Okay, so I’m still waiting for Lion to send me one of their Tap King thingos to review (if someone from Lion is reading this, can you make sure the beer you […]
Anchor Steam in Wollongong
My home town of Wollongong is starting to see a few bottle shops moving into the world of craft beer. One of the newer ones is Crown West Cellars, way up the […]
Size does matter – a bit
I’m always going to have a soft spot for James Squire, even though I hardly drink the stuff any more. I hardly drink it these days for the same reason I have […]
Z is for zymurgical heraldry
This is a niche in the world of beer that I never knew existed. Now that I do I’m sure there are some people who are really, really into it. Zymurgical heraldry […]
X is for xanthohumol
So X is another one of those letters where there isn’t a lot going on in the Oxford Companion to Beer. There are just three entries – and one of them (xerogel) […]
R is for Reinheitsgebot
Okay, I’ll confess my ignorance here. I figured the Reinheitsgebot (which I’ll call Reiny because it’s easier to type) was an olde worlde recommendation for beer with no legislative muscle at all. […]
Q is for quarter
Devoting one blog post a day to a different letter in the Oxford Companion to Beer has its drawbacks. The biggest one is when you hit one of those high-scoring letters in […]
P is for pine, fir and spruce tips
When I drink some US IPAs I joke that they’ve brewed it by throwing a Christmas tree into the fermenting tanks. You know, because they taste super-piney. But pine trees have actually […]
O is for Orval
Of all the beers from Trappist breweries, Orval is definitely my favourite. Firstly, how can you go past that lovely art deco-style bottle? Then there’s the beer itself, pale and with far […]
K is for kolsch
Kolsch is one of those beer styles that I just don’t care for very much. I think it’s because, compared to other flavoursome styles like pale ales, IPAs, stouts and the awesome […]
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