1) Okay, I don’t get much in the way of free beer in the mail. Not that I expect any sympathy from you because, hey, I still probably get more beer […]
Five Things About … Nail’s Flaming Lamington
Meet the Beer Media – Back of the Ferry
Names: Bladdamasta and illiards Blog: BackoftheFerry.com Established: November 9, 2009 Why do you do it? Bladdamasta: It started as a way of documenting our journeys home from work. It was largely for […]
The Six-Pack – August 28, 2015
Number 1: This tweet from Ale of a Time https://twitter.com/AleOfATime/status/635737424790859776 My two favourite podcasts come together? You bet I’m excited. Number 2: The Telegraph – Anyone for chicken ale? The weird and wonderful […]
The Thursday Quote
“When he repaired to the Market House for a drink, instead of the ‘refreshing beer of Old England’, he engaged in ‘that frightfully pernicious habit of the colony, drinking rum neat out […]
Beer on the Box – Stella Artois
After seeing this ad, I’m not sure why the Stella people thought it was a good idea. The ending makes Stella Artois drinkers look really bad.
Patrick Stewart reviews a BrewDog beer
So, Patrick Stewart, BrewDog have teamed up with Weihenstephan to brew something called an India Pale Weizen. Here’s what it looks like. It takes a hefeweizen and tries to turn it into […]
Five things about … Hahn Radler
1) Yeah, it’s called Hahn Radler, but it’s not actually a radler at all. My understanding of that style is that it’s a mix of beer and lemonade. But there’s no lemonade […]
Drink It You Idiot – Day Seven
I’ve saved the best til last. This is the beer that prompted this whole week. About two years ago I found a bottle shop in Unanderra that inexplicably had a largish stock […]
Drink It You Idiot – Day Six
Some beers you buy because you know and love them. Some you buy because they’ve had shovel-loads of hype and you feel like you’d be missing out if you didn’t at least […]
Drink it you idiot – Day Five
This barley wine from Woolworths (yeah, it’s Sail & Anchor, but they’re owned by Woolworths, so it’s from Woolworths) was the reason I started cellaring beer. Of course. I’ve now stopped that […]
BEER IS YOUR FRIEND 