Beer: Sail & Anchor’s The Bloke

The seasonal releases from Sail & Anchor continue to surprise. So far, the brand has released four relatively bold and definitely enjoyable beers that break the mould of market-driven products from supermarket beer brands. They haven’t been amazing beers, which generate beer geek hype or praise, but these crafty brews achieve what other large and corporate-influenced brewing … Continue reading →

Alternative Reviews (The Session no.84)

It’s hot, very hot, so what are we drinking during this long hot summer in Australia? For this moth’s round of The Session, here’s a review of beers for the Aussie heatwave, which is not a review of beers, but it is… Continue reading →

When Australia Day is Hot

Australia Day is now firmly Local Taphouse Hottest 100 Day in this blogger’s little corner of the world. The annual people’s choice poll of Australia’s hottest (craft) beers has grown into a nation-wide event of countdown fun. It brings together beer lovers/geeks/nerds/fans to share, discuss, dissect and drink (some of) 100 Australian-made beers. Organised by The … Continue reading →

Beer Bar Band Bests 2013

Here’s my wrap up of the beer bar band goodness I enjoyed in 2013, plus a little about what to keep an eye on during 2014… Continue reading →

Get Smothered by Papa vs Pretty this Christmas

Aussie rockers, Papa vs Pretty, are rolling out new tracks this Christmas as they prepare to drop their second full length album, White Deer Park, in February next year. Their latest release is ‘Smother’, and it’s sing-along rocking good. The upbeat track continues the band’s familiar guitar heavy and vocal rich sound, and it should play … Continue reading →

Gifts for the active Aussie beer lover

Inspired by a recent Beer Runner post for DRAFT Magazine – “8 gifts for the active beer lover” – I decided to quickly throw together a similar list but with Australian based gifts. As someone who loves beer, really loves beer, yet is also conscious about maintaining good health and fitness, the balancing/mixing of beer … Continue reading →

Beer yarns (The Session no.82)

This month’s Session is hosted by Steve Lamond of the blog Beers I’ve Known. His chosen topic: Beery yarns. Here’s my tale of New Zealand and pints… Continue reading →

Melbourne Marathon 2013

I ran a marathon! I never thought that I would be capable of doing so. To help me remember the momentous experience, I’ve blogged about the run, as beers, bars and bands all came together on the day of my first marathon run. Continue reading →

International Stout Day review

I think I’m ready to declare my favourite beer style. As a beer geek, it is an extremely difficult task to decide on a favourite style or beer, there’s too many to like across too many different situations and scenarios! Nonetheless, here we go. My favourite beer style is… imperial stout! Yes, I love imperial stouts! … Continue reading →

Kwenching a curiosity

Whenever I see, hear or think “Kwencher”, the Eskimo Joe song Sweater comes into my head. I have NO IDEA WHY! Do Kwencher and Sweater sound that similar? Anyway… Kwencher is a beer brand that I’ve been aware of since its entry into the Melbourne market a few years ago (late 2011, I think). However, it’s … Continue reading →