Archive for September, 2007

Nob Heavy Ale

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

Last Saturday morning (the 8th for the brewing diary!) myself and co-brewer Nick settled into our regular brewing routine. Up early in the morning for some bottling and then by mid morning be ready to kick start our next brew. We bottled up our second pilsner, this time we added an ...

A Beer Lover’s Journey

Thursday, September 6th, 2007

I have been an avid reader of Stonch's Beer Blog for quite a while and spotted this gem hidden in one of his comments by the bearded wonder himself: "I have a bit of a theory regarding a beer lover's journey. I think at first you seek out and relish in the ...

James Squire - Porter

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

James Squire was arrested in 1774 after being found close to a ransacked house in England, if he had been found a few meters inside the house he would have been charged with Stealing however as he was on a public road he faced the lesser charge of Highway Robbery. Like ...

Monteiths Rich Celtic Red Beer

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

This New Zealand beer is certainly red in the glass, and the label on the bottle looks nice however that is as far as I can go with the praise for the brew. It is a promising start, MONTEITH RICH CELTIC RED BEER shouts the label and the reverse proclaims 'a ...

Birra Moretti - La Rossa

Monday, September 3rd, 2007

This is one of my current favorite beers, brewed by an italian company called Moretti founded around 1860 in Udine, Italy. Since the founding by Luigi Moretti it has over the years been assimilated into Heineken Italia and is no longer brewed in the original village/town. Either way it tastes good ...

Belgium Beers in Brisbane

Sunday, September 2nd, 2007

Last night myself, co-brewer Nick and our respective girlfriends went out to see Brisbane's 'Riverfire' event where barges of fireworks are exploded up and down the city center. After the fireworks we nipped out for a cheeky turkish meal which was sadly 'BYO' on the alcohol front. After a short trek ...