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. […]
Yeastie Boys and bad reviews
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 […]
Band-aid beer
Sometimes I can struggle to describe a flavour in beer, especially when it’s a flavour that’s not usually associated with beer. But a few days ago I worked out what it was […]
I is for imperial
There are a few beer adjectives that cause me some confusion. ‘‘Premium’’ is one of them, as in ‘‘premium lager’’. Firstly, it implies there has been some sort of special treatment given […]
Hunting for beer
The family ducked up to the Hunter Valley for a few days earlier this week. As many will know, the Hunter is one of the major wine-growing regions in Australia. As such […]
Star Wars homebrew
Okay, so after a few experiments at making an IPA went wrong (definition of wrong: I can still drink them because I made them but they won’t come out when we have […]
Unique Week – Day Three
I love a bit of history on a beer label – those James Squire’s labels that told the story of the convict-turned-brewer were great (and I also loved that the story was […]
Unique Week – Day One
This here is an Untappd-inspired week at Beer Is Your Friend, because it’s Unique Week. That’s where I’m writing about seven beers that will be unique check-ins on Untappd – and they’re […]
Homebrew in a flash
It’s been a busy time here at Beer is Your Friend, what with the recent month-and-bit of the GABS Brewer series as well as working on something planned for next month. So busy […]
Wollongong Beer Week – Day Five
Children of Darkness is the beer that made a big difference to the fortunes of HopDog. It was made for last year’s Great Australasian Beer Spectapular after brewer Tim Thomas got a […]
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