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 […]
Five Things About … James Squire Tall Tale Tropicana Spring Ale
1) Fruit going into beer is usually better than fruit flavour going into beer. Or, to be more accurate fruit “flavour”. Because that’s usually how the brewery describes it on the label […]
Five Things About … Mad Brewers’ Karni Kolsch
1) I’m pretty sure I wasn’t lying when I said it. In fact I know I wasn’t, because I later went out and ordered a few bottles. So it must have been […]
Five Things About … James Squire Cabin Fever
1) Okay, broadly speaking, I’ve got nothing against the James Squire beers. They’re well made, they don’t taste like nail polish or burnt rubber and they provide a great service as a […]
IBA goes a new way
Just under two weeks ago the Craft Beer Industry Association changed its name. And may have kicked out a few members at the same time (gratuitous plug – I wrote about the […]
Who’s in and who’s out?
When you start up a club you have to work out who can join and who can’t. Which means you need some membership criteria – and the clearer that criteria is the […]
Five Things About … James Squire’s The Hop Father
1) Reviewing a James Squire beer is a tricky thing for a beer geek. Well, it’s a tricky thing for this beer geek at least. That’s because the Squire brewers don’t make […]
The Hottest 100 and James Squire
‘‘Ohmageerdd! James Squire came in sixth spot! That’s not craft beer! And it was One Fifty Lashes! That’s the worst James Squire beer! Not that there’s any good ones, because they’re not […]
Five Things About … John Boston The Surprize summer ale
1) Okay, before you start sniggering, they haven’t misspelled “Surprise”. That’s the correct spelling – it’s named for the ship HMS Surprize that John Boston sailed over to Australia in 1793. 2) […]
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