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

Researching the James Squire story

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Five Things About … Five Barrel’s Milkshake IPA

By beerisyourfriend on June 29, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

1) There really is something to be said for supporting your local brewery. Let’s take this Milkshake IPA from Five Barrel. On Thursday last week, brewer Phil O’Shea posted on social media […]

The Thursday Quote

By beerisyourfriend on June 28, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

“Here is an advice to the worshippers of Bacchus from the Delhi Excise department: Never drink your favourite beer in any restro bar [restaurant bar] or a club in the national Capital […]

Five Things About … Bridge Road Brewers’ Hop Rain

By beerisyourfriend on June 22, 2018 • ( 6 Comments )

1) Let me talk about bottling dates for a minute. Here’s what I don’t want – I don’t want dates printed on a brown bottle in dark ink in some unspecified place […]

The Thursday Quote

By beerisyourfriend on June 21, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

“Craft beer firm Vale Bru has decided to remove its beers from shelves after an outcry about its approach to women in its marketing campaign. “Vale Bru’s “moist” and “gushing” range of […]

Beer on the Box: Piel’s Beer

By beerisyourfriend on June 19, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

This may be the only beer ad with a writer as a spokesman.

Five Things About … Little Creatures’ The Fuggle is Real

By beerisyourfriend on June 15, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

1) I’d never really thought about it before but struck me as a bit odd that Little Creatures doesn’t really have a winter beer in their core range. Oh yeah, they’ve got […]

The Thursday Quote

By beerisyourfriend on June 14, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

“It is also worth thinking about how craft beer has widened the potential beer-drinking demographic. The variety currently available within the beer category has started enticing whole segments of society who had […]

Beer on the Box: XXXX

By beerisyourfriend on June 12, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Not shown: all the soldiers being sent to the stockade for insubordination.    

Five Things About … Rocks Brewing Sauv Blanc Berliner Weisse

By beerisyourfriend on June 8, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

1) The first thing I thought when I tasted this beer was “jeez, that’s tart”. And I kept thinking it all the way through to the end of the glass. For this […]

The Thursday Quote

By beerisyourfriend on June 7, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

“As of Friday, President Donald Trump’s new trade policies went into effect and the 10 per cent tariff on aluminum will definitely be raising the cost it takes brewers to make their canned beverages. […]

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