So if the way the Coopers stout didn’t stack up yesterday was a surprise of the unpleasant kind, today’s beer, Tooheys Old, was very much a pleasant surprise. Even more so because […]
Old Beers I Swiped – Day Seven
Old Beers I Swiped – Day Six
In this whole week, this bottle of Coopers Best Extra Stout was the swiped old beer that I was most looking forward to trying. It’s Australian, which meant it didn’t have to […]
Old Beers I Swiped – Day Five
Sometimes the problem with drinking old beers is you don’t know what they were supposed to taste like fresh. Such is the problem I faced with the Vieille Cuvee from Leffe. I’d […]
Old Beers I Swiped – Day Four
This BelleVue Kriek was one of a few beers I was very keen to try when I did that pilfering of my mum and dad’s coolroom. Like the others, I knew it […]
Old Beers I Swiped – Day Three
Permit me to say something nice about Monteith’s. See that label over there on the left? That label starts me reminiscing about the time I discovered Monteith’s and when it was good. […]
Old Beers I Swiped – Day Two
I actually know how this can of Milwaukee’s Best ended up in my parents’ coolroom. I was responsible – well, kind of. The beer is about seven years old, because that’s when […]
Old Beers I Swiped – Day One
At my parents’ place there is a coolroom full of stuff. Some of which has been there for some time. That includes various beers, which I’ve seen sitting at the back of […]
The Thursday quote
“Dr. Pat, as he’s known at Dogfish Head, is the world’s foremost expert on ancient fermented beverages, and he cracks long-forgotten recipes with chemistry, scouring ancient kegs and bottles for residue samples […]
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