From the moment I heard about the key ingredient in Brewcult’s Acid Freaks, it immediately went into the No1 spot on my must-try list at this year’s Great Australasian Beer Spectapular. That […]
A freakishly good vinegar beer
My own beer glass cupboard
Over the weekend my wife announced that I had to do something about my beer glass collection. Seems she thought it was taking up so much space in the cupboard where we […]
Yeastie Boys and bad reviews
This beer, called Gunnamatta, from New Zealand’s Yeastie Boys is the subject of perhaps the worst beer review I’ve read. I don’t mean “worst” as in the harshest, though it is that. […]
Melbourne Beer Trip – the wrap-up
One of the big things I learned from my trip to Melbourne is that it is possible for me to really enjoy good beer without getting a hangover so bad that it […]
Melbourne Beer Trip – Day Two
Friday morning was the best of times and the worst of times. Worst: I discovered that truck drivers like to park on the street outside my basement room window at 6am and […]
Good Beer Week – a snapshot
I wasn’t going to post anything about Good Beer Week until I got back home. For two reasons – I’d be too busy drinking beer to write about it and my fat […]
The Melbourne Beer Mission
A few days ago my wife asked me what I was planning to do while I was in Melbourne. So I ran her through my rather detailed plans. At the end she […]
Drinking beer….but not too much
Yesterday I blogged about my upcoming beer-centric few days in Melbourne, the craft beer capital of Australia. I also blogged about my habit of overplanning. That’s something which extends to working out […]
GABS plan of attack
Sometimes, when I get excited about something, I tend to overplan things. The Great Australasian Beer Spectapular would be one of those times. Ever since I decided to go in January, I’ve […]
Trouble at the Temple
I came to the Temple Brewing Company beers a bit late in the piece, compared to many other beer geeks. I knew of them but – stupidly – I decided I didn’t […]
