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By beerisyourfriend on May 28, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

Researching the James Squire story

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The Session #93 – Beer Travel

By beerisyourfriend on November 12, 2014 • ( 2 Comments )

On the first Friday of every month a small group of beer bloggers take part in a thing called The Sessions. Which is also known as Beer Blogging Friday. Each month, one […]

MEDIA RELEASE: McLaren Vale’s EXP #007

By beerisyourfriend on November 11, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

MEDIA RELEASE Introducing EXP #007 Goldfinger Golden Ale McLaren Vale Beer Company’s latest Experimental (EXP) brew is full of Enigma – an exciting, newly cultivated hop (and a fitting nod to the […]

It’s YouTubesday!

By beerisyourfriend on November 11, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Colt 45 – the beer* that gets you laid. Jeez, can’t imagine this ad getting to air these days. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHtT0x6_MDM   * Yes, I know it is called “malt liquor” but that’s […]

Beer of the Week – Quiet Deeds vanilla porter

By beerisyourfriend on November 9, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Yeah, I know it’s very nearly summer and here I am giving a beer of the week guersney to a porter. Yeah, it’d be better to wait til winter to do this. […]

The Six-Pack – November 7, 2014

By beerisyourfriend on November 7, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Number 1: This tweet from A Good Beer Blog. It's so cute when beer folk say that 750 ml bottles are "for sharing" isn't it. — Alan McLeod / A Good Beer […]

The Thursday Quote

By beerisyourfriend on November 6, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

‘‘For a drink synonymous with laid-back enjoyment, beer’s manufacture is a precision chemistry experiment in which every element is critical.’’ Eat The City (2012) Robin Shulman Broadway Paperbacks

Brew Water is a winner

By beerisyourfriend on November 5, 2014 • ( 2 Comments )

  I’m pretty sure some people bought a bottle of this from Bridge Road Brewers and thought ‘‘ha, they made a beer and called it Brew Water. What irony.’’. Umm, nope. No […]

It’s YouTubesday!

By beerisyourfriend on November 4, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Sydney radio station FBi has just started creating a series of short films called Meet the Brewer. What a great idea – here’s the first one which focuses on Batch Brewing. I […]

Beer of the Week – Southerly Buster

By beerisyourfriend on November 2, 2014 • ( 1 Comment )

When I hear about a great new beer that’s just been released it can be hard to temper my expectations before I get my hands on it. I don’t want to build […]

See you later, Shaun

By beerisyourfriend on October 31, 2014 • ( 2 Comments )

It’s a bit of a sad day today – because there’s a changing of the guard at the Illawarra Brewing Company. One of them – Shaun Blissett (hey, look Shaun, I spelt […]

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