1) In this whacky, crazy world of craft beer, lagers pretty much get kicked to the curb. Not enough hops, you see. Not enough unusual or odd ingredients, you see. Not enough […]
Five Things About … Philter Lager
Five Things About … Hawke’s Lager
1) So there’s this beer called Hawke’s Lager, right? You’ve probably heard of it. It’s a beer emblazoned with the face of our 23rd Prime Minister Bob Hawke. And it’s got to […]
GABS Brewer 2015: Burleigh Brewing
Burleigh Brewing, from Burleigh Heads, Queensland What beer are you making for GABS? Peach Saison What’s it called? Burleigh Peach Saison (keeping it simple this year!) Where did the inspiration come from? […]
The Six-Pack – March 6, 2015
Number 1: This tweet from Boak and Bailey * BIDGEAFT = Because it Didn't Get Enough Attention First Time — like ICYMI (In Case You Missed It) but more honest. — Boak and […]
It’s YouTubesday!
If you’re female don’t even bother with this beer, it’s “brewed for men”.
Blacklisted Beers – Day One
In the beer geek world there are beers that are dismissed. Beers that have been saddled with a bad reputation. Beers that you’re supposed to say you hate, because otherwise you’ll lose […]
Beers I Used To Drink – Day Four
Technically speaking this really isn’t a beer I used to drink. It’s a beer I still drink – sometimes. Those times are limited to occasions when I’m at a bar and the […]
Beers I Used to Drink – Day Three
As hard as it might be to believe, in the early 1990s there was a beer with the word ‘‘Foster’s’’ on the label that sold pretty well here in Australia. And it […]
Beers I Used to Drink – Day Two
Spotting a can of Tooheys Blue on the shelves at my local Dan Murphy’s was quite a surprise. I didn’t think they even made this beer any more, thought it went the […]
Beers I Used to Drink – Day One
The first beer I drank when I was of legal age was a Tooheys New. I’d drunk beer under-age but I don’t recall what they were. Knowing very little about the different […]
BEER IS YOUR FRIEND 