Today seems like a good day to do a blog post with a recent survey revealing that bloggers are the least trusted profession. Not that I would call this a profession and realistically how many people are there that would call this a profession? Or earn a paycheck from it for that matter? With that...
This is my brother Steve. He would have really enjoyed this journey of beer I embarked on almost two and a half years ago. Even way back then we were trying any new beers we could get our hands on, though there was a lot less choice back then, often we debated the merits...
With Māori language week coinciding with the beginning of Dry July, I thought I’d drop a few phrases to help fellow Dry July-ers get through the coming month. I would like an orange juice – He wai ārani māku. I would like a soft drink – He wai reka māku. Just water for me...
A month away from beer?! I better get some drinking in then. So I have decided to take up the challenge and stay off the booze for the month of July. 30 days without a beer… woah. Wait, what? July has 31 days? Who made the stupid decision to do this on a long...
The weekend of Beervana is almost upon us, and I can see from the Twittersphere that beer enthusiasts and afficionados are already descending on the Craft Beer Capital. Our brew team are all headed down to partake in the shenanigans with our varied strategies to tackle the multitude of beers on offer. With 271...
This is a public service announcement. There has been reports of multiple zombie sightings across the city. And I’m not talking bath salts incidents, these are bonafide Epic Hop Zombies. Reports have been coming in from Brew on Quay, Liquorland Newmarket, New World Vic Park, beerstore.co.nz even stretching as far as New World Thorndon....
That’s it. I am definitely sold, I’m getting an iPad on the way home tonight
I think we all know somebody who needs a hand sometime. Take my mate, Matt for example, he could very well be insane. On Sunday 11th of December 2011, The TelstraClear Challenge is taking place. The challenge is Aucklanders’ chance to ride over the harbour bridge as part of a 110 km cycle race...
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 fourth in a six-part series. Well, the day we all came for was upon us, the NRL Grand Final to see the New Zealand Warriors take on the...
