otago science masters students won two awards at the New Zealand Reel Earth Environmental Film Awards. Their film, In Cold Blood, is easily the best Tuatara romance movie you will see this year – guaranteed. It even has its own blog.

Speaking of Tuatara love, the team here is loving the new Tuatara APA. Judging by the speed of sales, we are not the only ones. There have been some pleas on our Facebook and Twitter profiles for a list of venues where APA may be available (depending on stocks of course):

• Malthouse – The home of Tuatara is naturally the home of Tuatara APA
• Hashigo Zake – Underground cult beer bar
• Bar Edward – Good beer in Newtown
• One Red Dog – Pizza and beer on the Wellington waterfront
• D4 – Upstairs Irish hospitality with a fine selection of beers
• House on Hood – the ‘home of great beer’ in Hamiltron.

The beer critics have had a few nice words to say too. Here is an excerpt from Kieran Haslett-Moore’s piece in the Capital Times:

“Last week saw the first new release from Tuatara since last year’s malt accented Helles Lager. Last Wednesday Tuatara APA, a hoppy aromatic American style pale ale, was released at the Malthouse. While Helles had been aimed at bridging the gap between craft beer and the mainstream, APA is very firmly aimed at the growing numbers of ‘hopheads’ who have helped to catapult brands like Epic onto supermarket shelves around the country.

Tuatara APA was developed after Head Brewer Carl Vasta returned from attending the World Beer Cup in Chicago this year. A blend of three American grown hop varieties, Cascade, Amarillo and Simcoe were used over a solid English malt backbone of Marris Otter Pale and low colour Crystal malts. Pouring a rich shade of light amber, APA throws up aromas of grapefruit, tropical fruit, pine resin and biscuity malt, in the mouth the beer has a complex range of zesty, fruity hop flavours, and a solid lightly caramel flavoured malt backbone.

Tuatara APA really stands out from the pack of American Pale Ales currently available in New Zealand by striking a fantastic balance between malt character and hop flavour making it incredibly drinkable.”

Absolutely – what he said.

Cheers from the team at Tuatara