I can’t explain why but this bear really freaks me the hell out. Certainly doesn’t make me want to drink Hofmeister. Though I’d bet David Hasselhoff would love it.
More beer!
So here’s some good news. La Sirene, makers of one of the finest saison you’re likely to try, are giving up the gypsy brewing lifestyle. But that doesn’t mean they’re giving up […]
Beer Ads – Day Five
Me, I’d have thought the biggest benefit of a six-pack over six separate bottles of beer (which, in ye olde days, they would wrap up in newspaper so you could carry them […]
Steamrail, Byron Bay and taking ownership
A few days ago I wrote a piece relating to the brouhaha surrounding the Steamrail beers made for (by?) Coles. Coles’ name is rather conspicuously absent from the labels. That doesn’t bother […]
Beer Ads – Day Four
Maybe it’s just me but the phrase “man-sized pleasure” sounds more like something to do with a porno than a beer. But I do like that they include some shots of their […]
Beer Ads – Day Three
Beer ads, like commercials in general, are a good indicator of the changing times. For instance, people in the early 1980s clearly saw nothing wrong with the “Boobs and Butts” ad I […]
Beer Ads – Day Two
If today’s ad isn’t the most sexist beer ad in history, it’s at least in the top five. It’s for Brisbane Bitter and I’ll let you watch it for yourself. Reckon they […]
Beer Ads – Day One
So the idea here is that I’ll post an odd beer ad from TV that caught my eye every day this week. Why? Hell, I figured it would be amusing. First up […]
A taste for the Pacific
I have to wonder whether some people’s opinion of whether Stone & Wood make ‘‘craft beer’’ changed this week. If you missed it, the Byron Bay brewery is buying back the part […]
A beer just for the ladies?
Last weekend I brewed a beer with my wife in mind. She tends to like most of the beers I brew anyway – even to the extent of saying she prefers them […]
BEER IS YOUR FRIEND 