On the weekend I got this tweet – and challenge – from Pia over at Girl + Beer. 1 beer for the rest of your life? Damn, that's a tough Q! @26bear […]
One beer for the rest of my life
Brisbane and beer
Thirty-seven new beers. In five days. I reckon you could say my recent trip to Brisbane was somewhat successful in terms of getting to try some local beers. Especially when my wife […]
See you later, Shaun
It’s a bit of a sad day today – because there’s a changing of the guard at the Illawarra Brewing Company. One of them – Shaun Blissett (hey, look Shaun, I spelt […]
Free beer is awesome!
Here are a few of the many things I like about beer. 1) Getting free beer: Come on. I’m sure I’m not alone here. Even when I get beer I don’t […]
Do you know where your beer came from?
You might have heard about the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission saying ‘‘naughty, naughty’’ to CUB over the misleading nature of their Byron Bay Pale Lager. That’s a beer whose bottle, for […]
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’s busy brewers
If I didn’t know better I’d think the guys at The Illawarra Brewing Company gave up brewing beer for FebFast. Obviously they didn’t, but their output this month could look like they […]
A hangover is brewing….
In case you’ve ever wondered, being hungover and winding country roads do not mix. I knew that rationally but experience is the better teacher and, having experienced this, I can tell you […]
Brewing with HopDog
A few weeks ago I wrote a story for the newspaper about being a brewer for a day with Tim Thomas at HopDog Beerworks in Nowra. It was cut quite a bit […]
Beer and music
One thing that screams ‘‘novelty’’ is a beer that is associated with a rock band. Obviously the odious KISS beer springs to mind. Clearly a large part of the appeal in linking […]
BEER IS YOUR FRIEND 