New Zealand: Kentishman Hops
I tell myself a lie. I don’t need an alarm. The truth is I am an early riser. I wake up at 6:42am. Did I wake up naturally or did […]
Tag Archives: Craft Beer
New Zealand: Weather Warnings for Whakatane
I had one day and one walk. Amber weather warnings were popping up over all potential destinations. I left Island View Holiday Park before 9am. I was in Ōhope with […]
Best Foot Forward
The fantasy of time travel is to leap forward or backward. Slow travel is my method of choice. A pace that allows you to relax, take note of what’s going […]
Cooking with Beer: Baking Bread & Goat’s Cheese, Stout and Onion Tarts
After our visit to the Holgate Brewhouse and the starter of garlic beer bread, I decided baking bread with beer had to be next on my ‘to-make’ list. Being made […]
Melbourne: Hanging Rock & The Holgate Brewhouse
First on today’s agenda: some exciting news, if you haven’t already heard from my Mum. I’ll be moving back into my sister’s old bedroom, the master bedroom. Oh yeah! Just […]
Cooking With Beer: Anzac Biscuits & Steak and Ale Pie
Cooking and baking are likely to be a regular feature over the next couple of weeks. The kitchen is where I’m spending a reasonable amount of my time. Cooking with […]
Melbourne: South Western Breweries
The time has come to start checking items off my list of things to do in Melbourne. Funnily enough most of the things I have left involve beer in some […]
Melbourne: Cooking With Beer
Elena and I go to her parents house on a Thursday evening for dinner. Over the past few months I’ve picked up the responsibility for providing the dessert. Baking is […]
Melbourne: The Great Australasian Beer Spectapular
Good Beer Week has long been over. The Great Australasian Beer SpecTAPular, GABS for short, marked its closing weekend in the most excellent fashion. There were over 100 exclusive festival […]
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