1) In this whacky, crazy world of craft beer, lagers pretty much get kicked to the curb. Not enough hops, you see. Not enough unusual or odd ingredients, you see. Not enough […]
Five Things About … Philter Lager
Five Things About .. Monteith’s XPA
1) There doesn’t seem to be a lot of lover in good beer circles for New Zealand brewer Monteith’s. They launch a barrel-aged porter and some suggest it was aged in aluminium […]
Five Things About …. Collins Street Brewing’s Once Bitter
1) When it comes to beer tasting, a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. If you try a beer knowing it comes from a loved brewery you’ll likely respond more favourably […]
Five Things About … Hahn Ultra
1) Ah, beer geeks are so predictable. The first mention of Hahn Ultra (at a paltry 0.9 per cent alcohol) was on a beer geek page on Facebook. Unsurprisingly, the tone of […]
The Hottest 100 and James Squire
‘‘Ohmageerdd! James Squire came in sixth spot! That’s not craft beer! And it was One Fifty Lashes! That’s the worst James Squire beer! Not that there’s any good ones, because they’re not […]
Overlooked Beers – Day One
One thing I’ve realised in this month of just drinking Australian beers is how many of them I overlook for the other 11 months of the year. I see them on the […]
The War on Terroir
I’ve been meaning to write this post for ages but hadn’t gotten around to it. And because I took so long Mountain Goat have gone and changed what they write on their […]
Five things about … Darling Pale Ale
1) The new Darling Pale Ale from Tooheys has received a fair of mocking from the beer community, most notably for the ‘‘non-challenging flavour’’ in the press release. I have no dramas […]
How to be a better beer geek
Don’t lose your shit if someone doesn’t like craft beer: You know, not everyone has to like something just because you do. It’s great that you enjoy something and feel passionate about […]
Beer geek freakout
Late last week quite a few beer geeks got hot under the collar about this story. I was one of them, suggesting that using the Budweiser Super Bowl ad as evidence that […]
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