
In my neck of the woods, the Illawarra Brewery underwent a makeover last month. One that includes demolishing the old bar so they can put in 24 taps. Since the relaunch those […]
In my neck of the woods, the Illawarra Brewery underwent a makeover last month. One that includes demolishing the old bar so they can put in 24 taps. Since the relaunch those […]
Today marks the third birthday of Beer is Your Friend. Yep, I’ve been banging on in this bit of cyberspace for three years. That’s more than 1000 posts, 100,000 page views and […]
Stone & Wood’s Pacific Ale cold end up being the Australian beer scene’s version of Anchor Steam Ale – both in terms of the name becoming a style and also the need […]
I decided to write this blog after reading another one on sexism in beer, written by some guy named Oliver. The reason is that in it he makes the point that it’s […]
I really don’t know what Woolworths is doing with its Sail & Anchor range. It’s like they decided to have a beer label but then didn’t really know what to do. There […]
Late last week quite a few beer geeks got hot under the collar about this story. I was one of them, suggesting that using the Budweiser Super Bowl ad as evidence that […]
A few quick thoughts on today’s Hottest 100 Beers votes. Distribution isn’t everything: The top three – Hop Hog, Pacific Ale and 4 Pines – are all beers with wide-ranging distribution. And […]
Forgive me for being late to the party (I was on holidays last week), but I’m going to write about that Jim Koch article now. Come on, you know the one. The […]
When we talk about alcohol in a negative way, why does it seem to always mean beer? For instance, a news report that covers the problems of drinking too much alcohol will […]
So what do you do when you have a beer reviled in its home country? Well, you release another beer under the same name to sell to the people who dislike the […]