BotF Correspondent covering the big issues in regional and country Australia.
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Stylish Suds: Check Out This Font-Tastic Beer Concept
via Food Republic Chances are, you’ve never heard of Akzidenz-Grotesk, the century-old typeface font that resembles Helvetica in its simplicity and clean lines. Neither had we — until we saw it emblazoned all over these cool longnecks. In a conceptual …
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The Buddy Cup
Budweiser Brazil has been at it again… The Buddy Cup (not a sexual position) comes with a QR code and built-in chip that connects it to your Facebook profile, so every time you toast some rando [sic] at a Bud-sponsored …
15 Cool Beer Taps
via Cool Material We can’t help the fact that we’re sometimes attracted to bright, shiny objects. It’s why we do occasionally judge a book by its cover, and it’s also why we may order a beer we don’t know based …
The Beer Deck
via old mate Mike Newman @ Cool Material Playing cards and having drinks go hand in hand. We can’t recall the last poker night that didn’t involve a more than healthy helping of cold ones. If you want to get …
7 New Beers You Should Know
As you hit your local bottle 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 some are seasonal offerings just hitting …
A Barrel of Maes
Bugger… wish there was a beer called Dickthorpe!
The Mos Eisley Cantina
Most of the bars on this list are rubbish, but one caught this correspondent’s eye – the Mos Eisley Cantina (official name Chalmun’s Cantina) from Star Wars. Yep, “Cantina”. They were all the go on Tatoonie. via Cool Material: “You …
BotF Blender
This correspondent is lucky to be a member of two long standing traditions. 4 years ago whilst celebrating a birthday of one of tonight’s inductees, the idea of a regular tennis night was mooted. A week later four middle-aged men …
Beer And Food Pairing Chart
via Mark Shaw and George Embiricos at Food Republic We recently interviewed Belgian chef Bart Vandaele about his plans to open a second restaurant in Washington, D.C. Being that he hails from one of the world’s leading beer producing countries, …
The Art and Science of Beer
via Ben Dahl at Cool Material Dear High School Guidance Counselor: You’re fired! What the hell were you thinking not telling us that UC Davis had a Malting & Brewing Science program? Charlie “The Pope of Foam” Bamforth takes us through …
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