‘‘Health concerns about beer relate to its alcohol content, not its very modest carb content. It’s the alcohol that contributes the kilojoules, at a rate of 29 kilojoules per gram. ‘‘Beer contains […]
The Thursday Quote
The Hottest 100 and James Squire
‘‘Ohmageerdd! James Squire came in sixth spot! That’s not craft beer! And it was One Fifty Lashes! That’s the worst James Squire beer! Not that there’s any good ones, because they’re not […]
Beer on the Box – Kronenbourg 1664
Who knew Lemmy from Motorhead was in an ad for Kronenbourg? Not me.
The T-shirt I have never worn
This is a photo of what, over the last few months, has become my ‘‘double figures’’ T-shirt. Which may seem a bit confusing as it has no figures on it at all, […]
The Thursday Quote
‘‘To this pernicious practice of drinking to excess, more of the crimes which disgraced the colony were to be ascribed than any other cause, and more lives where (sic) lost through this […]
Beer on the Box – Budweiser
Apparently this ad was huge in the United States. Buggered if I can work out why.
Time to take it easy
Things are going to be slowing down here at Beer is Your Friend. Not stopping, mind you, just slowing down. That’s because I post too goddamn much. Last year, I posted something […]
The Thursday Quote
‘‘As it stands, Australia’s tax system awards beer producers for lowering alcohol content. In 2007 Foster’s dropped the alcohol in VB from 4.9 per cent to 4.8 per cent and saved $20 […]
Five Things About … Bridge Road Brewers Little Bling
1) I think I might be getting a bit absent-minded in my old age. You see, I could swear I have written about Little Bling from Bridge Road before. So I […]
The Six-Pack – January 8, 2016
Number 1: This tweet from Joshua Bernstein The result of 13 years writing hundreds of articles and several books at the same desk? Your floor looks like this. pic.twitter.com/egSO4X3VXm — Joshua M. […]
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