A few months ago a First Choice bottle shop opened up in North Wollongong, and that meant that I needed to go and check it out. On the first day it opened, […]
An Indian beer that isn’t
Canned Beer Week – Day Seven
When it comes to beer, alcohol is essential. And not just because that’s the part that gives you the pleasant buzz. It also gives you the flavour, if the uniform underwhelming nature […]
Canned Beer Week – Day Six
I really do not understand this beer – on any level. Firstly, what is it with the name “Tun”? I presume it’s meant to be some sort of oblique reference to “mash […]
Canned Beer Week – Day Four
Okay, so think about this. Here we have a beer called Pistonhead Full Throttle. Now, do you expect a beer that calls itself ‘‘Full Throttle’’ to be in some way extreme? Like […]
Canned Beer Week – Day One
Slowly, slowly, canned beer is making a bit of a comeback. Which is a good enough reason for me to create Canned Beer Week. If you’re pretty dim, that means I’ll be […]
The Sessions #79 USA versus Old World Beer Culture
On the first Friday of every month beer bloggers around the world join together for The Sessions (which are also known as Beer Blogging Friday). There’s no entry fees or membership required, […]
A big beer wank
When it comes to beer wankery, I think it’s going to be hard for anyone to top the efforts of Estrella Damm Inedit, from Italy. The beer itself is quite nice – […]
Drinking Dan’s Dry
Welcome to the first installment of Drinking Dan’s Dry, what will be an occasional series here at Beer Is Your Friend. The idea is simple – I’m going to drink one of […]
Look! It’s another lager!
Shhh, listen carefully. Can you hear it? The cries of beer drinkers wishing that one of the big breweries would come out with yet another lager. What? You can’t hear them? Yep, […]
The Sessions #78 Your Elevator Pitch for Beer
On the first Friday of every month beer bloggers around the world join together for The Sessions ( which are also known as Beer Blogging Friday). There’s no entry fees or membership required, we […]
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