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Oops, I did it again

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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What The F..k Are You Waiting For? – Day Two

By beerisyourfriend on January 20, 2014 • ( 4 Comments )

As some of the names I give my homebrew would indicate, I have a preference for weird names. So when I see a beer on a bottle shop shelf called Dangerously Close […]

What The F..k Are You Waiting For? – Day One

By beerisyourfriend on January 19, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Being a beer geek, I tend to buy more beer than I need. That gives me a choice when I want something to drink. While I’m making those choices, there are beers […]

Brewing with HopDog

By beerisyourfriend on January 18, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

A few weeks ago I wrote a story for the newspaper about being a brewer for a day with Tim Thomas at HopDog Beerworks in Nowra. It was cut quite a bit […]

The Friday Photo

By beerisyourfriend on January 17, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

The Thursday Quote

By beerisyourfriend on January 16, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

“But here’s the thing, “craft” is marketing term no matter which side is using it and Blue Moon has been around much longer than the majority of small brewers in operation today. […]

Newcastle photo gallery

By beerisyourfriend on January 15, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

I went to Newcastle for my birthday last week. Instead of boring you with a long post about my trip, let me just say I drank a lot of great beer, went […]

It’s YouTubesday!

By beerisyourfriend on January 14, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Check out this time-lapse video of the fermentation of Sierra Nevada’s Bigfoot. It’s amazing.  

A slab story

By beerisyourfriend on January 13, 2014 • ( 13 Comments )

An open letter to Dani Allen and Jayne Lewis of Two Birds Brewing. You know, I don’t really buy slabs of beer very often. Virtually never in fact. My actual annual tally […]

The Friday photo

By beerisyourfriend on January 10, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

The Thursday quote

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

‘‘A lot of brewers say it proves what a good brewer you are. If you only have four arrows in your quiver, it makes you a better marksman. I think that’s crap. […]

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