Homebrew economics
My latest homebrew, bottled in plastic because it finished higher than expected and i was worried about bottles going kablooey. One of the things that appealed to me about homebrewing – and one of the...
View ArticleWho asked for cleanskin beer?
“Oh look! It must be a good beer because it says ‘Premium’ on the label. And there’s a red banner that says ‘imported’. Oooo, I am so buying this. Because I am an idiot.” Let me tell you a story about...
View ArticleAustralian Beer History Week – Day Seven
To ensure that Australian Beer History Week is actually a week, and not eight days, I’ve chosen to combine our two territories – the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory. Northern...
View ArticleThe Sail & Anchor beer cellar
After a few years of laughing at those who cellared beer I’ve started to do it myself. And it’s all the fault of that barleywine from Sail & Anchor. I had been cellaring beers without meaning to...
View ArticleBeers I Used To Drink – Day Four
Technically speaking this really isn’t a beer I used to drink. It’s a beer I still drink – sometimes. Those times are limited to occasions when I’m at a bar and the selection of beers on tap or in the...
View ArticleIs craft beer not sweet enough for some?
Do mainstream drinkers hate craft beer because it’s not sweet enough? BACKGROUND: The family went out for dinner a week or so ago at one of those hotels with a kids’ playground. And I have a theory...
View ArticleBeer on the Box – Victoria Bitter
Nothing beats VB when you’re building Olympic stadiums, it seems.
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