1) Yes, Single Fin is a summer ale and, as it’s winter right now, we’re technically as far as we can get from summer. I’d meant to write about this beer for […]
Five things about …Gage Roads Single Fin
The problem of “Pacific Ale”
Stone & Wood’s Pacific Ale cold end up being the Australian beer scene’s version of Anchor Steam Ale – both in terms of the name becoming a style and also the need […]
The Six-Pack – April 4, 2015
Number 1: This tweet from Ben Cubby Fred Nile likely to hold the balance of power after #NSWvotes – says his priority is to raise the drinking age to 21 http://t.co/YjvE3r4sx5 — […]
Beer of the Week – Cloud Catcher
The beer: Cloud Catcher pale ale. Where did it come from?: Stone & Wood in the Northern Rivers. But this one came from Crown West Cellars. Or maybe it was Thirroul Cellars. […]
Beer of the Week – Garden Ale
The beer: Stone & Wood Garden Ale. Where did it come from?: From the brewery. No, I’m not being a smartarse, I actually got a few bottles sent from the brewery for […]
The Thursday Quote
“Mate, for us the biggest thing about this year will be just trying to keep up with demand. We’re really under the pump at both breweries — in Byron Bay and at […]
Thoughts on the Hottest 100 beers
A few quick thoughts on today’s Hottest 100 Beers votes. Distribution isn’t everything: The top three – Hop Hog, Pacific Ale and 4 Pines – are all beers with wide-ranging distribution. And […]
Top Five for the year
So again, it’s time to vote in The Local Taphouse Hottest 100 Australian craft beer poll. The poll that is to beer geeks, what Triple J’s Hottest 100 is to music geeks […]
Beer of the Week – Mash Collective’s Heartbreaker
The thing I now like most about The Mash Collective is the thing I once struggled to understand. It’s the idea of getting non-brewers together to make a beer. The first one […]
On the case
About a month ago I was listening to a podcast by Frozen Summers, the subject of which was drinking a whole case of beer, one after the other. That doesn’t mean drinking […]
BEER IS YOUR FRIEND 