What did I unwrap today? Fortitude Original Golden Ale Golden Ale, 4.3% Two days in a row where I have been lucky enough to have been surprised with a new brew that I had not tasted before. I apologise to the guys at Fortitude Brewing Co, but I had not heard of them until today. Once…
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What did I unwrap today? Bargara Hip Hop Session IPA, 3.5% This is one of the things I am excited about with my Beer Advent Calendar this year…getting to try new beers. I know nothing about the Bargara Brewing Company, but their website says they were founded by six mates in 2014…so pretty new to…
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What did I unwrap today? Two Birds Taco Wheat Beer, 5.2% The girls at Two Birds have been taking the Aus craft beer scene by storm in recent months…and for good reason, they make smashing beers! I am hoping to write an article about Jane and Danielle some time next year, and not because they…
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I can still remember my first discussion with a legend of the beer industry on beer and food matching, his name was Chuck Hahn (sorry, that was a blatant name drop). I was very new to the craft beer world and was pulling together a couple of beer and food matching dinners for him. I was…
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Looking out my window right now, you wouldn’t know that Summer in the Southern Hemisphere is only 20-odd days away. Okay, so Hobart isn’t the warmest place, but a few days ago it was 26 and sunny and today it might just be single digits and wet…very wet. What is a man to do when faced…
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Until recently, I had this thing in my house where I couldn’t convince the wifey of the joys of chowing down on a plate of chicken wings. She just couldn’t get past the messiness and the little amount of flesh on the bones, such hard work for a small return. My wife is a very…
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