Remember that time in January 2014 when the Australian beer geek community got all super excited that Stone Beer was being exported here? And it was legit beer too, not the grey […]
Be careful what you wish for
Good beer finds a home in Warilla
There are some places in my home town of Wollongong where I just don’t expect to find good beer. Places where the local BWS opts not to stock poofter beer like Stone […]
Dan’s makes new Connections
Question: What do these brewers have in common – Brew Cult, Deschutes, Nomad, Birra del Borgo, Birra Baladin, TO–OL, Sixpoint, Clown Shoes and Brew Fist. If you answered that question by saying […]
Finally, a can of Dr Tim’s
Dr Tim’s Traditional Ale is a bit of an oddity in the Coopers’ oeuvre. For starters, it’s only available in cans. And as far as I know, it’s the only Coopers product […]
The need
In the world of the beer geek “need” is a funny thing. Take this 12-pack of Founders All Day IPA I bought this week. It’s not like I have a shortage of […]
It’s Taco time
What you’re looking at in this photo is a case of Two Birds Taco. Or perhaps it’s destiny. Allow me to explain. A month or so ago I wrote an open letter […]
Wollongong Beer Alert!
So there I was at Thirroul Cellars, looking to see if there was anything new in the fridges. Not so much in the six-pack fridges – except for Rocks Brewing Co’s The […]
Drinking Dan’s Dry
This is a beer that you’d think I’d have gotten around to drinking before now. Dan Murphy’s has been stocking it for ages and I’m a regular visitor to various Uncle Dan’s […]
The Thursday quote
“Woolworths, which owns Dan Murphy’s and BWS, and Coles, which owns Liquorland, First Choice and Vintage Cellars, leverage their duopoly regularly to undercut competitors, using heavily discounted alcohol as a loss leader. […]
James and Fraser
It’s funny, I’d always felt that the label of Aldi’s Fraser Briggs was a straight-out copy of James Boag’s premium lager. But, as you can see from the picture above, they’re not […]
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