Session Thursday 14 January 2010 Location Curl Curl INS Toohers, Logger Wave height Steep Wind direction Gusty Crowd ?? Rabbometre ?? stars Water temp ?? Incidents Untethered shortboarders Other Toohers banishes surfing demons Curl Curl, 6:30am: I have to admit …
BotF Darts kicks off for 2010
2010 darts kicks off on Feb 6 with the annual presentation night at Time and Tide at 7pm followed by the first match of the Warringah Shield on Feb 10. The presentation is always a big night. As well as …
Lime, salt and beer. Australia is just scratching the surface.
Carlton Dry Fusion has been around for over 12 months now in Oz. There are two varieties – lemon and lime. Fusion is a roadsmash of beer fads – dry, low carb and chelada. With all that uncertainty going on …
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Buddha’s 5th Precept – Lucky Beer
The boys from Baron’s Brewing seem to have flown in the face of Buddhism’s 5th Precept which states “I undertake to observe the precept to abstain from intoxicating drinks and drugs causing heedlessness”. The Buddha-shaped bottle and the website exclamation …
Not as good as Dad’s – Konigs Pilsener
The old German Beer Purity Law of 1516 tends to ensure that any orange whip imported from the fatherland is worth a try. However, your correspondent was spoilt as a child and used to ‘tax’ his father’s monthly delivery of …
A Searing Saharan Morning
Session Sunday 10 January 2010 Location Curlies Cafe INS Abbidge, Unwin Wave height 0.3 ft Wind direction None Crowd Nil Rabbometre 0 stars Water temp Unknown Incidents Toohers conversion to cycling Other Abbidge ‘forgotten wallet’ A searing Saharan morning. Zephers …
Oranjeboom – yet another cheap Dutch import
There seems no end to the flood of imported beer into Oz. An impression of long brewing history is conveyed by a label proudly stating a 1671 inception. A little research indicates that the beer is nothing more than a …
The stout Portuguese – Coral Tonica
A Portuguese Stout. Yep, I was suprised also but apparently it is a style of beer that they are famous for. This one is a cracker. Black and roasty with that thick, vegemite taste that drinkers of Tooths Sheaf Stout …
The cantina reopens – Sundown Lager
Sundown is another lager in the ever burgeoning stable of James Squire beers. Your correspondent is a fan of Jim’s output and this does not change with Sundown. If you can over the guff written on the label (this practice …
Yankee name, Aussie flavour – John Boston Lager
Your correspondent enjoyed this tasty lager at Garfish at Manly. This is the only place (so far) that it has been spied. Very smooth, easy drinking. Yet a very rich flavour. It was a perfect partner for the seafood. Definitely …
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