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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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Blacklisted Beers – Day Two

By beerisyourfriend on October 14, 2014 • ( 6 Comments )

  One of the biggest sins in the beer geek world is forgetting where we came from. Some beer geeks tend to act as though they emerged into the world fully formed, […]

Blacklisted Beers – Day One

By beerisyourfriend on October 13, 2014 • ( 8 Comments )

In the beer geek world there are beers that are dismissed. Beers that have been saddled with a bad reputation. Beers that you’re supposed to say you hate, because otherwise you’ll lose […]

Beer of the Week – Enigma

By beerisyourfriend on October 12, 2014 • ( 4 Comments )

Every three months, a box of joy arrives at my workplace. That box of joy is also known as the Posse Pack from Bridge Road Brewers. Think of it as a beer […]

The Six-Pack – October 10, 2014

By beerisyourfriend on October 10, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Number 1: This Tweet from Shark Island Brewing Tap decal for upcoming collab brew with @HopDogBW @IllawarraBrew @BRockBrasserie pic.twitter.com/bhV9H7h4th — Sharkislandbrewing (@Sharkislandbrew) October 2, 2014 This beer marks the first time (to […]

The Thursday Quote

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

If you taste a moderately bitter beer of, say, 40 IBUs against the same beer spiked with perhaps triple that, the first 10 seconds will feel exactly the same. It takes a […]

Forget Brew Dog, this is BeerDog

By beerisyourfriend on October 8, 2014 • ( 2 Comments )

  Sure, it’s for dogs, but I’m pretty sure I’m not the only human who has tried BeerDog’s Bitter. This is a new product I was sent a few months ago and […]

It’s YouTubesday!

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

The Mash Collective’s latest beer, Heartbreaker is out now. But here’s a video of the process of making their previous beer, The Quiet Persuader.  

A less than perfect book

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

The Perfect Keg Ian Coutts Greystone Books This is a book that features a great idea but one that is not that well executed. The idea is this – Coutts decides to […]

Beer of the Week – Mash Collective’s Heartbreaker

By beerisyourfriend on October 5, 2014 • ( 1 Comment )

The thing I now like most about The Mash Collective is the thing I once struggled to understand. It’s the idea of getting non-brewers together to make a beer. The first one […]

The Session #92 – I Made This

By beerisyourfriend on October 3, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Goddamn, it’s time for the Session again. And I really forgot this time. Usually I remember the night before and bash something out in last hours before it becomes Friday. Not this […]

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