So here’s some good news. La Sirene, makers of one of the finest saison you’re likely to try, are giving up the gypsy brewing lifestyle. But that doesn’t mean they’re giving up […]
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Beer Ads – Day Five
Me, I’d have thought the biggest benefit of a six-pack over six separate bottles of beer (which, in ye olde days, they would wrap up in newspaper so you could carry them […]
Steamrail, Byron Bay and taking ownership
A few days ago I wrote a piece relating to the brouhaha surrounding the Steamrail beers made for (by?) Coles. Coles’ name is rather conspicuously absent from the labels. That doesn’t bother […]
Beer Ads – Day Four
Maybe it’s just me but the phrase “man-sized pleasure” sounds more like something to do with a porno than a beer. But I do like that they include some shots of their […]
Beer Ads – Day Three
Beer ads, like commercials in general, are a good indicator of the changing times. For instance, people in the early 1980s clearly saw nothing wrong with the “Boobs and Butts” ad I […]
But have you tried them yet?
There’s been a lot of talk lately – both in beer blogs and on Twitter – about the Steamrail range of beers just released by Coles. All of it negative. But there […]
Beer Ads – Day Two
If today’s ad isn’t the most sexist beer ad in history, it’s at least in the top five. It’s for Brisbane Bitter and I’ll let you watch it for yourself. Reckon they […]
Beer Ads – Day One
So the idea here is that I’ll post an odd beer ad from TV that caught my eye every day this week. Why? Hell, I figured it would be amusing. First up […]
Getting closer to the ton
About a year and a half ago, I started getting serious about good beer. One thing I did was buy a book listing the top 100 beers as chosen by a bunch […]
A Cosmic Australia Day
So I spent a fair whack of my Australia Day at work. From 3pm to 11pm I was working. The first half of that shift involved walking around the Oz Day celebrations […]
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