There are some beers that I figure I’ll never get to try. That would include pretty much every single beer in the United States. Especially Samuel Adams Infinium.Crown Ambassador is another one […]
A surprise in the mail
Monteith’s gets better
Regular readers will no doubt be aware of my general dislike for the work of New Zealand brewer Monteith’s. Basically, I discovered Monteith’s during a trip to New Zealand way back in 2003. […]
Time’s Up!
Fear not dear reader, the above picture is not of a headless little person whom I keep under my stairs. It’s just a plain old plastic fermenter dressed up in a flannelette […]
Drinking Dan’s Dry
When you think about it, the Sierra Nevada Southern Hemisphere Harvest Ale is a bit environmentally unsound. See what they do is get freshly picked hops from New Zealand rushed over lickety-split […]
The Thursday quote
“It has been known for more than 20 years that long-term chronic use of alcohol can cause cancer. In 1988, the International Agency for Research on Cancer stated that ‘the occurrence of […]
Snake beer screw-up
The image you see here is what about 800g of lolly snakes look like after they’ve been sitting in a fermenter full of beer for about two weeks. Pretty gross, huh? The […]
It’s YouTubesday!
Stuck with a beer bottle but no bottle opener? Well here are heaps of other things you can use to get to that beer inside – even a boob, according to this […]
An Indian beer that isn’t
A few months ago a First Choice bottle shop opened up in North Wollongong, and that meant that I needed to go and check it out. On the first day it opened, […]
Drinking Dan’s Dry and Wollongong Beer Alert!
Because I’m a little bit obsessed, I regularly scroll the the craft beer list on the Dan Murphy’s website, to see if there’s anything new. About a month ago I was very […]
Canned Beer Week – Day Seven
When it comes to beer, alcohol is essential. And not just because that’s the part that gives you the pleasant buzz. It also gives you the flavour, if the uniform underwhelming nature […]
BEER IS YOUR FRIEND 