Dirty Deeds
A story was put up today that fired a clear shot at small brewery branding in Australia. This quote from new player on the market,...
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Stuff that I like
I would like to talk punk rock. And no, I don’t mean a certain Scottish brewery who insist on constantly telling us how punk they...
Moa – Breakfast Beer
A while back I visited Blenheim and said Moa and their marketing could “go jump in a lake”. Somehow their marketing is now dumber than...
Pouring in Melbourne – the search for great beer
Almost every Friday, my mind wanders to what beers I would like to drink when I finish work. Who has what? What is new? What...
Down with Craft Beer
There is a lot of natter and hullabaloo going on at the moment in the USA about the definition of craft and who blah blah...
Mountain Goat – Hightail Ale
Mountain Goat. One of Australia’s craft pioneers has just turned fifteen and lets face it, that is basically ancient in today’s craft terms. But as...
Freebies, engagement, and the Alehouse Project
The idea of getting free meals and free beer strictly for the purpose of review is one that I’m not a fan of. I have...
To Øl – Final Frontier
Normally when I review, I like to stick to local beers (and by local I mean Australia and New Zealand). There are a few reasons...
Brew Day – Christmas Red Ale
Took some photos on today’s brew-day. I do “brew in a bag” and this one is an Amber Ale with Northern Brewer pellets and whole...
La Sirene – Wild Saison
Wild Saison. Two words that instantly grab my interest. When I learned that La Sirene, a recent addition to the Australian beer landscape, were releasing...
