In this blog I’ve been known to complain about the relative dearth of great beer in Wollongong. I’ve done the same on Twitter, where I’ve had to put up with reading about […]
Afternoon delight
A hypocrite but not a (complete) idiot
I’ll admit it. Sometimes I can be a bit of a hypocrite. For a while now I’ve been of the opinion that people in Wollongong take the beers at the Illawarra Brewery […]
The Session #69 – The Perfect Beer World
The Session is a monthly event for the beer blogging community, started by Stan Hieronymus at Appellation Beer. On the first Friday of each month, all participating bloggers write about a predetermined […]
Oompa Loompas and pumpkin beer
Any time I visit a brewery, I get a feeling much like a kid going to a lolly factory. Essentially, I think it’s going to be something like a Willy Wonka experience […]
Signs of a beer nerd #32
Last night, for the first time in about a month or so, I headed to The Little Prince for a beer or two. That venue is one of only two (that I […]
So unfair
A few days ago I got the word via Twitter that the Illawarra Brewery had put three new beers on their swinging taps. They’re all from the Mornington Peninsula Brewery, run by […]
Signs of a beer nerd
Today there were two examples of proof that I’m undoubtedly a beer nerd (as if the fact that I write a blog about it wasn’t enough of a giveaway). The first example […]
The Dodger
I’m rather proud of the beer that appears in the rather crappy photo that accompanies this post. That’s because it’s the result of my first attempt at an extract home brew. At […]
I don’t get it
To celebrate Father’s Day last Sunday, my wife took me to the Illawarra Brewery. Because I said that’s where I wanted to go. Ever since I’ve fallen heavily for good beer it’s […]
Brewery is for swingers
One of the problems of loving craft beer and living in Wollongong is that the stuff can be hard to get on tap. You can get the bottled stuff easy enough but […]
BEER IS YOUR FRIEND 