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Oops, I did it again

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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Five things about … Darling Pale Ale

By beerisyourfriend on June 28, 2015 • ( 3 Comments )

1) The new Darling Pale Ale from Tooheys has received a fair of mocking from the beer community, most notably for the ‘‘non-challenging flavour’’ in the press release. I have no dramas […]

Meet The Beer Media – Nick O

By beerisyourfriend on June 27, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Name: Nick O Blog: I try to keep tabs on the NSW beer scene for The Crafty Pint, as well as keeping other parts of the website ticking over. Besides that, I do […]

The Six-Pack – June 26, 2015

By beerisyourfriend on June 26, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Number 1: This tweet from the Yeastie Boys Dear sir, I purchased your beer thinking it would be the nectar of the gods… (Auspicious starts to "fan mail"). — Yeastie Boys (@yeastieboys) […]

The Thursday Quote

By beerisyourfriend on June 25, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

‘‘Lars and James would buy a case of this shitty beer called Meister Brau, for $4. And they would go through a case of beer in – I’m not kidding – an […]

It’s YouTubesday!

By beerisyourfriend on June 23, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D38TKGZlPI8 Is this guy even old enough to be drinking? He looks like he’s still in high school.

Best book on Budweiser and Busch

By beerisyourfriend on June 22, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Under the Influence – The Unauthorised Story of the Anheuser-Busch Dynasty Peter Hernon and Terry Ganey Simon and Schuster Back in 1991 when this book was published, I’m sure it caused quite […]

Five things about … Rodenbach

By beerisyourfriend on June 21, 2015 • ( 2 Comments )

1) You know how, when you keep hearing about a beer on social media but you can’t find it, you begin to develop a quiet obsession about it? Well, that was me […]

The Six-Pack – June 19, 2015

By beerisyourfriend on June 19, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Number 1: This tweet from Garage Project Mini six packs. Way of the future. #135mls pic.twitter.com/rG7InK1IHI — Garage Project (@Garage_Project) June 17, 2015 Let’s hope not. Number 2: This photo. I used […]

The Thursday Quote

By beerisyourfriend on June 18, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

‘‘Imagine secretly transporting a trunkload of beer across the United States. You will be able to get, say, a hundred people their drink for the night. But load the same trunk with […]

The trouble of too many taps

By beerisyourfriend on June 17, 2015 • ( 1 Comment )

In my neck of the woods, the Illawarra Brewery underwent a makeover last month. One that includes demolishing the old bar so they can put in 24 taps. Since the relaunch those […]

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