1) Fruit going into beer is usually better than fruit flavour going into beer. Or, to be more accurate fruit “flavour”. Because that’s usually how the brewery describes it on the label […]
1) Is it just me? Am I the only one who is automatically skeptical of the beer descriptions on the sides of cans and bottles? The descriptions are supposed to sell the […]
1) There are a lot of ideas I have for blog posts that never see the light of day for one reason or another. Instead, they fit partially finished and unpublished on […]
1) Sometimes, my stupidity is such that it even amazes me. I’ve made mention before about how I’m an alcohol wuss – it comes up often enough that it warranted its own […]
1) So there’s this beer called Hawke’s Lager, right? You’ve probably heard of it. It’s a beer emblazoned with the face of our 23rd Prime Minister Bob Hawke. And it’s got to […]
1) Once upon a time, if you wanted to find a good beer you had to go to a local brewery, or have the inside word on which bars and bottle shops […]
1) Psst, hey you. Yeah, you, the brewer reading this. Come here, I’ve got a knowledge bomb to drop on you. Some information that will change your world. You know that GABS […]
1) Okay, before I get stuck into mocking this beer, lets tackle the issue of taste. There’s supposed to be “a little bit of hop aroma” which is so little as to […]
1) When you pick up a beer you’ve never had before, it’s generally pretty easy to form some mental expectations of what it will taste like. You don’t have to work hard […]
1) It’s a sad time here at the headquarters of Beer is Your Friend (Note: I mean “headquarters” in a totally abstract and wanky sense. It’s not as if this blog makes […]
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