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By beerisyourfriend on May 28, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

Researching the James Squire story

By beerisyourfriend on December 4, 2017 • ( 2 Comments )

So, I wrote a book. Wanna buy a copy?

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The Friday Photo

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The Thursday Quote

By beerisyourfriend on May 29, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

“Lately I’ve been trying my best (with varying success) to stick to spending around $20/week on my beery hobby. Based on a survey of n=a few friends I asked, I’ve found that […]

Good Beer Week recap

By beerisyourfriend on May 28, 2014 • ( 2 Comments )

The Great Australasian Beer Spectapular – the best run festival ever. Yeah, like beer geeks around the country, I was in Melbourne for Good Beer Week. In fact, if you’d dropped a […]

It’s YouTubesday!

By beerisyourfriend on May 27, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

You might have already seen the “Brewers are people too” video that’s been circulating in the wake of Good Beer Week but if not, here it is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHgAdxefpNo   While I’m sure […]

Beer science – chilling beer quickly

By beerisyourfriend on May 26, 2014 • ( 4 Comments )

You might have seen on the Internet a series of “life hacks” – a set of tips designed to make things easier. One of them aims to help you chill a beer […]

The need

By beerisyourfriend on May 24, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

In the world of the beer geek “need” is a funny thing. Take this 12-pack of Founders All Day IPA I bought this week. It’s not like I have a shortage of […]

The Friday photo

By beerisyourfriend on May 23, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

The Thursday quote

By beerisyourfriend on May 22, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

‘‘They used to get a cock (ie a male chicken), stick it in a sack and bash it against walls until it was completely pulverised. It was important that the bones were […]

The art of reviewing

By beerisyourfriend on May 21, 2014 • ( 3 Comments )

In my two decades as a professional journalist, I’ve done a whole lot of reviewing. I’ve been a movie reviewer (one of my reviews ended up quoted on the back cover of […]

It’s YouTubesday!

By beerisyourfriend on May 20, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Have you seen Strange Brew, the 1983 film starring the beer-obsessed Canadian characters of Bob and Doug McKenzie? Well, you should. Especially now that the passage of time has added a wonderful […]

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