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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 )

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The Session #77 – IPA, what’s the big deal?

By beerisyourfriend on July 5, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

On the first Friday of every month beer bloggers around the world join together for The Sessions (which are also known as Beer Blogging Friday). There’s no entry fees or membership required, […]

Independence Day

By beerisyourfriend on July 4, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

It’s the Fourth of July today so it made sense to write about an American beer. A look through the beers in the garage revealed the only one I had from the […]

A beer for me

By beerisyourfriend on July 3, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

When it comes to homebrew I seem to have more beers I want to make than the time to make them. Take the beer I just bottled a day or so ago. […]

It’s YouTubesday!

By beerisyourfriend on July 2, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

Want to learn how to chill your beers in just 10 minutes? Or to make alcoholic Gummi Bears? Of course you do.

The mysterious Mr Obadiah

By beerisyourfriend on July 1, 2013 • ( 3 Comments )

If you’re at all like me, you might have thought Little Creatures simply made up the name of their latest Single Batch. Called Mr Obadiah, I figured that wasn’t a real person […]

South Coast beer run

By beerisyourfriend on June 30, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

Today my wife took our daughter to a kids’ party for a few hours, so that left me with some time to kill. Not as much as I’d have liked because my […]

My American beer mule

By beerisyourfriend on June 27, 2013 • ( 1 Comment )

Here’s what’s good: Having a brother who has to make regular trips to the US for work. And he’s willing to mule some beer for me. Here’s what’s not so good: He’ll […]

It’s YouTubesday!

By beerisyourfriend on June 25, 2013 • ( 1 Comment )

Here’s a movie I’ve been wanting to see for ages. It’s Beer Wars – a doco about the changing face of the beer industry in the US and the battle between Big […]

More beer choices

By beerisyourfriend on June 24, 2013 • ( 1 Comment )

Okay so here’s some good news – First Choice Liquor has opened up an outlet in North Wollongong. Now, that might not be a big deal for those who live in Melbourne […]

Time for a First Harvest

By beerisyourfriend on June 23, 2013 • ( 2 Comments )

The passing of time is a real bastard. When I was in my 20s I could eat whatever I wanted, exercise not at all and see the needle stop at exactly the […]

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