Okay, so this happened some time last night. I only put down this straightforward hefeweizen yesterday around lunchtime and, when I walked into the laundry I smelled a very beery aroma – […]
The Big Blow-off
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 […]
Australian Beer History Week – Day Four
Having read several accounts of Thomas Cooper and the brewery he started in 1862, there’s one fact that gets touched on briefly. In 1872, 10 years after starting his brewery Thomas’ wife […]
Time’s Up!
Fear not dear reader, the above picture is not of a headless little person whom I keep under my stairs. It’s just a plain old plastic fermenter dressed up in a flannelette […]
A history of Coopers
Jolly Good Ale and Old – Coopers Brewery 1862-2012 Alison Painter, Tim Cooper and Rob Linn Published by Coopers Brewery One of many things I’ve learned in my two decades as a […]
Extra Vintage is extra great
When you’re a beer reviewer you get some pretty cool stuff in the mail. Beer, obviously, but I sometimes get other handy bits and bobs. Like bottle openers and nifty glassware (the […]
Cause for celebration
Here at Beer is Your Friend, we have a bit of a soft spot for Coopers Celebration Ale. Okay sorry about that. There is no ‘‘we’’ at Beer is Your Friend. It’s […]
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