One man's ongoing love letter to hoppy beverages
This week’s beer is an absolute belter. It’s a collaboration between the excellent Garage Project (whose praises I’ve sung previously) and the equally amazing Trillium. It’s a hazy IPA that perfectly encapsulates everything about that beer genre. And it’s called Sunrise Valley. Hazy IPA’s have been the trendy beer of choice for much of the […]
For this week’s beer, we head back to the sours. It’s not necessarily my go-to genre of beer, but I certainly don’t mind me a sour every now and again. But when it’s as good as the Sunny Boy Sour from Hope Brewery, I’m certainly inclined to have them significantly more often. First off, sour […]
This blog focuses almost exclusively on Australian (with the occasional Kiwi) craft beer. However, what with the recent 4th of July holiday in the States and their over abundance of good craft breweries, I thought I’d write about another of my favourite American beers. I did this last year as well with Arrogant Bastard Ale. […]
I know it’s only been a few weeks since I last wrote about them and their fantastic Detonate IPA, but Little Rivers’ Kumma Gutza Double IPA has compelled me to take the blog back to Scottsdale, Tasmania once again. As I mentioned in my previous Detonate post, I had tried some of Little Rivers’ core […]
This week, on the strength of a reader recommendation, we return to Tasmania once again for T-Bone Brewing’s Choc-Milk Stout. I have a well-documented affinity for Tasmanian craft beer (see Last Rites, Ocho, Little Rivers, Bruny Island, Van Dieman). However, I had not heard of T-Bone Brewing before I received the tip. After a bit […]
For this week’s beer we move away from Tasmania for the moment. Instead, we head to the Blue Mountains of New South Wales and Mountain Beer Co’s Double Red IPA. Mountain Culture is a fairly new brewer (opening just last year). But jeez they’ve come out swinging. Perusing their beer roster, you’ll find Milk Oat […]
For this week’s beer we go back down to Tasmania for our third post in a row. You may have detected that I have an affinity for Tassie craft beers. What with Ocho and Detonate IPA from Little Rivers the past two weeks, and one of my all-time favourites, Puddle Maker by Last Rites from […]
This week’s beer comes from another excellent Tasmanian craft brewery, Little Rivers Brewing from Scottsdale in the northeast of the state. I love my hops and I love my IPA’s, so what I say next I do not say lightly: their Detonate IPA isn’t just good, it’s a genuine knock-your-socks-off great beer. As with Ocho […]
When you think craft beer and Northern Beaches, you would generally first think of Modus Operandi, and for good reason. Modus’ reputation for big, delicious beers is well earned. But there’s a new brewery on the Mona Vale scene. Quakers Hat Brewing may not have the resume Modus does just yet. But if their Red […]
For this week’s beer we venture back to Sydney’s Inner West for Nectar of the Hops New England IPA by Willie the Boatman. Willie the Boatman knows how to make a good ale. And their NEIPA ticks every last one of the boxes as far as I’m concerned. I do love a NEIPA. However, some […]
