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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
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
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
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, Bayswater, Victoria ABV: 4.8%
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
There is nothing quite as cringe-inducing as a politician trying to be “cool” and “hip” and “down with the kids”. More often than not, it ends up in a whole … Continue Reading Sailor’s Grave Australian Gothic
In some cultures, ravens were honoured and revered as compassionate figures, representing intuition, helping to shape the world of men. In others, they were said to be a symbol of … Continue Reading Akasha Korben D. Double IPA
