We’ve talked about beers brewed with wild yeasts before, of the great sour beers that come out Belgium during the colder months that have been fermented by naturally occurring yeasts (like brettanomyces) living in and around the breweries.
This was the way that all beers were made before old mate Pasteur investigated microbiology.
Hang on, what? This unique brew from New Zealand’s Yeastie Boys highlights floral notes like bergamot and citrus of earl grey tea…
There’s a boatload of innovation going on in the craft brewing scene right now — and with the innovative work that the brewers at Moon Dog are doing, you’re going to need a bigger boat. That’s because this release — called Jumping the Shark — has got loads of flavour packed in.
In the space of 10 years, sauvignon blanc came, saw and conquered the Australian wine market, claiming as much as 40 per cent of the white wine currently purchased in our shops, bars and restaurants.
If there’s one word to describe this book, it would be ‘comprehensive’.
Called 1001 Beers to Try Before You Die, editor Adrian Tierney-Jones and his team of writers have scoured the globe for the best brews going.
What you drink says a lot about who you are, where you’re from, and when you were alive. We go down the ages and see what kind of booze separated the toffs from the townies…
You could be forgiven for being a bit confused when it comes to mezcal production and the processes involved — though the rusticity is part of its charm, mezcal producers can be a bit opaque in terms of providing information. That’s where anatomiadelmezcal.net comes in…
From October 1st to December 31st every purchase of (Belvedere) RED will see half of the profits go towards a global fund to help eliminate AIDS in Africa.
Since launching in 2011, sales from (Belvedere) RED have provided more than 4.5 million days of HIV/AIDS medicine…
There is no mistaking it: mezcal has been on the lips of bartenders everywhere of late. Not that it’s something you’re going to find many punters are asking for (they’re still getting used to the idea of tequila as something you sip), mezcal is just a step too far for many of them..
Here comes something a little different from the Wild Turkey family. The latest release, Wild Turkey Forgiven, came about by way of accident when workers in the Wild Turkey distillery mixed up batches of very rare and high-proof rye with bourbon.
Have we detected a bit of a trend here? Or are all winemakers making their own high-proof hooch on the side these days?
Winemaker Andrew Marks has certainly developed a bit of thing for distilling anyway, launching the new Melbourne Gin Company.
With the Spring Carnival season just around the corner, our panel checks out some top flight champagnes you might like to consider for your bar…