Author Archives: Phil

666 ‘Black Se7en’ IPA

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Phil

The days are just packed. There’s a mixed-blessing over-abundance of wonderful beery stuff in my life at the moment; much of which I’d love to be writing about, but I’m finding — for the moment1 — it’s all jostled up … Continue reading →

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Beer Diary Podcast s03e01: A Very Good Friday

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Phil

Back with unusual promptness — which is hopefully a good omen — George and I sat down on Friday for a few beers and a somewhat-supersized season opener for another round of the podcast. We try a couple of new-ish … Continue reading →

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Beer Diary Podcast s02e09: 2012 Year in Review

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Phil

Back for a second ‘Year in Review’ and in moderate danger of starting a tradition, we sit down for a trio of appropriate beers and ponder 2012; a year full of great beers, big beer-related news, and mercifully few apocalypses. … Continue reading →

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The Lost Podcast Archive, Part II

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Phil

Clearing out the second half of the Lost Podcast Archive, I can here finally present our musings on “Wellington in a Pint”, Beervana 2012 — and, I’m sure most contentiously, on the acquisition of Emerson’s Brewery by the sprawling conglomeration … Continue reading →

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The Lost Podcast Archive, Part I

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Phil

In not-at-all breaking news, it is apparently February. When last I wrote, it was as far from New Year’s Eve as it is now; life moves pretty fast. I do feel somewhat guilty for the evident fact that it’s things that make … Continue reading →

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Crafty Beggars

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Phil

It is, apparently, Brandwank Monsoon Season. At least I won’t suffer for material.1 As was spotted by the eagle eye of Dominic (from Hashigo Zake) some months ago in the Trademark Registry, “Crafty Beggars” is a new brand / imprint / … Continue reading →

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Desert Island Beers

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Phil

Desert Island Discs is one of those inelimably British British cultural institutions.2 It’s been going since WWII, and is likely responsible for all those brilliant scenes in High Fidelity3 wherein the record shop staff assemble their Top Fives for various (increasingly random) … Continue reading →

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The Moa IPO

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Phil

This was one of the least surprising developments in the local beer industry. Moa started out cloaked in faux-exclusivity, long before they leapt into bed with arch-brandwanker Geoff Ross (of 42 Below vodka fame). He, and much of his old … Continue reading →

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On blogging, and not blogging, and such

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Phil

Well now. It has been a while. I’ve said that kind of thing more than a few times in the course of this ongoing Beer Diary project, and here I am again. I was probably due a bit of a break, but … Continue reading →

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Get More From Your Beer

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Phil

I had the good fortune, this year, to be invited to present a little seminar at Beervana. Given the title Get More From Your Beer, the idea was to help wrap up the final (Saturday evening) session with a bit of … Continue reading →

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