Monteith's Black Beer

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This Auckland trip has been work, work, and work. I never expected so much hotel-work-hotel time. Today I realized that I am not living up to expectations and had to go to the hotel lobby to find a local NZ dark beer. Luckily for me, there it was in the hotel bar waiting for me to sample. If you are a fan of dark beer give this one a try. Not too chocolate, definitely not a porter, and best of all, not too heavy to handle on little sleep!

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