“It has been observed, that several very indifferent Characters among the Settlers entice the Servants of their Neighbours from their duty, by the lure of Cyder made from Peaches.” Sydney Gazette April […]
The Thursday Quote
The big myth about Aussies and beer
While I’d been researching and writing a little book called The Slab, there’s one thing that would increasingly irritate me. That would be this idea of Australia as a nation of beer […]
Is craft beer not sweet enough for some?
BACKGROUND: The family went out for dinner a week or so ago at one of those hotels with a kids’ playground. And I have a theory that hotels have either a playground […]
A great guide to booze
Thinking Drinkers: The Enlightened Imbiber’s Guide to Alcohol Ben McFarland and Tom Sandham Jacqui Small publishing McFarland and Sandham ‘‘are two of the UK’s leading experts on alcohol’’ according to the blurb […]
Beers I Used to Drink – Day Five
Yes, I know the title of this week’s blogs is “BEERS I used to drink” and this is about a cider, which isn’t beer. But, hey, it’s my blog, I’ll do what […]
The Thursday quote
“Matakana company Zeffer Cider sent off some of their range and a few of their competitors’ offerings to an independent lab for some testing, and the results for Rekorderlig are quite frightening. Their apple […]
Drinking Dan’s Dry
Welcome to the first installment of Drinking Dan’s Dry, what will be an occasional series here at Beer Is Your Friend. The idea is simple – I’m going to drink one of […]
S is for Snakebite
Being a guy who always has a book on the go, from time to time I’ve been reading a British novel and come a drink called Snakebite, and another one called a […]
Beer, Transformers and Megan Fox
Look, being a beer reviewer for a newspaper does have a downside. I can hear the cynical jibes already. ‘‘Yes, I’m sure getting sent free beer to drink must be so tough […]
Cider overkill
I spotted this at Dan Murphy’s last weekend…a magnum of cider. That’s 1.5 litres of the stuff. In a single bottle. While no great fan of cider in general, at least buying […]
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