Tag: Porter

A big ol' pint of Pirate Life Stout

Summer in Hobart means winter beers.

I just came back from ten days in Hobart. Hobart is a strange place. It’s summer… but it’s cold. The sun is out until 9pm (it’s like that Insomnia movie with Robin Williams as a psycho)… but it’s cold. …

Aether Brewing logo.

Lost in the Aether

Aether Brewing… the very name evokes something that is without shape or substance, lost in thin air, in the void without a location. I’ve been hearing the name for a while now. There have been whispers aplenty—“PsstpsstnewcraftbrewerypsstpsstMilton psstpsstRailwayTerracepsstpsstwatchoutXXXXpsstpsst”—but …

Newstead Brewing played a crafty trick on me

I accidentally had a carefree night drinking beer the other night. It wasn’t the plan. It just sort of snuck up on me. I’ve had a mixed sixpack of Newstead Brewing beers sitting on my shelf for a …

Impulse buy: 4 Pines Baltic Porter

I’m not usually an impulse buyer. But when I walked past a bottle shop on Tuesday and saw them advertising 4 Pines Baltic Porter, I couldn’t resist. It’s one of 4 Pines’ Keller Door limited releases, and it’s …