Author: Cyril D

BotF Correspondent covering the big issues in regional and country Australia.

Vintage Beer Book

Cyril D 15/03/2014

Another cracking find from Mike Newman at Cool Material It’s commonly advised that you try every beer fresh if you haven’t before. After that, then you can start having some fun with aging. Vintage Beer: A Taster’s Guide to Brews That …

Craft Check App

Cyril D 10/03/2014

via Ben Dahl at Cool Material Have you ever stood at your local suds emporium and wondered whether or not the bottles you were about to purchase were filled with microbrewed craft goodness or a macrobrewed imposter? That line of …

8 New Beers You Should Know

Cyril D 05/02/2014

via Mike Newman @ Cool Material As you hit your local liquor shop in search of some new beers to try, there are a few that are worth keeping an eye out for. Some of them are brand new and …

FAA Kills a Great Idea

Cyril D 31/01/2014

via The Verge A nearly unbelievable video of a drone that delivers 12-packs of beer to ice fishers on a frozen lake turns out to be too good to be true. Beermaker Lakemaid created the video as a riff on Amazon’s …

Newcastle Brown Ale – Superbowl Ad

Cyril D 29/01/2014

Lame or legendary…?

Washable, Writable, Reusable Homebrew Beer Bottle Labels

Cyril D 24/01/2014

via Ben Dahl from Cool Material If you have ever homebrewed your own beer, or know someone that has, you understand the very specific nightmare that is marking them. Writing on the bare bottles isn’t effective. Paper gets destroyed. Labels …