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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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A beer geek cartoon

By beerisyourfriend on July 23, 2014 • ( 3 Comments )

It’s YouTubesday!

By beerisyourfriend on July 22, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Here’s a cool video about how a brewery makes beer, animated like an old video game.  

The Stone Brewing cash grab

By beerisyourfriend on July 21, 2014 • ( 10 Comments )

Some time last week Stone Brewing launched an indiegogo page aimed at raising money for their expansion plans. Those who throw money at them get a range of rewards, dependent on how […]

Proof of great science writing

By beerisyourfriend on July 21, 2014 • ( 2 Comments )

Proof: The Science of Booze Adam Rogers Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2014) A while ago I wrote that I was less than impressed with a book about the science of beer called Froth. […]

The brutal truth about a dull book

By beerisyourfriend on July 19, 2014 • ( 5 Comments )

The Brewtal Truth Guide to Extreme Beers Adem Tepedelen Lyons Press (2013) This is a pretty weird book – one that links beer reviews with heavy metal. It stems from the fact […]

The Six-Pack – July 18, 2014

By beerisyourfriend on July 18, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Number 1: A tweet from comedian Steve Philp At Shark Park to watch the Knights and they have 2 choices of beers. VB and a light. No wonder they drink their own […]

The Thursday Quote

By beerisyourfriend on July 17, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

“When you are doing a one-off batch and it doesn’t quite come out as you are thinking, who cares? No-one knows what it was supposed to be like anyway. When you’ve got […]

Complete beer course

By beerisyourfriend on July 16, 2014 • ( 1 Comment )

The Complete Beer Course Joshua M Bernstein Sterling Epicure I think the law of diminishing returns has kicked in when it comes to beer books. Now that I have a certain degree […]

It’s YouTubesday!

By beerisyourfriend on July 15, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Forget your bar fridges or your big fridges, this is the sort of fridge I want.

The NT Draught Hunt

By beerisyourfriend on July 14, 2014 • ( 3 Comments )

  Really, you’d think finding some NT Draught on tap in the Northern Territory would be pretty damned easy. But, after spending six days travelling long distances across the territory seeing the […]

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