I reckon a good proportion of the sales of Rogue’s Voodoo Doughnut beers can be put down to that pink bottle. That lurid colour really makes the beer stand out on the […]
That damn pink bottle
Devil Dodger and drinking the label
Taste can be a funny thing. When Sail & Anchor’s Devil Dodger IPA first came out I raced to Uncle Dan’s to buy some. Partially because it was a new beer and […]
Wollongong Beer Alert!
The somewhat lacklustre photo you see is of the tag attached to a growler of the Illawarra Brewing Company’s latest beer – Hawaiian Cookie Golden Ale. At least I think it’s the […]
Struggling with summer
Try as I might – and I have tried – I can’t help but feel disappointed about Mountain Goat’s Summer Ale. That came as a bit of a surprise because I was […]
As great as I remember
The Australian craft beer community went a bit nuts recently when a few cartons of Southern Tier’s Creme Brûlée stout made it to our shores. I’d heard that the stocks ordered by […]
A surprise in the mail
There are some beers that I figure I’ll never get to try. That would include pretty much every single beer in the United States. Especially Samuel Adams Infinium.Crown Ambassador is another one […]
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 […]
Drinking Dan’s Dry
When you think about it, the Sierra Nevada Southern Hemisphere Harvest Ale is a bit environmentally unsound. See what they do is get freshly picked hops from New Zealand rushed over lickety-split […]
Wollongong beer alert!
Note to self – brushing your teeth shortly when you plan on tasting a beer isn’t the best idea you can have. It’s a lesson I learned yesterday afternoon. Working the afternoon […]
Wollongong Beer Alert!
It’s not like I need any more beer but, when I’m up Thirroul way, I have to stop in and have a look at Thirroul Cellars. That’s become more of an imperative […]
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