One of the things that appealed to me about homebrewing – and one of the things I tell others thinking about starting – is how cheap the beer is. That’s ‘‘cheap’’ as […]
Homebrew economics
Books, beer and breweries
The Oxford Companion to Beer Edited by Garrett Oliver Oxford University Press The Breweries of Australia Keith M Deutsher Beer & Brewer Media I’ve chosen to review these two books together because […]
Friday drinks – the Illawarra Brewing Company
I’ve got this friend called Marco. He likes to try a new beer every now and then, but he’s not entirely sure which ones to try. He knows I write a beer […]
Banning beer in Australia
Prohibition – the banning of liquor in the United States – is rather well-known here in Australia. Less well-known – at least to me, anyway – was the fact that Australia wasn’t […]
Beer moratorium over
Okay, so February being the month of no new beer purchases is officially over. I’m so weak – my resolve barely lasted two weeks. In fact it crumbled at the first sign […]
Drinking two big Brew Dogs
There are a few beers I’ve largely written off any chance of trying. One of them is that beer that’s called Westy 11 or something, because surely one of the rules about […]
What’s in the fridge – Day seven
After the Local Taphouse’s Hottest 100 beers of 2012 was announced on Australia Day last month, I heard there were some disgruntled people in beer geek circles. Seems the reason for their […]
Homebrew can be so fickle
Sometimes homebrew can be a most unco-operative creature. The beer I have in the fermenter under the stairs hasn’t been doing what it’s supposed to at all. See, it’s a double IPA […]
What’s in the fridge – Day six
I know just how long this bottle of Choc Hops from Mildura Brewery has been sitting in the beer cellar (aka the fridge we don’t turn on so as to conserve electricity). […]
What’s in the fridge – Day five
Let me tell you an embarrassing beer story. Some years ago, when I’d just started out on this great beer journey, I’d come to the conclusion in my mind that the Rogers […]
BEER IS YOUR FRIEND 