Sunday Sesh #4 – Kilkenny Draught

This post brought to you by Uncle David and Kilkenny Draught. Uncle David:  “I think this is Mother’s Milk.” Aunty Luella: “Mmm, not bad. Oh no, very bitter aftertaste. Blech!” Wifey: “Beer. Yuck” Me:  Beautiful rich syrupy colour. Love watching this beer settle in the glass. Looks like sarsparilla cordial when first poured, and then […]

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Sunday Sesh #3 – Mildura Desert Premium

Today’s Sunday Sesh is a short one. We’ve had a huge weekend up on the range with the Carnival of Flowers kicking off and entertaining visitors. Today’s brew is Mildura Desert Premium, made by the Mildura Brewery in Victoria. Pic courtesy Mildura Brewery website This is a nice lager. I didn’t do the usual pour test, preferring […]

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Sunday Sesh #2 – Bitburger Premium

Today we’re travelling to Germany, the country that gives you 1,500 choices of beer, and a standard drink size of a litre. No wonder they have places called Assmanhausen (House of the “Ace” man), Titting and the Volkhof (pronounced with an “F”) River – I dare you to keep a straight face saying those out loud. Today’s German […]

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Extract from "Pandora’s Box" (aka "Elysium")

Monday seems to be looking like the unofficial “extract” day on the blog, so here’s another scene I’ve been working on. This one’s from an adult fiction book with the working title of “Pandora’s Box”. The story behind this scene is that I’d been playing around with some short chapters and trying to come to grips with […]

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Sunday Sesh #1 – Wicked Elf Witbier

Welcome to the first official Sunday Sesh, which also happens to be Father’s Day. My beer of choice for today is Wicked Elf Witbier a Belgian-style beer, said to have been brewed by monks in the Middle Ages. It’s brewed by the Little Brewing Company at Port Macquarie in NSW. What they say about their beer:“This beer […]

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