"Gifted" - but to whom?
Author: nomadsquire
May Day, M’aidez!
As global warming sets in, there are two quandaries. How come May Day seems to be getting colder each year (we had snow in the UK yesterday), when in pagan times they celebrated the coming of summer on 1st May? And …
Carnevale di Venezia
I wonder what Casanova would have given up for Lent – beer or the fairer sex? It’s a reasonable question – we all know the stereotype tells us he had quite a reputation. But as we wander, all dressed up, around …
DTs – just a hue & cry!
According to Wikipedia (so it must be true), delirium tremens – aka “DTs” – is a state of confusion of rapid onset that is usually caused by withdrawal from alcohol. I can’t imagine that any serious beer drinker would ever suffer …
Milan – from fashion capital to Craft Capital
This weekend, I discovered quite by accident that Milan has decided to build upon its mantle of “fashion capital of Europe” with its explosion of boutique beers – more than 600 now available from across Italy, according to Maurizio Maestrelli (Milan’s …
Beer Gossip
I love being back in the UK pubs over-hearing drink fuelled conversations (the amount of b*shit seems to be less creative in Sydney)… I thought I heard it all when the rumours started streaming about the father of Prince Harry …
Champion Beer something to shout about during Sydney Craft Beer Week 2013
Imagine my delight on entering the Red Oak this afternoon to find that I’ll just still be in Sydney for the Sydney Craft Beer Week 2013, starting this week 19 October (going on till 26 Oct… err, that’s actually 8 …
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Why pay more?
http://www.scoop.it/t/beer-by-sandy-gilchrist/p/4008195448/7-signs-that-the-craft-beer-craze-has-gone-totally-mainstream Articles like the link above are great for fuelling the debate on the crucial beer question, “when is a craft ale not a craft ale?” Or for that matter, “when is a boutique beer not a boutique beer?” Yes, …
The sun is approaching the Yard Arm
I found my way this evening to the Rubber Duckie Taphouse (RDT) after my disappointment in finding that Manly Cinema is temporarily and inexplicably closed. I take my pew, awaiting the start of the Manly Sea Eagles playing their semi …
Elbeau Room, Manly
Beer lovers following the craft ale artisan journey won’t necessarily find new flavours of beer in this posting, but I’m sure there will be an appreciation for the spirit of growth for the market! My journey home tonight took me …
Frankie’s Taps
I wonder whether the re-branding of Murray’s in Manly to the Rubber Duckie Taphouse is going to extend itself to the name of the brewery itself – or perhaps a marketing spin off of the concept, like “”Quack”. This would …
back of the ferry 