Brewing academic Charlie Bamforth takes us on beer’s trip through a brewery in this easy-to-understand video.
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GABS plan of attack
Sometimes, when I get excited about something, I tend to overplan things. The Great Australasian Beer Spectapular would be one of those times. Ever since I decided to go in January, I’ve […]
M is for mash hopping
Now this is a technique I’m going to try in a homebrew at some stage in the future. Greatly simplified, the brewing process involves soaking grain in water to get the sugars […]
Band-aid beer
Sometimes I can struggle to describe a flavour in beer, especially when it’s a flavour that’s not usually associated with beer. But a few days ago I worked out what it was […]
Happy with The Hangman
When I started out on this beer loving caper, I never understood why some breweries chose to put their stuff into kegs and didn’t bother with bottling it. To me, they seemed […]
L is for light beer
I’ve always had a sneaking suspicion that light beer is nothing more than full-strength beer that’s been watered down. But I figured it couldn’t be that simple, they must actually do something […]
A beer for Milo Kerrigan
There aren’t a lot of things that make me laugh out loud; I’m more of a smile guy. But one thing that does make me laugh out loud is Shan Micallef’s character […]
A good gluten-free beer – it’s Belgian!
For those with a gluten intolerance, there isn’t a lot of variety in terms of beer. The widely available GF beers tend to either be a lager or a pale ale – […]
K is for kolsch
Kolsch is one of those beer styles that I just don’t care for very much. I think it’s because, compared to other flavoursome styles like pale ales, IPAs, stouts and the awesome […]
Trouble at the Temple
I came to the Temple Brewing Company beers a bit late in the piece, compared to many other beer geeks. I knew of them but – stupidly – I decided I didn’t […]
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