Last weekend I brewed a beer with my wife in mind. She tends to like most of the beers I brew anyway – even to the extent of saying she prefers them […]
A beer just for the ladies?
Beers and books
I’ve essentially got two obsessions in life – books and beer. Books come first because I’ve been a book lover for as long as I can remember. In fact I can still […]
Signs of a beer nerd #32
Last night, for the first time in about a month or so, I headed to The Little Prince for a beer or two. That venue is one of only two (that I […]
The Session #68 – Novelty Beers
The Session is a monthly event for the beer blogging community, started by Stan Hieronymus at Appellation Beer. On the first Friday of each month, all participating bloggers write about a predetermined topic. […]
So unfair
A few days ago I got the word via Twitter that the Illawarra Brewery had put three new beers on their swinging taps. They’re all from the Mornington Peninsula Brewery, run by […]
Cider overkill
I spotted this at Dan Murphy’s last weekend…a magnum of cider. That’s 1.5 litres of the stuff. In a single bottle. While no great fan of cider in general, at least buying […]
Stimpy! You eediot!
Normally a picture like this – a bucket full of beer – would indicate happy times, such as a party. But this isn’t a happy story, as perhaps implied by the subject […]
Cooler cool or not?
A brewery sent me some beer for review today. Along with the beer came a beer cooler, which got me thinking. Is that the right thing for a craft beer brewery to […]
Is it the beer, or is it me?
A very small part of my day job as a journalist involves writing about beer. It’s something I put my had up to do about 18 months ago because I like beer. […]
The danger of bad beer
I don’t agree with the idea of Sapporo being “good beer” but I do appreciate the sentiment of being displeased by bad beer. Though I’ve yet to headbutt anyone because of it.
BEER IS YOUR FRIEND 