This beer, called Gunnamatta, from New Zealand’s Yeastie Boys is the subject of perhaps the worst beer review I’ve read. I don’t mean “worst” as in the harshest, though it is that. […]
Yeastie Boys and bad reviews
Hops not what I hoped for
THE AUDACITY OF HOPS Tom Acitelli Chicago Review Press I’ve been waiting for a while for a great book about the history of the US craft beer scene (or ‘‘revolution’’ as the […]
It’s YouTubesday
Here’s a look at good beer and homebrewing in Los Angeles. It gives a nice, quick overview of both. And without any snobbishness.
Tap Takeover is tops
It is perhaps a sign of my beer obsession that I was first in line to get into the 20 Tap Takeover at the Illawarra Brewery yesterday. Arrived there 15 minutes early […]
Drinking with The Posse
After about a year of umming and ahhing, I finally signed up to the Bridge Road Brewers Posse earlier this year. The Posse is basically a wine club, but with beer replacing […]
The Sessions #76 – Compulsion
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 […]
Soft drink on Untappd?
A few weeks ago, I was taking my daughter to the park after picking her up from school. On the way there we stopped in at a shop, she could get a […]
It’s YouTubesday!
Here’s an amusing little video on the differences between partying sober and drunk.
Getting tarred with Jack
Plenty of people have already expressed surprise that a big brewer like the Woolies-linked Sail & Anchor would go and put out something crazy like a 9.5 per cent imperial stout. Me, […]
Not hot on the chili beer
Some things about beer remain a mystery to me. For instance, why people persist in buying Corona and putting a wedge of lemon or lime in it. Surely the fact that you […]
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