Dragon Chaser

I used to be a simple guy that would rate beer on a two star system, consisting of thumbs up or thumbs down, self explanatory really, but now I’m a little more complicated. Not overly so however. These days I tend to use a 5 star rating system where 1 star would be “No...

Almost Brew Day

Just a quick post today. Brew day is almost upon us. It seems to have crept up rather quickly and unannounced, but maybe that’s just from the hustle-bustle of our regular lives getting in the way of brewing. In the last week we managed to assemble all the final pieces of the brew kit...

How To Store Beer

With my newfound interest in aging and cellaring beers, a practice I once thought was exclusive to wine enthusiasts, I decided that I needed to do more research. Which is how I uncovered this article about storing beer. The article is pretty robust and the points raised seem pretty consistent with other results I...

Too many craft beer bars, too little time

Recently, I managed to wrangle a subsidised trip to Wellington to visit the many craft beer bars that are scattered around the windy capital. Work was generous enough to shout my airfares and transfers under the guise of Adobe’s Creative Camp. That’s not to say I didn’t go, because I did, and it was...

Building a brew kit, how hard can it be?

Building a “pico” brewery with a bunch of mates, how hard can it be? This was the question we had asked ourselves before we set out to answer it. One thing I found really handy was the documented progress of other brewers out there, so we thought that we would take you along for...

Aiport beers hit the spot

The next few posts will comprise my travel/beer diary as Bill of Beer discovers more of Australia and the beers they are brewing. This is the final post in the six-part series. The sixth and final day of our beer and league tour was upon us and neither of us were too happy to...

Big roadie ends in beers

The next few posts will comprise my travel/beer diary as Bill of Beer discovers more of Australia and the beers they are brewing. This is the fifth in a six-part series. Monday morning I awoke fairly clear-headed. Thank you ANZ stadium for only serving up light and mid-strength beer options at the Grand Final....