1) Sampling the range of beers from Hobo Brewing, it’s hard not to think something’s gone wrong somewhere along the line. Maybe it was in the recipe creation, maybe the sourcing of […]
Five Things About … the Hobo Brewing range
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The Thursday Quote
“The biggest ever study looking into how different alcoholic drinks affect the emotions has found that spirits are far worse than beer or wine for triggering bouts of depression and unexpected weeping.” […]
Beer on the Box – Victoria Bitter
Nothing beats VB when you’re building Olympic stadiums, it seems.
Five Things About … Panhead Supercharger
1) It’s funny, isn’t it? You hear about a beer that everyone’s raving about on social media, but you can’t find anyone in your neck of the woods who stocks it. So […]
The Thursday Quote
“A beer themed after Captain Picard’s ill-fated attempt to take a vacation on Star Trek: The Next Generation is getting a nationwide release in the US.” ‘Star Trek-themed Captain’s Holiday beer materialises […]
Beer on the Box – Cobra
I don’t mind this ad for Cobra beer.
Researching the James Squire story
Okay, yeah, so I’ve written another book. And it’s not entirely about beer. It’s a biography of James Squire. I mean the First Fleet convict turned beer brewer (and a stack of […]
Five Things About … Capital Brewing’s Trail Pale Ale
1) Having in-laws in Canberra means we tend to visit the “bloody cold in winter, bloody hot in summer” nation’s capital once or twice a year. So I’ve had a vested interest […]
The Thursday Quote
“To make it appeal to more people we could have added sugar to it, probably given it some oak treatment,” Kraus says. “Put it in barrel and then age it to build […]
Beer on the Box – Hahn SuperDry
When you think your target market is meatheads.
BEER IS YOUR FRIEND 