"Gifted" - but to whom?
Author: nomadsquire
Nuit Blanche – from the darkness… light
Tonight is one of the biggest nights in Toronto – Nuit Blanche. The whole of Downtown is lit up with arts, the bars don’t close till 4am and the subway runs all night. I’ll probably sleep well on my flight …
The Oxley – Downtown Toronto
It’s not often that you find a real ale pub on your travels abroad, so it’s always good to stumble across a side street that has a homely bar that serves fine cask beer. On a cold, windy autumnal day, I …
Hiring for Adelaide
I have to admit, it wasn’t the first sign I expected to spot when I discovered one of Toronto’s hidden gems, a lively pub called 3 Brewers. These guys have a unique model, which started out in Lille, France in …
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 …
Beer Festivals
It was with much regret that I left Manly a few weeks ago after 13 months working in Sydney, on a daily basis being inducted to the fascinations of the growing boutique beer industry in Australia. I am indebted to …
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 