1) Last month I published a biography of convict brewer James Squire. Well I actually called it THE biography of James Squire; I figured that, seeing as how this was the only […]
Five Things About … James Squire’s 2018 Hop Father
Researching the James Squire story
Okay, yeah, so I’ve written another book. And it’s not entirely about beer. It’s a biography of James Squire. I mean the First Fleet convict turned beer brewer (and a stack of […]
Too many books
I’ve never been a fan of maths. Actually, let me qualify that as I’m sure maths is responsible for a lot of things I use every day. Like cars, for example. I’m […]
If you hate a book, just stop reading it
I used to be one of those people. Those people who, once they’d started a book, had to finish it. Even if I was hating the book so much I wanted to […]
Nothing to read
A while ago I decided to write about my other obsession in life – books. The first post can be found here, and it sort of links to the second one. Which […]
Books are your friend, too
There’s something else in my life starting with B that is as much of an obsession as beer – and that’s books. It’s been an obsession ever since I was a kid […]
Meet The Beer Media – Phil Cook
Name: Phil Cook Blog: Beer Diary Established: September 2010, apparently. Bloody Hell. Why do you do it? The reasons have shifted quite a lot over the years. My Diary started as a […]
The Six-Pack – July 25, 2014
Number 1: This tweet from @simonhjohnson Craft Beer manifesto pt8: it's not "gone off", it's "challenging preconceptions of sour beer" #craftbeer — Simon H Johnson (@simonhjohnson) January 25, 2012 It’s part of […]
Time to crack open a beer … book
As I’ve said before, I like books as much as I like beer. I make a habit of ducking into bookshops and buying a book, even though I have more than enough […]
A book backlog
As well as beer, I’m a big book lover – have been since I was a kid. Now that I’m adult, my disposable income is largely split between beer and books. In […]
BEER IS YOUR FRIEND 