When it came to choosing a Western Australian brewery to write about, the decision was difficult because there are two very important ones to choose from. One the one hand there’s Matilda […]
Australian Beer History Week – Day Six
Australian Beer History Week – Day Four
Having read several accounts of Thomas Cooper and the brewery he started in 1862, there’s one fact that gets touched on briefly. In 1872, 10 years after starting his brewery Thomas’ wife […]
Beers I can’t have
Every month or so I head down to the local newsagent to pick up the latest copy of All About Beer magazine. And then proceed to torture myself. You see, within its […]
My own beer glass cupboard
Over the weekend my wife announced that I had to do something about my beer glass collection. Seems she thought it was taking up so much space in the cupboard where we […]
More beer choices
Okay so here’s some good news – First Choice Liquor has opened up an outlet in North Wollongong. Now, that might not be a big deal for those who live in Melbourne […]
Mixing up the beers
When you have a kid it can be hard to fully indulge your inner beer geek. For instance, my parents live out Campelltown way and we regularly drive up for a visit. […]
Wollongong Beer Week – Day Seven
The mind of Tim at HopDog works in strange ways. Take the example of his latest beer – Redrum. According to the bottle label it had its origins when someone offered him […]
BEER IS YOUR FRIEND 