“They have also pioneered environmentally aware craft brewing, installing huge rainwater tanks and a bank of solar panels, and rewarding their employees either for cycling or walking to work, or using public […]
What about the beer, Ken?
BEYOND THE PALE Ken Grossman, Wiley I really wanted to like Grossman’s story about the brewery he founded. How much? So much that I’d planned to run a Sierra Nevada Week here […]
Back to brewing
About a week ago I put down my first homebrew in more than two months. There were a couple of reasons for that gap – which is the longest brew-less spell in my […]
It’s YouTubesday!
Senior brewmaster Grant Wood from Sam Adams Brewery in the United States gives us a quick explanation of the science behind beer and how it’s made.
It’s YouTubesday!
In 2011 Bridge Road Brewers made their 500th beer – a breakfast lager with coffee beans, tea, raisin bread, muesli, honey and maple syrup. Here boss man Ben Kraus takes us through […]
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. […]
It’s YouTubesday!
Check this out.. craft beer made the Channel 10 news last year. It’s a piece on Western Australia’s Feral Brewing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq2tYq2oVKo
The Thursday quote
Brewdog’s James Watt had a rant here about the need to define “craft beer”. Yep, we’re still talking about that, it seems. Here’s part of the reason why he thinks we need […]
Wollongong Beer Alert!
The somewhat lacklustre photo you see is of the tag attached to a growler of the Illawarra Brewing Company’s latest beer – Hawaiian Cookie Golden Ale. At least I think it’s the […]
The Thursday quote
‘‘Because it fits so gracefully and so gaily into the scheme of good living, Budweiser is recognised as the King of Bottle Beer. Millions who welcomed beer back are finding there is […]
BEER IS YOUR FRIEND 