Furphy Refreshing Ale
In the late 1990s, Garry Kasporov often had nightmares about missing his flights. The kind of dreams where you are running late and there is no way possible you are … Continue Reading Furphy Refreshing Ale
Amundsen Bryggeri Intergalactic Thunder Juice NEIPA
In the summer of 1979, between dreaming of better tomorrows and finding a path to the rainbows, Sir Peter Ustinov could not help but fret about how intolerably hot it … Continue Reading Amundsen Bryggeri Intergalactic Thunder Juice NEIPA
Hawke’s Lager
Vale Bob Hawke. The Silver Bodgie. Hawke’s Lager Hawke’s Brewing Co., Melbourne, Victoria ABV: 4.5%
BentSpoke Barley Griffin Canberra Pale Ale
I boast, but only slightly, when I say that in the whole history of sporting endeavour no club has poured scorn and biting invective on the supporters and players of … Continue Reading BentSpoke Barley Griffin Canberra Pale Ale
Newstead Brewing Co. & Kaiju Beer Butterfly Effect Double IPA
When Josh turned 21 he took the hand-me-down Nissan Pulsar, inherited three years earlier from his elder sister, down to the local strip of bunting-festooned used car dealers seeking a … Continue Reading Newstead Brewing Co. & Kaiju Beer Butterfly Effect Double IPA
Stillwater Fast Fashion India Pale Ale
Sometime after splitting with Genesis — one of the lesser, but better-known acts in the classico-rock field — Peter Gabriel had an entheogenic epiphany. Then he wrote a song about … Continue Reading Stillwater Fast Fashion India Pale Ale
Grand Ridge Supershine Extra Strong Ale
There have been many code-names attributed to the largest man-made explosion the planet has ever witnessed. Perhaps there have been other explosions of greater scale that occurred while the Earth’s … Continue Reading Grand Ridge Supershine Extra Strong Ale
Opperbacco Imperial Deep Underground
After a referee was kicked and riot police were called upon to calm unruly players and members of the crowd this Sunday past, the Municipality of Florence announced on Monday … Continue Reading Opperbacco Imperial Deep Underground
Young Henrys Afends Hemp IPA
Still life: Licorice Allsort left in a sweaty sock with Strawberry Shortcake™ and a salami. Young Henrys Afends Hemp IPA Young Henrys Brewery, Newtown, New South Wales ABV: 5.5% … Continue Reading Young Henrys Afends Hemp IPA
Cricketers Arms Session Ale
5th Test, England tour of South Africa at Durban, 3-14 March 1939 The fifth test match between England and South Africa, which commenced on Friday, March 3, ended in a … Continue Reading Cricketers Arms Session Ale
Sierra Nevada Otra Vez
The thought of a musical film version of The Master and Margarita, with Doris Day in the role of Margarita, might make some people smile. Presumably, one at least. That’s … Continue Reading Sierra Nevada Otra Vez
Drake’s Denogginizer Double IPA
Sally was a silly bugger sometimes. Bloody lucky to be alive actually. Took no shit, gave you a good dead-arm to let you know it and had a mouth on … Continue Reading Drake’s Denogginizer Double IPA
Killer Sprocket Bandit Peated Pale Ale
Killer Sprocket Bandit Peated Pale Ale Killer Sprocket, Bayswater, Victoria ABV: 4.8%
Hallertau Stuntman Imperial India Pale Ale
There once was a Bavarian philologist named John, A renaissance humanist historian. Writing chronicles was his thing, And official ancestries for a Teuton king, But it all proved to be … Continue Reading Hallertau Stuntman Imperial India Pale Ale
Lost Coast Brewery Fogcutter Double IPA
The taste on your tongue in the woodlands of the Antipodes – a million years of desiccated eucalyptus leaves – dries the sinuses, is cleansing for the soul, only muddied … Continue Reading Lost Coast Brewery Fogcutter Double IPA
4 Pines Keller Door Eldorado IPA
Modern psychology links sugar consumption with mental illness, with claims that sugar causes anxiety. To that I say, ‘Well, of course, it does!’ I mean, all that is sweet is … Continue Reading 4 Pines Keller Door Eldorado IPA
