One of the funniest beer slogans of all time has to be ‘‘Foster’s: Australian for beer’’. Australians know why that’s so funny but, for the overseas readers, allow me to explain. Fosters […]
F is for Foster’s
E is for environmental issues
Whenever I do a bit of homebrewing I’m acutely aware of just how much water the process uses. Aside from the water that goes into making the beer there’s all the water […]
D is for drinking customs
There are a few pages of the OCB dedicated to various drinking customs around the world. I’ve decided to limit this entry to just two of them – customs, that is, not […]
C is for California Common
There are a few names for beer styles that confuse me. For instance, what the hell is the go with ‘‘Cascadian Dark Ale’’? Everyone was getting along fine when we were calling […]
B is for beechwood chips
In the second instalment of my journey through the illuminating – though also heavy – OCB sees us heading into Budweiser territory (which also starts with B. “Budweiser”, I mean, not “territory”. […]
A is for ale conner
As I’ve mentioned before, I own a copy of the Oxford Companion to Beer. While I have flicked through it and used it to check up on a specific fact, there are […]
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