So one thing I thought of during that recent hiatus was how I had loads of content here on this site. Precisely 1680 posts. And being an old fart who likes words […]
Yeah, it’s another book
Oops, I did it again
I blame an old school friend for this book. Two years ago, I published my first book, The Slab. I posted it on Facebook to try and sell a few books – […]
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 […]
The United States of weird liquor laws
The Field Guide to Drinking in America Niki Ganong Overcup Press If you’re planning on a trip to the United States some time soon, I am very jealous. I should be […]
A food history of NYC
Eat The City Robin Shulman Broadway Paperbacks (2012) Imagine a book in which the least-interesting chapter is the one about beer. Yes, that’s right – the least interesting chapter. Actually, I should […]
The Thursday quote
“You can steal a man’s wife, burn down his house, sack him from his job, but never should you deny him the right to sup good ale.” Dave Line showing a rather […]
Hindy’s beer history
The Craft Beer Revolution Steve Hindy Palgrave Macmillan As the move to better beers gets bigger and bigger, publishing companies are starting to realise that there is a market for books about […]
B is for Bad
B Is For Beer Tom Robbins HarperCollins Let me say that this is the first Tom Robbins book I’ve ever read. And I reckon it’ll be the last. Why? Because the writing […]
The Thursday Quote
‘‘If one is rude, beer can make one ruder; if one is a slob, it can make one sloppier; if one is mean, it can make one meaner; if one’s dumber than […]
Crafty work worth the wait
150 Great Australian Beers James Smith Hardie Grant, 2014 Some months before this book was released on Friday, I’d sent a message to Smith via Twitter offering my services to read through […]
BEER IS YOUR FRIEND 