UPDATE: John Latta from importer Experienceit has provided a detailed response to this post. It appears in the comments below. Australia is a magic place when it comes to hoppy beers – […]
The strange thing about best-before dates
Talking to myself
I can be a sucker for a bargain. Mark something down and I’ll be more likely to buy it, just ‘cause it’s cheaper This is not always a good idea – especially […]
Being sneaky with beer
Okay, as a beer geek, I tend to buy a fair bit of the stuff. Certainly more than I really need. Because, when it comes to buying beer, it’s a want, not […]
Feeling sorry for beer
Sometimes I feel sorry for beer. Not just beer in general, but very specific beers. There I am, browsing in a bottle shop and I spy a bottle or […]
Some thoughts on the craft beer bubble
One thing that gets talked about in beer geek circles is the craft beer bubble. Maybe that’s because it means two different things. Definition one: The phenomenon of beer geeks surrounding themselves […]
The Stone Brewing screw-up
Last week Stone Brewing announced plans to build a brewery and beer garden in Berlin. They also announced they would build a brewery in the eastern US, but that got downplayed – […]
The Stone Brewing cash grab
Some time last week Stone Brewing launched an indiegogo page aimed at raising money for their expansion plans. Those who throw money at them get a range of rewards, dependent on how […]
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 […]
Six … well, five …. of the best
Because I write a weekly beer column for my newspaper from time to time, I’ll get a parcel arrive on my desk that contains beer. Yes, it is the best sort of […]
Hooray for Grey
A while ago I was able to buy from a South Coast bottlo a few beers from the United States that I figured I’d never get to try. That would be the […]
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