One of the funniest beer slogans of all time has to be ‘‘Foster’s: Australian for beer’’. Australians know why that’s so funny but, for the overseas readers, allow me to explain. Fosters […]
F is for Foster’s
Porn and the definition of craft beer
In 1964, the US Supreme Court was hearing the obscenity case of Jacobellis vs Ohio. Nico Jacobellis, a cinema owner, was in trouble for screening the French film Les Amants, which the […]
E is for environmental issues
Whenever I do a bit of homebrewing I’m acutely aware of just how much water the process uses. Aside from the water that goes into making the beer there’s all the water […]
D is for drinking customs
There are a few pages of the OCB dedicated to various drinking customs around the world. I’ve decided to limit this entry to just two of them – customs, that is, not […]
Friday drinks – Murray’s Whale Ale
Based up in Port Stephens on the NSW coast, Murray’s brewery is a must-do destination if you’re up that way, for two reasons. 1) It’s a brewery, for God’s sake. Any time […]
C is for California Common
There are a few names for beer styles that confuse me. For instance, what the hell is the go with ‘‘Cascadian Dark Ale’’? Everyone was getting along fine when we were calling […]
The Session #75: The Business of Brewing
The Session (aka Beer Blogging Friday) is an opportunity once a month for beer bloggers from around the world to get together and write from their own unique perspective on a single […]
B is for beechwood chips
In the second instalment of my journey through the illuminating – though also heavy – OCB sees us heading into Budweiser territory (which also starts with B. “Budweiser”, I mean, not “territory”. […]
GABS beer list
Ever since the GABS beer list was finalised about a week or so ago, I’ve been trying to work out which ones I have to try. At first glance, I ended up […]
A is for ale conner
As I’ve mentioned before, I own a copy of the Oxford Companion to Beer. While I have flicked through it and used it to check up on a specific fact, there are […]
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