Almost entirely made-up history, unfortunately. There’s very little of that story that you could say was un-spun truth. I rambled about it a little at the time:
"... witty, opinionated and informative." - Max Allen, The Australian "...Engaging, approachable and varied..." - AIBA media award judges "It’s an interesting read” – Dave, Ale of a Time podcast “..one of my favourite beer writers.” – Tom, Sessionable podcast “Prolific.” – The Crafty Pint “I found this post by googling ‘Monteith’s IPA is lame." – Andrea L “I’m guessing you’re some kind of wine poof.” – Reader comment from Borket "Give ur self an uppercut u oxygen thief." reader comment from Dale
BEER IS YOUR FRIEND 
Almost entirely made-up history, unfortunately. There’s very little of that story that you could say was un-spun truth. I rambled about it a little at the time:
http://philcook.net/beerdiary/2012/07/09/db-export-beer/