1) This week the long-running industrial dispute between CUB and the 55 workers it punted ended. The workers did have jobs to go to but they were with a contractor who would […]
Five Things About … Hoegaarden
Five Things About … Moosehead Lager
1) Back in the ancient history that was my uni days, the campus bar had a top shelf where they displayed a selection of what were then known as “boutique beers”. And […]
Ten things about … the GABS festival beers
You can start with dessert: If you’re a little bit anal retentive like me, you’ll feel a compulsion to start your beer sampling at Container A, Section 1. And if you do […]
Matilda Bay – a tale of too many beers
By now, you’ve probably heard that CUB plans to tinker with the Matilda Bay brand. A large part of that is spinning off Fat Yak to effectively make a new brand, […]
Australian Beer History Week – Day Six
When it came to choosing a Western Australian brewery to write about, the decision was difficult because there are two very important ones to choose from. One the one hand there’s Matilda […]
Friday drinks – Redback Wheat Beer
Sometimes in the rush to make crazy beers that exists in the good beer scene, some members of the old school tend to get overlooked. The new breed of beers boast enough […]
Beer Olympics – Day 13
Country: The Netherlands Beer: Grolsch The first time I ever had a Grolsch was way back in 1990 while I was in my third year at uni. Like most Arts students, I […]
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