Dr Tim’s Traditional Ale is a bit of an oddity in the Coopers’ oeuvre. For starters, it’s only available in cans. And as far as I know, it’s the only Coopers product […]
Finally, a can of Dr Tim’s
The Thursday Quote
“When you are doing a one-off batch and it doesn’t quite come out as you are thinking, who cares? No-one knows what it was supposed to be like anyway. When you’ve got […]
The Thursday quote
“They have also pioneered environmentally aware craft brewing, installing huge rainwater tanks and a bank of solar panels, and rewarding their employees either for cycling or walking to work, or using public […]
Wollongong Beer Alert!
The somewhat lacklustre photo you see is of the tag attached to a growler of the Illawarra Brewing Company’s latest beer – Hawaiian Cookie Golden Ale. At least I think it’s the […]
Struggling with summer
Try as I might – and I have tried – I can’t help but feel disappointed about Mountain Goat’s Summer Ale. That came as a bit of a surprise because I was […]
Anchor Steam in Wollongong
My home town of Wollongong is starting to see a few bottle shops moving into the world of craft beer. One of the newer ones is Crown West Cellars, way up the […]
Unique Week – Day Five
Spotting a Mountain Goat Rare Breed around Wollongong is cause for a small celebration. You see, the occasional releases from the Victorian brewer only seem to turn up here sporadically. For instance, […]
Problem of perspective
Late last week I was having a chat with James Smith of Crafty Pint fame about the success of breweries in the Illawarra and South Coast. He brought up something that I’d […]
The Session #68 – Novelty Beers
The Session is a monthly event for the beer blogging community, started by Stan Hieronymus at Appellation Beer. On the first Friday of each month, all participating bloggers write about a predetermined topic. […]
Beer time at Trainworks
I always go to a beer festival with a well-thought out plan. And it’s usually a four-step plan. 1) Go and try the odd beers and those I’ve never had before as […]
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