New Zealand brewers Yeastie Boys have a habit of linking brewing and music, naming some of their beers after songs that inspired them. This week we look into seven of those beers […]
Yeastie Boys Mix Tape – Track One
Five Things About … Moosehead Lager
1) Back in the ancient history that was my uni days, the campus bar had a top shelf where they displayed a selection of what were then known as “boutique beers”. And […]
The Thursday Quote
“About 15 years ago, we began the informal practice of reaching out to brewers we respected, who were smaller than we were, to start a working relationship. As we outgrew a piece […]
Robots and bears and a hypocrite
So why is bear sex okay but not robot sex? Okay, perhaps I need to go back a bit. Yesterday on Twitter, I saw this beer label from Stockade Brew Company in […]
Beer on the Box – Sapporo
Some people realllllyyy hate bad beer.
The Fatal Shore copy No 4
So I finally found something to read. And it’s a book I really should have read before now. But in my defence I have tried to read The Fatal Shore several times […]
Five Things About … Modus Operandi Former Tenant
1) There I was sitting at home in front of the computer working on my book (which book? This book). As is the nature of writers, procrastination is ever-present. So I was […]
The Thursday Quote
“Pubs grew like mushrooms all over the city, affirming the iron law of economics: if people have money, other people will sell them beer.” Ben Pobjie Error Australis Affirm Press (2016)
Nothing to read
A while ago I decided to write about my other obsession in life – books. The first post can be found here, and it sort of links to the second one. Which […]
Beer on the Box – Foster’s Lager
Foster’s – it’s Australian for “what a dick”.
BEER IS YOUR FRIEND 