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A Whole New World: The Beer Diva shows me a hopping good time!

It was Wednesday night in Sydney, Australia and after a day at the office I could really do with a drink. Lucky for me, I had the pleasure of downing eight; eight expertly selected beers to accompany my four course dinner. It's a hard life.
The event was the Autumnal Feast, at The Local Taphouse, in Sydney's inner city suburb of Darlinghurst. An intimate gathering of twelve, headed by Kirrily Waldhorn, aka, The… Continue

Added by Leanne Lipworth on March 18, 2010 at 2:25pm — 1 Comment

St Patrick's Day in Sydney

Sydney traditionally holds a St Patrick's Day Parade on a week-end that close to St Patrick's Day on March 17th. This year, the Sydney St Patrick's Day parade will take place on March 21t from Park St and ending in Hyde Park.
This event are marked with the wearing of green attire, or of clothes with touches of green.And it's not uncommon to find green water spouting from the city fountains.
Otherwise, it's also the perfect day to drink beer, especially the Irish one, Guinness.… Continue

Added by Know Your on March 8, 2010 at 2:13pm — No Comments

Heart of darkness

In the Traveller section of the Sydney Morning Herald, Stephen Phelan shares his experience in the most famous-beer city: Dublin.

Arthur Guinness's brewery company celebrated its 250th anniversary last september in Dublin; if you missed, there is always St Patrick's Day on March 17, a national religious holiday that has somehow became an annual global drinking session thanks to the Irish diaspora and the m… Continue

Added by Emmanuelle on March 8, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Tasmanian Beer Breweries hold their own in competitive Australian Market

Tasmania has two famous brands of beer; Cascade and Boags.

Cascade Brewery Company has claim as being Australia's oldest brewery, and they have had a lot of time to master their brew. Cascade is now part of the Fosters Group.

Cascade is unique among Australian breweries and rare among breweries worldwide in that it operates it own malti… Continue

Added by KnowYourTasmania on March 3, 2010 at 3:55pm — No Comments

Scots brew a 41% beer

BrewDog, a Scottish brewery, just launched the world's strongest beer with 41 per cent alcohol by volume. Sink the Bismarck, the name of the beer, is stronger than whisky or vodka. BrewDog said the beer would only be sold through its website.
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Added by Emmanuelle on February 18, 2010 at 9:10am — No Comments

Top Five Breweries in Sydney

Thirsty? Need a drink? Want a beer? Here is a quick list of the best breweries in Sydney according to Alissa Nasti from the Sun Herald.

Lord Nelson/ Brewery Hotel
Established in 1831, the Lord Nelson was brewing beer before there was even a legal drinking age age and is the oldest continually licensed hotel in the City. It offers six excellent all natural ales that make it well worth a visit.
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Added by Patrick on February 15, 2010 at 12:24pm — 1 Comment

Work Hard, Drink even Harder

Studies show that well-paid single tradesmen are responsible for more than half of Australia' alcohol consumption.
Roy Morgan research found that heavy drinkers were more likely to be males aged 18 to 35, single, earning a good-income and over-represented among tradesmen. The big-drinking tradesmen usually spend their leisure time at sporting events, go to nightclubs and play the pokies. But the more heavy drinkers are usually located in the local area and small towns.
The study found t… Continue

Added by Patrick on February 15, 2010 at 11:02am — No Comments

Drink for stronger bones !

A study has shown that drinking beer can help prevent weak bones; beer contained a substance that boost bones, especially pales ales which contains high level of silicon known to slow down the bones thinning. Silicon is present in beer in the soluble form of orthosilicic acid (OSA), up to half of which can be absorbed by the body.
The study is published in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture.
Cheers mate, you have a good reason fo… Continue

Added by Jacki on February 10, 2010 at 8:10am — 1 Comment

Look at what Jenny Craig did to Dicko's Beer Gut!

Can Jenny4Men be the cure to Beer Guts? According to Ian Dickson a.k.a. Dicko, yes it is. The Australian Idol Judge just unveil a series of TV spots for Jenny Craig and I gotta admit, he looks great. He lost 15 kilos in 6 months and he credits it all to the Jenny4Men program. He is now face of their campaign in Australia. So beer drinkers watch out. Wives and partners alike might be signing you to Jenny Craig as an effort to get rid of your "moobs" and beer guts!

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Added by Obi Figueroa on February 8, 2010 at 11:17am — No Comments

Is Drinking Beer Good For You?

Take heed all you beer lovers. It is now a proven fact that beer -- yes, BEER -- can provide the same health benefits as wine. No matter what type of ale you prefer, studies show that drinking beer in moderation (up to 2 drinks a day for us guys) can and will reduce your chances of strokes, as well as heart and vascular disease. It's called the French Paradox -- the link between the low rate of heart disease among the French and their fat-laden diet was a daily dosage of red wine. Well, there's… Continue

Added by Paul Dermatis on February 3, 2010 at 10:01pm — No Comments

Beer can is turning 75

The first can came from the New Jersey-based Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company and it turned out to be a howling success. More than any other beer drinking nation, Americans still have embraced the can as their preferred take-away container whereas Britain soon followed but see the beer can as a m… Continue

Added by lucie sellier on February 2, 2010 at 11:49am — No Comments

MIRACLE BEER- Haiti survivor lives on beer

The search and rescue mission in Haiti has now turned to a search and recover mission, however, one man, Mr Exantus, has managed to defy great odds by surviving 11 days under 20 ft (6m) of rubble of a Hotel in Haiti, damaged by the earthquake. Mr Exantus said, ‘I was hungry... I would eat anything I found. After the quake I didn’t know when it was day and when… Continue

Added by steaknchips76 on January 25, 2010 at 12:17pm — 1 Comment

Beer Festival - Australian Heritage Hotel, Sydney

From: http://www.australianheritagehotel.com/beerFest.html 'The 5th Annual Beer Festival in 2009 saw some of Australia’s best micro brews all in the one place, for people to see – The Iconic Australian Hotel. We had over 20 Aussie Brewers from all around the country come and showcase their beers over two fun filled days. Day one saw 7,500 people come through the entrance – beer connoisseurs, beer curious and beer… Continue

Added by Know Your on January 20, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Could beer help prevent cancer?

Researchers at the German Cancer Research Centre have found that a molecule found in beer could be linked to helping protect against breast cancer and prostate cancer. The chemical is xanthohumol, which is found in hops, and works by blocking the excessive action of testosterone and oestrogen. It also helps to prevent the release of a protein called PSA which encourages the spread of prostate cancer. 'Research is still early but in tr… Continue

Added by Leanne Lipworth on January 19, 2010 at 11:16am — 1 Comment

Sydney cricket- light beer only

You take off a day of work, head out into the sunshine with your friends to let loose at the cricket, and lo and behold... LIGHT BEER ONLY! What has the world come to when grown men can't even sink back a full strength beer anymore. Continue

Added by steaknchips76 on January 7, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments