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Stef Collins - Australia
Hops are Ruining Beer: Discuss A friend sent me this article during the week and truth be told, it echoes a little with a few things that have been swirling around in the back of my brain recently. It actually started at a wedding I attended back in March where I was lamenting the lack of something interesting to drink. The food was amazing, as was the location, but not being a huge Lager drinker the choice between full strength Lager and light Lager wasn’t really ticking me over... more info |
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Neil Miller - New Zealand
Sir Kingsley Amis on Beer Sir Kingsley Amis penned more than 20 novels, six books of poetry, a memoir, a number of short stories, several scripts for radio and television and ‘works of social and literary criticism.’ He was nominated for the Booker Prize three times and won it once, and was later made a Knight of the British Empire. The Times rated Amis as one of the 50 greatest British writers since 1945... more info |
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The Fridge: YEASTIE BOYS (NZ) GUNNAMATTA IPA 6.5% ABV 330mL The Yeastie Boys are always pushing the boundaries. Creative Director Stu McKinlay says he was “fed up with chocolate and coffee beers being the trend du jour and thought it was time to put tea into the limelight.”…read more |
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Recipe: HEFEWEIZEN/SUMMER ALE
A recipe that I have recently done is a Summer Ale/Hefeweizen Beer.
What I mean by that is that this recipe is great to make one double
batch of wort then use two different yeasts to ferment the wort. This
makes two very different beers on the same brew
day…
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Beer of the Month Beer Matching Dinner Thursday 30th May, 7pm-10:30pm. The Nag’s Head Hotel, 162 St Johns Road, Glebe NSW. To book in for the Dinner please either send an email or call: (02) 9660 1591. ........................................................................................... |
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- Key Dates Voting closes July 24, 2013 Finalists announced August 24, 2013 Awards Presentation Dinner October 24, 2013, The Sebel Hotel, 28 Albion St, Surry Hills NSW - Past Results Beer & Brewer magazine thanks our major sponsor O-I, our gold, silver and category sponsors for making the Beer & Brewer Awards possible. The readers and judges are also thanked for their support of the awards.
The 2013 Conference will be included in the Beer & Brewer Awards & Conference (BBAC) held on the same day (Thursday October 24) and run from 10am - 4pm held at The Sebel Hotel, 28 Albion St, Surry Hills NSW. Schedule and times to be confirmed similar to the 2012 content. To see the photo gallery of the 2012 Conference held in Melbourne May 22, please go to our Facebook page. Any further details please contact David Lipman via Tel: 0415 081 285 or Email. -----------------------------------------------------
BEST 100 BEERS AUSTRALIA 2012
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THE FRIDGE: RED HILL BREWERY (VIC) SCOTCH ALE
All that toffee, and the hint of darker malts, has a definite whisky note that may be subliminal, but is certainly appropriate. So true to style that the desire to talk like Sean Connery is almost irresistible... read more
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Stef Collins - Australia
So, I’ve been like a kid in a candy store recently. Doing what you might ask? Well, I am faced with the exceptionally difficult task of deciding just what I’m going to drink and in what order at GABS. It is a serious issue my friends and one that I have to give a lot of thought to. After all I heard plenty of stories about last year – much to my chagrin I missed out – from people who didn’t plan their day, ended up smashing pints and generally lost all control. more info
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Neil Miller - New Zealand
Over the last two weeks, I’ve outlined six things I particularly enjoy about beer but which aren’t actually beer itself. It was an interesting challenge and certainly prompted loyal readers to make some additional suggestions on social media which are worth sharing. Here are the ten things readers really, really like about beer which, like the original posts, are presented in no particular order: more info
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