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Yeastie Boys ‘Blondie: Rapture’

March 11, 2011 Phil Leave a comment

As much I was enjoying the relative novelty of a Friday Night Off, I was also having a Bit Of A Day. The Gonzo and the writing helped somewhat, but when I returned to the Malthouse and saw that a few tap beers had run out, necessitating a fridge shuffle, I volunteered to sort it … Continue reading Yeastie Boys ‘Blondie: Rapture’ →

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Tuatara ‘Ardennes’

September 30, 2010 Phil Leave a comment

‘Ardennes’ is one of those beers that I forget about for ages, only to pleasantly surprise myself when I go back to it. In this case, I was cleaning out the fridge one night — as I do; I’ve turned it from a chore into a sport and an artform, and have dubbed it ‘Kegtris’1 … Continue reading Tuatara ‘Ardennes’ →

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It's officially¹ Shandy On A Rooftop season. 1:

It's officially¹ Shandy On A Rooftop season.

1: I mean, I say so. And I've had a nice day wandering around Melbourne ticking off Things To Do (like the excellent little Untitled Goose Exhibition at ACMI), so I'm in the mood to declare it, and claiming the authority to do so. Objections? Didn't think so.

New post up on Beer Diary — a deep dive into the

New post up on Beer Diary — a deep dive into the Australian International Beer Awards, mining the mountain of data for a fairer way to compare the contestants, to dig out some underappreciated performances, and hopefully figure out what it all means

Given one of my favourite beers, this felt a bit l

Given one of my favourite beers, this felt a bit like a pilgrimage. The photos don't convey how cold it was down there over the weekend, but as a Wellingtonian a dose of bracing Southern ocean air did me good. Sadly none of the beer was around to take with us — so we had a Thermos of Earl Grey tea instead. (Last photo is a flashback to twelve years ago, when we took the beer to another Gunnamatta, in NSW.)

New post up on Beer Diary — on the simple joy of

New post up on Beer Diary — on the simple joy of tiramisu made with a nice strong stout, a few tips I've learned on the making thereof, and thoughts on the extremely outdated adjective you'll often find used to market the key ingredient.

New post up on Beer Diary — a recent episode of

New post up on Beer Diary — a recent episode of @its.fingers' Taplines podcast discussed the rise and fall of Brut IPA and it spurred a bunch of my own recollections from the time, thoughts on how beer 'styles' evolve, and how we sometimes struggle to communicate with our customers

New post up on Beer Diary: notes on a lucky evenin

New post up on Beer Diary: notes on a lucky evening spent at three lovely bars — @mcsorleysoldalehouse, @burpcastle, and @proletariatny — all sublime in their own ways, with thoughts on what they can teach about how to make a place great (and how, in turn, to be a good customer)

There's another new post up on Beer Diary, and thi

There's another new post up on Beer Diary, and this beer deserves partial credit. It's a lovely little brown ale called 'Brown Corduroy' and when a customer took the time to jokingly check whether it was brewed with actual pants, I had to go and finish off an old draft about a hop called anchovy, eye-roll-inducing attempts at April Fools humour, and the generally awkward relationship between craft beer and comedy.

There's a new post up on the Beer Diary, made with

There's a new post up on the Beer Diary, made with admittedly-old data. Recent awards here in Australia convinced me to finish off the number-crunching I did for last year's NZ Beer Awards. I dug out some interesting little details, highlighted some trends, and have a few things to watch out for as this year's round looms.

(And now I'm halfway through the AIBAs much bigger and much messier dataset, because I am a sucker for spreadsheet-based punishments.)

Stopped by the new @oddculturefitzroy on my way ho

Stopped by the new @oddculturefitzroy on my way home last night and had a lovely @lasirenebrewing Wild Ale in one of Melbourne's better-decorated alleyways. Also a big fan of the retro Melbourne Bitter ad inside — although I assume it's a reconstruction rather than a relic.

The fact that it was too big for the bollard turne

The fact that it was too big for the bollard turned out to be only the third most-annoying thing about this poster. But that did lead to be finally putting a new post up on Beer Diary (now at diary.beer for extra-easy remembering)— on Fixation, provenance, and the awkwardness of reliving old glory.

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