Hear the 4 Pines boss man Jaron Mitchel talk about their beer that is being designed to be drunk on space flights. And you can read about more about the story of […]
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Hoppy Beer Weekend – Sunday
Of the trio of beers that make up this Hoppy Weekend this was the one I was most scared of. And I don’t use that word lightly. I vividly remember the first […]
Wollongong Beer Alert!
The somewhat lacklustre photo you see is of the tag attached to a growler of the Illawarra Brewing Company’s latest beer – Hawaiian Cookie Golden Ale. At least I think it’s the […]
Hoppy Beer Weekend – Saturday
The only other time I had Green Flash’s Palate Wrecker was when Scotty, the brewer from Rocks Brewing, invited me to a special tasting of some beers he’d brought back from the […]
Hoppy Beer Weekend – Friday
I’ve got this theory with hops. It’s not an original theory by any means. I reckon people’s palates get acclimatised to hops and so they crave hoppier and hoppier beers. So is […]
The Thursday quote
‘‘Because it fits so gracefully and so gaily into the scheme of good living, Budweiser is recognised as the King of Bottle Beer. Millions who welcomed beer back are finding there is […]
Teenage beers
Drinking a can of Rivet gave me under-age drinking flashbacks. When I was 15 years old, a group of us would catch the train into Circular Quay. Once there, someone would go […]
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Here’s an ABC TV story from last year about the difficulties Australian craft breweries face when trying to get their beers on tap.
The top Trappist
In the brewing niche occupied by Trappist beers, there is none so fine as Orval. You can have your Rochefort, your La Trappe and your Chimay (though if you could leave me […]
Drinking Dan’s Dry
When I started this Drinking Dan’s Dry challenge I suggested that it would be tops if Dan Murphy’s sent me a gift card to help with the purchases. Well, that’s what they […]
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