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By beerisyourfriend on May 28, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

Researching the James Squire story

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GABS Brewer 2017 – Doctor’s Orders Brewing

By beerisyourfriend on March 22, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

GABS Brewer 2017: Darren Robinson from Doctor’s Orders Brewing What sort of beer are you making for GABS? A gin-inspired saison with gin botanicals including juniper coriander orange peel and cucumber. What’s […]

GABS Brewer 2017 – HopDog BeerWorks

By beerisyourfriend on March 21, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

GABS Brewer: Tim Thomas from HopDog BeerWorks What sort of beer are you making for GABS? We’re brewing a Turkish delight, lactose, fairy floss and popcorn Imperial Belgian Stout. What’s it called? It’s […]

GABS Brewer 2017 – Yeastie Boys

By beerisyourfriend on March 20, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

GABS Brewer: Stu McKinlay from Yeastie Boys What sort of beer are you making for GABS? We’re making an 8 per cent Earl Grey Double IPA. What’s it called? Royal Tanninbomb. We had a […]

Five Things About … Little Creatures Shade Chaser

By beerisyourfriend on March 17, 2017 • ( 4 Comments )

1) Am I the only one who still misses those old Single batch pint bottles? Those squat, fat round-shouldered buggers just had a real nice heft to them. And they were great […]

The Thursday Quote

By beerisyourfriend on March 16, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

“Legal marijuana may be a drag on beer sales, according to a 2016 report from an investment banking company. Beer sales are underperforming in Colorado, Oregon and Washington – where recreational cannabis […]

Beer on the Box – Hoegaarden

By beerisyourfriend on March 14, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

I truly didn’t know Hoegaarden even did TV commercials. I can’t ever remember seeing one. Well, before now, that is.  

UPDATED: Two open letters to Coopers

By beerisyourfriend on March 13, 2017 • ( 27 Comments )

Note: The original post has been updated to include a new video response from Coopers. Which is only fair. The update appears below, on top of the original post. UPDATED – A […]

Five Things About … Two Birds PALE

By beerisyourfriend on March 10, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

1) Longtime readers of Beer is Your Friend will know I have a bit of a thing for Two Birds Taco. Have loved it ever since I tried it at my first […]

The Thursday Quote

By beerisyourfriend on March 9, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

“I would describe it as a fairly earthy flavour that we’ve balanced with local hops that matches with it. But we’ve also tried to make sure that we haven’t made it overly […]

Who’s in and who’s out?

By beerisyourfriend on March 8, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

When you start up a club you have to work out who can join and who can’t. Which means you need some membership criteria – and the clearer that criteria is the […]

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