Beer Review: Renaissance Elemental

24 Nov 2010 • 1 minute read

I touched briefly on the Renaissance brewery while writing about their Craftsman stout, in My Top Five Beers. Founded by Californians Andy Deuchars and Brian Thiel in 2005, Renaissance is located in the historic Grove Mill in Blenheim, New Zealand. Their beers have been available to the general public since 2006, and have been winning awards ever since. The Elemental porter is Renaissance’s most awarded beer, having won gold medals in New Zealand and Australia. More recently the Elemental received a silver medal at the Australia International Beers Awards in May 2010.

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