One of the worst things about being a beer geek in Wollongong is that all the beer festivals happen somewhere else. Sydney. Melbourne. Other places in Australia that aren’t Wollongong. Even New […]
A home-town beer festival
I’m just hopeless
I have to be a marketeer’s wet dream. And to prove that point, I offer you the picture of Feral’s new label for their Hop Hog. It’s a part of the rebranding […]
The Friday Photo
Hottest 100, where to from here?
After the latest instalment of the Hottest 100 Craft Beers were announced on Sunday, I started to wonder if it has much of a future. The big issue is its predictability. This […]
Sydney Craft Beer Week – a recap
I went up the road to the big smoke for two nights last week for the Sydney Craft Beer Week. Here are a few reasons why it was tops> I got to […]
Wollongong Beer Alert!
You know what you’ll find if you head to the Illawarra Brewery bar today? A bloody big stout from Feral called Boris. It’s part of the Western Australian brewery’s Brewpub Series, that […]
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 […]
Getting closer to the ton
About a year and a half ago, I started getting serious about good beer. One thing I did was buy a book listing the top 100 beers as chosen by a bunch […]
What the hell is that doing here?
So the wife and I took our daughter out to Thirlmere to check out Trainworks and the Thomas the Tank Engine. The trip came about as a result of my day job […]
A one-of-a-kind beer
Most beers hang around for yonks, so they’re easy to get a hold of. They can sit in the beer fridge for months until a mate recommends it as a good beer […]
BEER IS YOUR FRIEND 