How disappointing. How very disappointing. In 2013 a publicist sent me not one, but two bottles of the 2013 Crown Ambassador. That excited me, largely because I’m a cheapskate who could never […]
Drink it You Idiot – Day Four
Drink It You Idiot – Day Three
The 2013 version of Coopers Extra Vintage was a beer I loved. I loved. I loved. I loved. It came with some fantastic tropical fruit aromas and flavours from the Citra, Centennial […]
Drink It You Idiot – Day Two
Yesterday I wrapped up the first post in the Drink It You Idiot week with the suggestion I was really going to enjoy these seven days if all the beers were […]
Drink It You Idiot – Day One
About a year ago I tried my hand at cellaring beer. Which was pretty stupid of me. Why? Well, because I made some really dumb selections. Take the 2013 Coopers Extra […]
The Six-Pack – August 14, 2015
Number 1: This tweet from Brews News Lion puts nutritional information on beers http://t.co/te3pmL5jVc — Australian Brews News (@ozbrewsnews) August 11, 2015 This is a great move from Lion and should be […]
The Thursday Quote
Consumers alone, according to some brewers, can decide what is and what is not craft beer. Brad Rogers at Stone &Wood argues that craft can only be a consumer-earned title. “A craftsman […]
Beer on the Box – Miller High Life
This ad shows beer being drunk in a sophisticated fashion. And by women too. Can we have some ads like this today, please?
Can you actually make beer with Vegemite?
Okay, by now you’ve probably read about the claims that people living in dry communities in the Northern Territory are buying up to 20 jars at a time to make homebrew. In […]
Five things about … CUB’s Pure Blonde
1) This is a ‘‘new improved’’ Pure Blonde, now with 80 per cent less carbs than regular beer. That’s a 10 per cent improvement on the old Pure Blonde. So how did […]
The Six-Pack – August 7, 2015
Number 1: This tweet from Jeremy Danner https://twitter.com/Jeremy_Danner/status/626981447203577856 It’s always good for beer geeks to take a breath and remember that it’s not all about drinking new beers. Number 2: All About […]
BEER IS YOUR FRIEND 