It’s not like I need any more beer but, when I’m up Thirroul way, I have to stop in and have a look at Thirroul Cellars. That’s become more of an imperative […]
Wollongong Beer Alert!
Black Nelson revisited
Regular readers will know that I’m not a fan of ageing beers, Well, not consciously, that is. If I end up ageing a beer it’s usually due to the simple fact that […]
A history of Coopers
Jolly Good Ale and Old – Coopers Brewery 1862-2012 Alison Painter, Tim Cooper and Rob Linn Published by Coopers Brewery One of many things I’ve learned in my two decades as a […]
The Thursday quote
“Here is that number, as this magazine goes to press: 1,528. That’s how many breweries were in the planning stages in the United States at the start of May, according to the […]
Drinking Dan’s Dry
Okay, so it didn’t take too long to discover a hiccup in my Drinking Dan’s Dry* quest. That came in the form of the Grand Ridge gift pack. There are a few […]
It’s YouTubesday!
In 2007, the LifeStyle Channel ran a series on the King George IV hotel in Picton. Called The Pub With One Beer, it told the story of two 22-year-olds who bought the […]
Tap King a real innovation
Never underestimate the power of Twitter. A little while ago I’d banged on in a few tweets about how I wished Lion would hurry up and send me one of their new-fangled […]
Wollongong Beer Alert!
So yesterday I happened to find myself at Stocklands Shellharbour and I just had to stop in at the First Choice Liquor outlet there to see if there was anything interesting. I […]
Wollongong beer alert!
If ever there was a beer I was going to crawl over broken glass for, it’s the double IPA from the Illawarra Brewing Company. Well, of course, that’s exaggeration for the sake […]
Inspired by a classic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-LDW7tWwAI Ahhh, Escape From New York. I loved this film as a kid – and looking at this preview, I think I need to watch it again. It may have been wrong […]
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