Jos Ruffell considers the question and slowly raises his finger. “Look through that window and you’ll see my car. It’s the 1998 Mazda station wagon that leaks when it rains and smells […]
The Thursday Quote
Five Things About … Garage Project’s Lola
1) When it comes to reviewing beers, it’s really not good enough to just say “I don’t like this”. Or “jeez, this is rubbish” or even “God! Get me a tongue scraper […]
Five Things About … Garage Project’s Pernicious Weed
1) There’s one thing that has long bothered me about New Zealand’s Garage Project, but which I’ve always kept quiet about because, you know, they’re a really good brewery and all […]
Five Things About … IBC’s Smoked Jalapeno Porter
1) Chilli beers. Oh I hate you so much. For so many of them it’s all about the heat, all about making sure the chilli stomps all over the beer. “Oh […]
The Six-Pack – June 19, 2015
Number 1: This tweet from Garage Project Mini six packs. Way of the future. #135mls pic.twitter.com/rG7InK1IHI — Garage Project (@Garage_Project) June 17, 2015 Let’s hope not. Number 2: This photo. I used […]
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 […]
Beer of the Week – Angry Peaches
Yesterday, my little – and only – sister got married, which was a pretty emotional day. For me, I mean. There’s about 16 years separating us and me being the eldest son, […]
Wollongong Beer Alert!
So there I was at Thirroul Cellars, looking to see if there was anything new in the fridges. Not so much in the six-pack fridges – except for Rocks Brewing Co’s The […]
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 […]
Death to other chili beers
Elsewhere, I have written about the stupidity of putting chili in beer. More specifically here and here. In a nutshell, my objection is why put something that’s hot into something that’s supposed […]
BEER IS YOUR FRIEND 