Yalong Bay is a lovely stretch of beach to the east of Sanya. On its shores most of the major hotel chains of the world have built gargantuan resorts with oceans of swimming pools that render the South China Sea …
Induction – Lance #106
I don’t get to see my brother-in-law very much, as Lance rarely ventures to Australia and I don’t get to New Zealand that often either. But when we do it is always worthwhile. Lance loves his beer and his sport. …
Crown Summer Reserve – a Macro Mystery
Has anyone else seen this? “Crown Summer Reserve”. Purchased it half way through autumn in a Korean convenience store on Flinders St in Melbourne. Iconic Crown bottle, iconic Crown script. “Summer Reserve” with only 37 check-ins on @untappd after 3 …
O’Hara’s on the Harbour
For a nation synonymous with getting on the sauce, the Irish beer scene was very banal for a long time. All the brands came out of three companies and there was a distinct lack of variety. That has started to …
Mondo Brewing & the personality of beer
Your correspondent had the good luck to be back in ol’ blighty again, this time with far more leisure time at his disposal. Henceforth, I proceeded to get to as many breweries as I could. I missed plenty last visit …
Induction – Peter #104
Our latest inductee caught the Manly Ferry for the express purpose of providing samples of Irish Craft Beer for illiards and me to try. After 10 minutes of chat, we worked out a number of mutual friends, experiences and favoured …
Harajuku Gyoza Beer Stadiumo
There’s a whole part of Sydney that is completely foreign to me. The Darling Harbour/Tumbalong Park/International Convention Centre precinct has undergone a massive change since the old convention centre and Sydney Entertainment was knocked down. It was quite a shock …
Burgers & Beers, a new Manly venue
Burgers and beers. What could go wrong? In the combined hands of Chefs Kitchen and Dad & Dave’s Brewing – pretty much nothing. It’s a modest frontage and very simple fit-out, but what comes out of the kitchen and pours …
Jetlag Fingerlime IPA – Nomad’s 2019 Jetlag reboot
Nomad love using local and native ingredients in their beer. They are particularly fond of the Finger Lime or citrus australasica. They’ve used it before in their Supersonic Fingerlime DIPA, and it is becoming a popular ingredient in gose and …
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Gayle – gay ale (and cider)
When I was in Broken Hill, I stumbled across a couple of new beverages with a unique twist. Gayle Ale and Gayle Cider are distributed by Australia’s self proclaimed “first and only gay beer and cider company” – Gayle Beverages. …
Induction – Zoe #103
Our latest inductee has been a massive part of this correspondent’s most recent adventures to Broken Hill, Mildura and the United States. She follows in the footsteps of her two sisters to be inducted on to the Back of the …
