“Here is an advice to the worshippers of Bacchus from the Delhi Excise department: Never drink your favourite beer in any restro bar [restaurant bar] or a club in the national Capital […]
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Five Things About … Bridge Road Brewers’ Hop Rain
1) Let me talk about bottling dates for a minute. Here’s what I don’t want – I don’t want dates printed on a brown bottle in dark ink in some unspecified place […]
Stone vs Keystone
Regular readers of this blog will know I have a conflicted relationship with Stone Brewing. On the one hand I do take my hat off to them for being able to make […]
The Thursday Quote
“People are kidding themselves if they think they are getting fresh product, they are not in some parts of the world.” Charlie Bamforth From ‘Nine-month best before dates ‘ridiculous’ says beer professor’ […]
Five Things About … Firestone Walker Union Jack IPA
1) Which do you prefer on your beer – a “bottled on” date or a “best before” date? Myself, I prefer the former by a long, long way. A best-before date doesn’t […]
The strange thing about best-before dates
UPDATE: John Latta from importer Experienceit has provided a detailed response to this post. It appears in the comments below. Australia is a magic place when it comes to hoppy beers – […]
Talking to myself
I can be a sucker for a bargain. Mark something down and I’ll be more likely to buy it, just ‘cause it’s cheaper This is not always a good idea – especially […]
Three small reasons to love the Yeastie Boys
These words right here Sure, it doesn’t seem like much. It just says where it’s brewed. But that is a bit of a big deal in a time when brewers sometimes want […]
Five things about … Yenda Pale Ale
1) Yenda is the beer arm of Coca-Cola, yet you wouldn’t know it by looking at the label. The phrase ‘‘Coca-Cola’’ appears nowhere on the label, or the six-pack carton. It might […]
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