I’ve drunk Red Stripe beer in the United Kingdom, at home in New Zealand, and even in its homeland of Jamaica – and I’ve never once thought to look up the beer’s history and legacy. Well, today is the day I finally find out more about the famous beer with the red stripe… Here are […]
This year I was lucky enough to go on a cruise through the Caribbean, from Miami in the United States of America, to Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, Mexico, and the Bahamas. It was in the Bahamian capital city, Nassau, where I drank two bottles of local beer Sands Lager in quick succession (it was bloody […]
Hey readers, sorry for the lack of posts lately. I’ve been on holiday for the past three weeks, exploring Houston, New Orleans, Miami, the Florida Keys, and taking a cruise through the Caribbean. Along the way, I’ve tried my darndest to drink as much local beer as I could, with the intention of eventually reviewing […]
The so-called “land of the free and the home of the brave” is also home to 40% of the global hop supply, so hop heads around the world will be pleased to know that hop acreage in the United States of America is in its fifth consecutive year of growth. Hop production has increased by […]
When a mate suggested we go out and try BrewDog’s Sink the Bismarck, a beer that boasts 41% alcohol by volume (ABV), I thought it must have been a typo. Surely he meant 4.1%? And then when the waitress at Auckland bar Brew on Quay said one 30ml serve of this infamous quadruple IPA would […]
