When the North Wollongong outlet of First Choice Liquor opened its doors last year, I got very excited. So excited that I went there the day it opened its doors. Why? Well […]
Not much choice
A long way to go for craft beer
Recently I’d been thinking craft beer was making headway in Australia. Sail & Anchor, the Woolies-owned brewery, releases an imperial stout earlier this year, followed by a barleywine for Christmas. Dan Murphy’s […]
Drinking Dan’s Dry
Oh, Dan Murphy’s, you are impressing me more and more. Don’t get me wrong. I always liked you. Hell, when you decided to set up shop a short drive from my place […]
The Thursday quote
“Woolworths, which owns Dan Murphy’s and BWS, and Coles, which owns Liquorland, First Choice and Vintage Cellars, leverage their duopoly regularly to undercut competitors, using heavily discounted alcohol as a loss leader. […]
Drinking Dan’s Dry and Wollongong Beer Alert!
Because I’m a little bit obsessed, I regularly scroll the the craft beer list on the Dan Murphy’s website, to see if there’s anything new. About a month ago I was very […]
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 […]
More beer choices
Okay so here’s some good news – First Choice Liquor has opened up an outlet in North Wollongong. Now, that might not be a big deal for those who live in Melbourne […]
Melbourne Beer Trip – Day Three
This morning started off the same as the day before – with truck drivers smashing bottles against the wall and no hangover to speak of. On the downside, the plans I had […]
Breaking up six-packs – right or wrong?
Last Thursday night threw up another instance of a real issue I have about buying beer – whether or not to break open a six-pack. I was in Dan Murphys looking to […]
What does a Convict taste like?
For quite a while the Gage Roads brewery in Western Australia has confused me. On the one hand, they’re responsible for some rather ordinary mainstream beers like Wahoo and their ‘‘Gage Premium […]
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