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Blenheim – New Zealand
I visited Blenheim, as a youth, to play rugby. I don’t really remember too much about it… we probably got beaten, it was probably cold… I do vaguely remember getting billeted with a family that all...
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Free House and Mussel Inn (Happy Jackal)
On our recent trip to NZ, we didn’t make it to all the breweries we would have liked but one bar almost compensated for all of that. On a hot sunny day in Nelson, after 2 days kayaking and one day...
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Matso’s Broome Brewery – Ginger Beer
Ginger beer… lets face it, it’s not really beer. Whatever, I’ll drink it anyway. The Basics Matso’s is a brewery in Broome Australia. They have only recently started sending bottles over to the East...
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Rediscovering Josie Bones – Good Beer Week
This was a piece originally intended for Oz Brews News but got lost amongst the hustle and bustle of Good Beer Week. While it’s about 2 months after the dinner, I figure I should post it up here...
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IPA Day 2012 – Sierra Nevada Hoptimum
Ok ok, I said recently that I had something special planned for IPA Day 2012. Last year I did 5 reviews and this year I had hoped to do none and get out on the streets for a bit of a journey across the...
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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 a Wild Saison, I knew I had to get on that...
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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 why I prefer to stick to the ANZACs. Primarily because I want to give...
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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 the world turns and everyone races to add more hops,...
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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 it was back then (look up stories about their IPO prospectus for...
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Evil Twin – Hipster Ale
In the bottlestore today I couldn’t resist grabbing a can of Evil Twin Hipster Ale. Emma asked me why and I said “so I could whinge about the word hipster on my blog”. As you can tell, I approach my...
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USA mini-focus: Part 1 – Dr Juicy Jay’s Crab Shack
In the words of Hugh Laurie America America… The States. Have you been paying attention? The once maligned culture of food and drink in the USA is now the hottest ticket in old Melbourne town. Shit...
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USA mini-focus part 2: Jester King/Brash Brewing
Part two of my USA mini-focus is taking a look at a couple of beers that are very new to the country and not your typical “oh my god hops right?” American IPAs/Pales/BIPAs etc. I think it’s great to...
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T10SF:2013 Part 1.
I don’t think I’ve ever done a list… have I? Either way, I’ve wanted to for a while but always think they are a bit self indulgent. Although that is kind of the whole point of a blog so maybe I should...
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T10SF:2013 part 2
Part 2 of my “T10SF:2013″ is the countdown to my favourite beer this year. As mentioned yesterday it is based on beers I have tried for the first time this year, rather than strictly new releases etc...
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Beer Cycling in Belgium
About a year ago, Emma and I decided we wanted to visit Belgium and drink all of their beer and eat all of their cheese and all of their chocolate, but given the potential adverse effects on our health...
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Aged and Cellared.
In the last couple of months I’ve been fortunate enough to taste some beers that are extremely old. Beers that are probably considered to be well past their prime but the kind of beer that just burns...
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IPA, Trends and Epic Hop Zombie
There are two things beer geeks love speculating on. Craft beer bubbles (the topic of the current “session“, so I’ll leave my voice out of this) and “what the next big trend will be”. Over the last 12...
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Garage Project – La Cavalera Catrina
Me: Yeah it’s great but it’s Garage Project, all of their labels are great Emma: Well why don’t you marry them? Me: You can’t marry a brewery, that makes no sense. Emma: No, marry the labels. Me: That...
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Sail and Anchor – Devil Dodger IPA
Sail and Anchor. This is about to get ranty, but stay with me here because I think it’ll be worth it. Being a kiwi and not too familiar with the history, I’ve tried to read up on it in preparation for...
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Yeastie Boys – Motueka Raven/5 year anniversary
I feel like I spent a good chunk of this year talking about how much I love Yeastie Boys and their delicious beers. In fact, I probably spent twice as much time talking about them as I did drinking...
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