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I love rye. I love rye bread, rye whisky , and especially rye beer. There is something amazing about the grain which adds a spice and heartiness to anything it is used in. I particularly get excited when I find … Continue reading
I love rye. I love rye bread, rye whisky , and especially rye beer. There is something amazing about the grain which adds a spice and heartiness to anything it is used in. I particularly get excited when I find … Continue reading
In January/February I spent 4 weeks in Japan ticking a few different things off my travel list (watching a Yokozuna win the tournament, catch the Sapporo Yuki-matsuri, visit Shirakawa-go, take the Hokutosei overnight from Tokyo to Sapporo) and managed to sample a range of … Continue reading
I’ve never really been too interested in visiting Byron Bay. Quite a few people rave about it, but those people tend to be hippies. It’s been classified as one of those ‘might be nice to do one day’ ideas, but … Continue reading
I haven’t reviewed many 4 Pines beers on here yet, but they are one of the more prolific microbreweries around putting out consistently good quality ales. If you feel the need, they have a bar in Manly with most of … Continue reading
Cascade Brewery do a ‘specialty’ beer each year called First Harvest. It’s an ‘ale’ that is generally brewed from ingredients that are picked that day. The usual profile of a First Harvest ale is fresh hops and spicy malt. I … Continue reading
Sydney Craft Beer week brings with it some exciting speciality and experimental beers, one of which is the Two Birds Brewing and Young Henrys collaboration: Otaku. You know that sixth taste after sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and metallic which we all have … Continue reading
For those not acquainted with the state of Australian breweries, there are essentially two major players ; SABMiller, who own the Foster’s Group (which includes the Cascade and Matilda Bay breweries), and Lion Nathan, who own basically everything else, including James Squire, Tooheys, and … Continue reading
Sierra Nevada have added another beer to their ever-expanding range of “limited selections” with the Southern Hemisphere Harvest. No, this is not a harvest ale specially designed for the Antipodean market – it’s a Northern Hemisphere harvest beer brewed with … Continue reading
I love Wychwood Brewery. Their flavourful and interesting beers, unique merchandising, and hobgoblin themed pubs tick every box on what I like about English beer and pub culture. From the age of 14 I always dreamed of running a pub like these … Continue reading
Ever since I tried Holgate’s Extra Special Bitter at the Union Hotel (which was quickly followed by their Chocolate Temptress), I have kept a keen eye out for the horned bull that serves as their mascot. These beers were something more than … Continue reading