Three things became evident to me over the weekend: My Mother-in-Law may very well be alive to see her beloved St. Kilda finally win the AFL premiership I probably won’t be to see the Bombers do it and Italians may actually know what they’re doing when it comes to making beer. I, like many other people, have had the chance to try this weeks’ Drop, Peroni Nastro Azzurro, before. And, like ma...
What comes to mind when someone says “Becks”? There are two things that jump into mine: Beck’s, the footballer and Becks, the beer. One’s a flashy git, been all over Europe for years, has come to Australia, has had a great pedigree and shows glimpses of greatness every now and again, but doesn’t quite live up to the hype anymore. The other now lives in Italy and is married to Posh Spice. That’s ri...
Just to prove to everyone that I’m not all about jibes and jokes, I thought I’d write this weeks’ review without making even one reference to the obvious Batman jokes that are there. Good, quality cheaper reds are few and far between. A few weeks ago I managed to get some of Gotham’s new vintage. The 2008 Gotham McLaren Vale Shiraz is not available locally, it can be sourced on the net (try Get Wi...
What does Harry Potter and Tooheys New White Stag have in common? Well nothing so I thought, but the teenage girls across the road inform me that ol’ Harry has a big white stag that can come flying out of his wand, a patrician or something I wasn’t really listening as the footy was on. And what does this have to do with beer I hear you ask? Well nothing really, and that’s what I normally think abo...
Ahhh. I love Spring….mainly because it my lime tree really starts ramping up its production. And I noticed over the weekend that the extra fruit coming off the tree coincides nicely with Corona being on special at most of the bottleshops. Yes…Corona. Nothing else seems to quite refresh as well on a hot day. Stick a slice of lemon or lime down the neck and instant good times. But it doe...