When it comes to Sierra Nevada beers, this is easily the most unusual- looking. Firstly, it comes under cork and features labelling to make it look way older than it really is. […]
Dubbel not worth the trouble
A whale of a stout
Imperial stouts are one of the style that I find a bit scary. As their name suggests, they’re big, big, BIG – brimming with alcohol and a stupid amount of coffee flavour. […]
Time for a First Harvest
The passing of time is a real bastard. When I was in my 20s I could eat whatever I wanted, exercise not at all and see the needle stop at exactly the […]
Porn and the definition of craft beer
In 1964, the US Supreme Court was hearing the obscenity case of Jacobellis vs Ohio. Nico Jacobellis, a cinema owner, was in trouble for screening the French film Les Amants, which the […]
GABS brewer – Sierra Nevada
The legendary United States brewery of Sierra Nevada is one of the overseas breweries taking part in GABS this year. Ryan Arnold from Sierra tells Beer is Your Friend about it’s Australian-flavoured […]
Friday drinks – Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA
This is not an IPA – it’s an ‘‘extra IPA’’, according to the label. I’m not really sure what that means – do you get more IPA for your money? Is it […]
A hundred new beers at GABS
Today I found out that the organisers at GABS are expecting this year’s event to feature more than 100 new beers. That is cause for some excitement. Though, as Beer is Your […]
Breaking up six-packs – right or wrong?
Last Thursday night threw up another instance of a real issue I have about buying beer – whether or not to break open a six-pack. I was in Dan Murphys looking to […]
Two hemispheres of IPA
I know Michael Jackson (insert overused “not that Michael Jackson, the other one” here) was famous for saying that the United States was the world leader when it came to beer. And […]
Afternoon delight
In this blog I’ve been known to complain about the relative dearth of great beer in Wollongong. I’ve done the same on Twitter, where I’ve had to put up with reading about […]
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