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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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Good Beer Week – find me here

By beerisyourfriend on May 19, 2014 • ( 13 Comments )

I wasn’t going to bother with writing a post detailing my whereabouts while in Melbourne for Good Beer Week. But seeing as how everyone else is doing it I figured I should […]

The beer munchies

By beerisyourfriend on May 18, 2014 • ( 3 Comments )

The other day I was thinking about beer and kebabs. Most beer drinkers have put the two together at one time or another. Usually after a big night, while waiting for a […]

Good Beer Week Guide – Tip #7

By beerisyourfriend on May 17, 2014 • ( 1 Comment )

Tip #7: Forget about FOMO, MOFO. Last year during my Good Beer Week – well, last year in general, the fear of missing out on some beer or other actually concerned me. […]

Good Beer Week Guide – Tip #6

By beerisyourfriend on May 16, 2014 • ( 2 Comments )

Tip #6: Drink some sugary sports drink. And eat something you dope. This tip (well, it actually covers two things so, technically, it should be ‘‘tips’’ but anyway…) was derived from something […]

Good Beer Week Guide – Tip #5

By beerisyourfriend on May 15, 2014 • ( 9 Comments )

Tip #5: Don’t be so damn obsessed with Untappd – especially at GABS With lots of different beers all over the place at Melbourne, there’s plenty of chances for a unique check-in […]

Good Beer Week Guide – Tip #4

By beerisyourfriend on May 14, 2014 • ( 3 Comments )

Tip #4: Meet up with people you’ve only spoken to on Twitter. This was an unintended benefit of the trip down to Good Beer Week last year. I hadn’t much thought about […]

Good Beer Week Guide – Tip #3

By beerisyourfriend on May 13, 2014 • ( 8 Comments )

Tip #3: Plan your GABS paddles in advance Last year was my first trip to Good Beer Week and it would be understating things quite a bit to say I over-organised things. […]

Good Beer Week Guide – Tip #2

By beerisyourfriend on May 12, 2014 • ( 1 Comment )

Tip #2 :Exercise Exercise is something I don’t think we talk about enough in the beer world. Which is odd given that the thing we love has the potential to make us […]

Good Beer Week Guide – Tip #1

By beerisyourfriend on May 11, 2014 • ( 2 Comments )

I went to Good Beer Week and GABS for the first time last year. I really planned ahead and worked out what I thought would make the best use of my time. […]

The Friday Photo

By beerisyourfriend on May 9, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

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