After the Local Taphouse’s Hottest 100 beers of 2012 was announced on Australia Day last month, I heard there were some disgruntled people in beer geek circles. Seems the reason for their […]
What’s in the fridge – Day seven
Homebrew can be so fickle
Sometimes homebrew can be a most unco-operative creature. The beer I have in the fermenter under the stairs hasn’t been doing what it’s supposed to at all. See, it’s a double IPA […]
What’s in the fridge – Day six
I know just how long this bottle of Choc Hops from Mildura Brewery has been sitting in the beer cellar (aka the fridge we don’t turn on so as to conserve electricity). […]
What’s in the fridge – Day five
Let me tell you an embarrassing beer story. Some years ago, when I’d just started out on this great beer journey, I’d come to the conclusion in my mind that the Rogers […]
A chat with the co-creator of GABS
Steve Jeffares, co-owner of The Local Taphouse and one of the creators of the Great Australasian Beer Spectapular aka GABS obviously loves a beer. So has he tried to make some himself? […]
What’s in the fridge – Day four
Who the hell knows how long this beer has been in the fridge? Not me. The best I can guess is that it’s about a year old because I think I got […]
A hundred new beers at GABS
Today I found out that the organisers at GABS are expecting this year’s event to feature more than 100 new beers. That is cause for some excitement. Though, as Beer is Your […]
What’s in the fridge – Day three
In beer circles I’ve noticed that 4 Pines seems to get a bit of hate. Not sure that I understand why, unless it’s just because they’ve managed to find their way into […]
What’s in the fridge – Day two
Okay, so this Unifikator from Temple Brewing hasn’t been in the fridge all that long. It was part of a box of wonderful beers from Temple beer in Melbourne. While I had […]
What’s in the fridge – Day one
A few days ago I wrote of buying beers even though I already had more than enough at home. That got me to thinking that I should drinking them if I’ve got […]
BEER IS YOUR FRIEND 