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James Squire THE WRECK PRESERVATION ALE 2019
So its taken me a little while to get around to reviewing this drop from the Lion owned James Squire. I never managed to get my hands on the original 2018 release up here in FNQ but happened to find the 2019 in one of the mega liquor stores locally, where I should mention you are are able to purchase it online still. There is a great back story to The Wreck, which I don’t have space to go in...
Little Creature on TAP!
I’m a big fan of Little Creatures Pale Ale, its one of my favourite summertime drinking beers. A lot of people have bagged the brewery, not the product, since it was bought out by Lion Nathan (the makers of all things Fourex and Tooheys, just to name two of their vast range). A lot of press has been from the hard core, hard nosed craft beer drinkers being disappointed that one of our leading indep...
What exactly is an “imported beer”?
Is it one that is brewed overseas and shipped to Australia? Or is it a foreign beer brewed under licence in Australia? This really hit home recently when I ordered a Peroni from an Italian restaurant. However when I tried the Peroni it tasted different, really different. How can a Peroni made and brewed in Italy taste close to Heineken? After checking the bottle, I found that this had been “brewed...