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Oops, I did it again

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

Researching the James Squire story

By beerisyourfriend on December 4, 2017 • ( 2 Comments )

So, I wrote a book. Wanna buy a copy?

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Beer on the Box – Amstel

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

Yep, because nothing endears you to a product more than it showing in an ad that it thinks you’re an idiot. I don’t understand why beer ads do this to their target […]

Five Things About … Stockade Brew Company’s Mysterio IIPA

By beerisyourfriend on February 10, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

1) Once you’ve set a high standard it must be pretty hard to maintain it. I’m assuming this is the case – it’s not like I have any personal experience of being […]

The Thursday Quote

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

“For Groberg, making beer requires at least a day of planning to allow for everything he uses – from ingredients to cleaning solutions – to pass through security and arrive on time […]

Beer on the Box – Thai anti-alcohol ad

By beerisyourfriend on February 7, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

How has this ad not sparked a million memes or gifs already?

Five Things About … Illawarra Brewing Company lambics

By beerisyourfriend on February 3, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

  1) I had to steal the Illawarra Brewing Company’s photo from social media for this post. And that’s for two reasons. Firstly, the two bottles I got had no labels and, […]

The Thursday Quote

By beerisyourfriend on February 2, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

“Many of my friends have opened breweries over the years and they all say many of the same things: that while it is personally rewarding, it is a hell of a lot […]

Some thoughts on the Hottest 100

By beerisyourfriend on February 1, 2017 • ( 2 Comments )

Note: This post has been revised as I stupidly referred to the previous year’s poll instead of this year’s. I’ll cop to that because I’m disinclined to make a cock-up and then […]

Beer on the Box – Miller

By beerisyourfriend on January 31, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

The Fun Lovin’ Criminals flog Miller. Apparently this ad was shot in Sydney.    

So, I wrote a book. Wanna buy a copy?

By beerisyourfriend on January 27, 2017 • ( 2 Comments )

UPDATE: For ordering information, including a PayPal option, go here. Regular readers of this blog may recall that I was writing a book called The Slab. If you’re not a regular reader, […]

Five Things About … G.B.N.C Panache

By beerisyourfriend on January 27, 2017 • ( 2 Comments )

      1) Last week I went on a cruise for the first time – eight nights to New Caledonia. All in all, it was better than I expected. Despite there […]

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