New Zealand's first ultra cool, postmodern brewers of leftfield ales. Specialists in all styles.
Brewed in one of the southernmost breweries in the world, this ale is like a spring thunderstorm: dark, breezy, exhilarating and unsurprisingly wet. It's near black and malty rich, yet is also fresh and joyously hoppy - a juxtaposition of beer styles that we call "Pot Kettle Black". Enjoy it with your favourite friends and great music.
From a lineage of cryptic beer names ... Hud-a-wa' is Scots for "hold the wall" and was the nickname of one of our great-great-grandfathers. he was a strong fella who once held up a wall while his workmates escaped fro a collapsing mine. He'd have approved of this strong amber ale: rich and restorative, yet with enough hop to keep you wanting more. As hud-a-wa' would have said: "Here's tae us, wha's like us, damn few, and they're a' deid... mairs the pity!"
They said it couldn't be done, that it would be undrinkable, that we couldn't use more than 5% heavy peated malt in a beer. So we carefully considered their advice and went with 100% instead. Rex Attitude is inspired by French techno and the whisky of Scotland's west coast. like the 'Auld Alliance' it combines a little Scottish rogue with a dose of French 'je ne sais quoi'. It is, as far as we know, the world's first beer made from 100% heavy peated distilling malt.
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Our Pot Kettle black is now available all year 'round in bars, bottle stores, supermarkets and specialty shops.
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