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
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
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
Killer Sprocket Bandit Peated Pale Ale
Killer Sprocket Bandit Peated Pale Ale Killer Sprocket, Bayswater, Victoria ABV: 4.8%
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
Eden Brewery Palm Pale
Before I looked into it, I didn’t think my passions extended to the point where they qualified as meeting with the dictionary definition of the word. But then, when I … Continue Reading Eden Brewery Palm Pale
Wilde Gluten Free Pale Ale
Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, the Nineteenth Century French post-impressionist painter, was renowned as a decadent epicurean who had a thing about eating animals killed in September or October. For, as each northern … Continue Reading Wilde Gluten Free Pale Ale
Little Bang Ira India Red Ale
In the summer heat, I longed for the cool, crisp satisfaction of a good salad. Nothing tastes quite so good or as wholesome as lettuce straight from the garden. Alas, … Continue Reading Little Bang Ira India Red Ale
Philter IPA
In 40th natalis pars uxorem meam quia muro satis per comparationem ad alias partes et nos pecora gesta res. Et quidem, ut mihi esset propria experientia. Et conversus sum ut … Continue Reading Philter IPA
Pirate Life Throwback IPA
Bridge Road Brewers Beechworth Pale Ale
Fluorescent pine-lime shirts billowed softly on the gently rotating clothesline. Sweet eucalypt smoke from a pot-bellied wood stove wafted across the yard in the frigid August air.
Hop Nation Jedi Juice NEIPA
Among the celebrated mineral waters, visitors can sample water from the Soda, Sulphur, Locano [sic], Dirty Scobie and Guano springs. Bring an empty water bottle and fill up on your … Continue Reading Hop Nation Jedi Juice NEIPA
Bruny Island Beer Co. 99 Oysters
On the 7th day of that accursed month, we took our departure from those barren shores, to direct our course towards Van Diemen’s Land and the promise of water and … Continue Reading Bruny Island Beer Co. 99 Oysters
