Finally my near-obsession with beer hunting in mainstream bottle shops has paid off. For the last two years, any time I passed by a mainstream bottlo like Liquorland, BWS, Mac’s Liquor and […]
Finally my near-obsession with beer hunting in mainstream bottle shops has paid off. For the last two years, any time I passed by a mainstream bottlo like Liquorland, BWS, Mac’s Liquor and […]
These days it seems every city has it’s own beer week, so where is Wollongong’s, you may be wondering. Well it’s right here. Gong Craft Beer Week kicks off on April 29 […]
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 […]
Today’s instalment of Wollongong Beer Week is doubling up as the Friday drinks recommendation because we’re talking about my favourite of the regulars from the Illawarra Brewing Company. That is, at least […]
Children of Darkness is the beer that made a big difference to the fortunes of HopDog. It was made for last year’s Great Australasian Beer Spectapular after brewer Tim Thomas got a […]
There are actually three beer-makers on the South Coast. There are the two everyone knows – Illawarra Brewing Company and HopDog BeerWorks. Then there’s the little-known Mountain Ridge Winery. Well, little-known […]
This one is for my wife, who would likely be less than impressed if I didn’t pay tribute to the Wit from the Illawarra Brewing Company. Any time I manage to convince […]
I tend to steer clear of brown ales. Not for any logical reason, like I don’t like the taste or something like that. No, it’s really quite stupid. I don’t like the […]
Whether in other people’s blogs or on Twitter, I always read about the great beers they get to try in their neck of the woods. For instance, I follow the blogs of a […]