One man's ongoing love letter to hoppy beverages
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 […]
For obvious Covid reasons, I’ve been unable to visit breweries as my normal rate. Thus I’ve been writing about the individual beers I’ve been discovering and enjoying during the lockdown. However, I have been splurging a bit on craft beer. One such splurge was a mixed case from a fantastic Tasmanian brewer called Ocho Beer. […]
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 […]
This week’s beer is the simply named, but also simply delicious Red IPA from Victoria’s Bad Shepherd Brewing Co. As anyone who’s glanced at the blog would know, a red IPA is my personal favourite genre of beer by a decent margin. So I can be admittedly a little picky with which ones I enjoy […]
This week’s beer is a hoppy blast from a new Wollongong area brewery: Double Dump IIPA from Resin Brewing in Bulli. Resin Brewing had the misfortune of having their grand opening in March this year. Given all the happenings in the world at the moment, not the best time to start a small brewery. I […]
It doesn’t matter where you’re reading this from, these are trying times. And there’s not a whole lot anyone can do about it except for sitting at home, waiting for all this craziness to pass, and trying to find at least little flecks of happiness where we can. For me, one of my flecks of […]
