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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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GABS Brewer 2015 – Bacchus Brewing

By beerisyourfriend on May 14, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Ross Kenrick from Bacchus Brewing in Queensland What beer are you making for GABS? We are making a Berliner Weisse. This is a low alcohol sour beer made with added fruit. What’s […]

The GABS Top 10

By beerisyourfriend on May 13, 2015 • ( 3 Comments )

In case you’re interested, here is my list of 10 beers I have to try at GABS – in alphabetical order in case someone from Two Birds gets cranky about being last […]

It’s YouTubesday!

By beerisyourfriend on May 12, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Here’s a promo for this year’s Good Beer Week, which features brewers reading mean tweets about their beer. So glad I don’t recognise any of them as mine.

GABS paddle plan

By beerisyourfriend on May 11, 2015 • ( 3 Comments )

This year will be the third time I’ve attended GABS. Being a bit of an overplanner, I tended to go nuts and work out all the paddles I would try. These would be […]

Five things about … Napoleone Brewers’ ESB

By beerisyourfriend on May 10, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

1) The Beer Is Your Friend motto is ‘‘friends don’t let friends drink cider’’. That’s because I really don’t like cider. Don’t like the sweet ‘‘it’s really made for 15-year-old girls but […]

GABS Brewer 2015: 7 Cent

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

Matthew Boustead from 7 Cent Brewery in Victoria What beer are you making for GABS? A hipster/superfood ale with French lentils, quinoa, chia seeds, kale, goiji berries and blueberries. What’s it called? […]

The Six-Pack – May 8, 2015

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

Number 1: This tweet from @beergirlbites I'm convinced there's a special place in hell for people who order cocktails in busy bars. — Tiffany Waldron (@beergirlbites) May 3, 2015 Surely there must […]

The Thursday Quote

By beerisyourfriend on May 7, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

‘‘And we must thank the beer gods that women today do drink beer. I remember an executive at Diageo, one of the largest wine and spirits companies, making a speech 10 or […]

Sexism in beer – I don’t get it

By beerisyourfriend on May 6, 2015 • ( 4 Comments )

I decided to write this blog after reading another one on sexism in beer, written by some guy named Oliver. The reason is that in it he makes the point that it’s […]

It’s YouTubesday!

By beerisyourfriend on May 5, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Here’s an old ad for Toohey’s Old. It got me thinking, was every beer ad back then required by law to include a shot of a guy drinking the beer and then […]

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