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

Researching the James Squire story

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

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The Six-Pack – October 16, 2015

By beerisyourfriend on October 16, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Number 1: This tweet from Girl + Beer https://twitter.com/girlplusbeer/status/653359339462246400 Yes, yes, a thousand times yes. Number 2: Beertown NZ – Jono Galuszka – Beer Writer of the Year 2015 It’s a nice little […]

The Thursday Quote

By beerisyourfriend on October 15, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

‘‘Champion pisspots continue to be venerated – Bob Hawke for downing a yard of ale at a world record speed and the cricketer David Boon for swigging 52 stubbies of beer on […]

Crafty Pint and the question of ownership

By beerisyourfriend on October 13, 2015 • ( 1 Comment )

Yesterday James Smith published an excellent series of Q&As with a range of beer people on the subject of ownership. It’s a fascinating read and I urge you to have a look at […]

Beer on the Box – Guinness

By beerisyourfriend on October 13, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Here’s a Guinness ad that likely pissed off a few creationists  

The barbecue test

By beerisyourfriend on October 12, 2015 • ( 3 Comments )

People have different categories into which they filter beer. For a lot of people it’s ‘‘craft’’ and ‘‘mainstream’’, though they can feature different names. If you lean one way, then the categories […]

Five Things About … John Boston The Surprize summer ale

By beerisyourfriend on October 11, 2015 • ( 1 Comment )

1) Okay, before you start sniggering, they haven’t misspelled “Surprise”. That’s the correct spelling – it’s named for the ship HMS Surprize that John Boston sailed over to Australia in 1793. 2) […]

The Six-Pack – October 9, 2015

By beerisyourfriend on October 9, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Number 1: This tweet from Broadfordbrewer https://twitter.com/broadfordbrewer/status/650766033742114816 Number 2: Techly – Pure Blonde Are Exchanging 6km Runs for Six Packs … of Beer Well there’s a good reason not to go on […]

The Thursday Quote

By beerisyourfriend on October 8, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

‘‘It makes commercial sense as well because craft beer is typically high value per litre. It makes sense for everyone – the consumer likes it, we like it and that’s why it […]

Beer on the Box – Cheers Beer

By beerisyourfriend on October 6, 2015 • ( 1 Comment )

Don’t know anything about this beer from Thailand, but they can make good ads. The car park one is genius.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K5Md4xakb4

Five Things About …. AC/DC beer

By beerisyourfriend on October 4, 2015 • ( 1 Comment )

1) This is my second attempt at writing this post about the new AC/DC beer. Once I finished the first, I realised I came across as a total beer dick, a smug […]

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