craft-beer – Exit Pursued by a Beer

Pecker Up

Less than a year ago, I was ruminating on the future of craft beer. Things were looking grim even then, and since that time something like a dozen or more other breweries in this country alone have gone through the mill, including Australia’s oldest craft brewery, Grand Ridge, which has been brewing since the 80’sContinue reading “Pecker Up”

Diff’rent Strokes

It is possible – easy, even – to drink a different beer every day of the year without repetition, all produced entirely within Victoria. Hell, even just the Greater Melbourne area. New South Wales has more breweries, Queensland slightly fewer, plus the rest of the states are also producing quality drops. And this isn’t evenContinue reading “Diff’rent Strokes”

Canvent 2: Canvent Harder

Greetings! If you didn’t read part one, please feel free to catch up here: Or don’t! Sometimes you can enjoy just the second half of the story. Anyway, let’s dive straight back into the review of 2023’s Canvent Calendar with… Wednesday, December 13th – Deeds Brewing Sticky Toff Sticky Toffee Pastry Stout 6% Smells immediatelyContinue reading “Canvent 2: Canvent Harder”

Canvent 2023

It’s that most magical time of the year time of year when I review the Canvent Calendar from Carwyn. Will that first offering be something safe, accessible, popular, welcoming? Something easy to draw people in and start things off in a good place – a NEIPA or DIPA, perhaps? Who knows. The joy is inContinue reading “Canvent 2023”