1) When it comes to beer tasting, a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. If you try a beer knowing it comes from a loved brewery you’ll likely respond more favourably […]
Five Things About …. Collins Street Brewing’s Once Bitter
Different but still the same
These six beers, they all look so different. But they do have something in common. Can you guess what it is? They’re all owned by Woolworths. Well, technically by “Pinnacle Drinks” which […]
Five Things About … Urban Crusader Double Hopped Lager
1)Urban Crusader is another instance of a big company looking to horn in on the growing craft beer market. While the label may look a bit edgy and alternative (or maybe like a […]
Five things about …. 3 Pub Circus Artisan Ale
1) Okay, lets just say this at the start – 3 Pub Circus has to be one of dumbest names for a beer company I’ve ever heard of. I don’t even understand […]
Five things about …Gage Roads Single Fin
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 […]
The War on Terroir
I’ve been meaning to write this post for ages but hadn’t gotten around to it. And because I took so long Mountain Goat have gone and changed what they write on their […]
Sail & Anchor’s slow rebrand
I really don’t know what Woolworths is doing with its Sail & Anchor range. It’s like they decided to have a beer label but then didn’t really know what to do. There […]
Duff drama is good news for Woolworths
By now you probably know that Woolworths got in trouble over Duff Beer. The Alcohol Beverages Advertising Code panel decided the product could appeal to kids under 18 due to its connection […]
The Thursday quote
“Woolworths, which owns Dan Murphy’s and BWS, and Coles, which owns Liquorland, First Choice and Vintage Cellars, leverage their duopoly regularly to undercut competitors, using heavily discounted alcohol as a loss leader. […]
Canned Beer Week – Day Six
I really do not understand this beer – on any level. Firstly, what is it with the name “Tun”? I presume it’s meant to be some sort of oblique reference to “mash […]
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