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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 )

So, I wrote a book. Wanna buy a copy?

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It’s YouTubesday!

By beerisyourfriend on December 2, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Conspiracy loon Alex Jones has a nice long chat with Vani Hari – aka Food Babe – who talks some absolute bullshit about beer. And Lordy, does she sound like some ranty […]

Beer of the Week – The Duck’s

By beerisyourfriend on November 30, 2014 • ( 4 Comments )

There are many things I don’t understand. Like this And this.   And most certainly this. And I don’t understand this either. This is The Duck’s. Yes, that’s what it’s called. The […]

Meet The Beer Media – Ale of a Time

By beerisyourfriend on November 29, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Names: Luke Robertson and Dave Ellis Podcast: Ale Of A Time Established: November 2013 – the blog was started in 2011 Why do you do it? LUKE: I really enjoy chatting about […]

The Six-Pack – November 28, 2014

By beerisyourfriend on November 28, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Number 1: This tweet from @matthewbeggs @AleOfATime It's the only time in my life where I am a hipster. The rest of the time this happens pic.twitter.com/xehVYarkdR — Matthew Beggs (@MatthewBeggs) November […]

Getting beer writing right

By beerisyourfriend on November 27, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Lately there’s been a bit of irritation in beer geek circles over the way beer is covered in the mainstream media. The complaints have ranged from fundamental errors in the naming of […]

The Thursday Quote

By beerisyourfriend on November 27, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

“Craft beers are for dopey hipsters with disposable income, no individuality and a desperate need to pretend they have a level of sophisticiation they quite obviously don’t have. Drink regular beer, have a […]

It’s YouTubesday!

By beerisyourfriend on November 25, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Weird.

Back to homebrewing

By beerisyourfriend on November 24, 2014 • ( 1 Comment )

  Here’s a sentence you won’t read all that often – my wife made me brew a batch of beer on Saturday. It’s a true story. Oh, okay, it wasn’t like she […]

Beer of the Week – Sweet Action

By beerisyourfriend on November 23, 2014 • ( 2 Comments )

For the first time ever, getting free beer has actually caused a dilemma. That’s not normally the case – usually it goes like this ‘‘This beer is free? Awesome!’’. End of story. […]

The Six-Pack – November 21, 2014

By beerisyourfriend on November 21, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Number 1: This tweet from Dilettante Beer Finished product pic.twitter.com/xm9Dy6n1He — Darren Dilettante (@dilettantebeer) November 18, 2014 I’ve known Darren since back in the day when he was just a beer blogger. […]

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