by DJ Spiess | Jan 17, 2009 | Beer
2008 was the 15th coldest year or the 10th warmest year depending on which group you get your temperature information from (Univ. of Alabama or NOAA). I’ll totally side-step the issue and just assume global warming will happen for argument’s sake. If we take this...
by DJ Spiess | Oct 31, 2008 | Beer nuts!
You often hear about the random story about someone smashing a bottle over someone else’s head in a bar fight. I guess we can thank John Wayne Westerns for this. In Australia, there is a significant rise in “glassings”. I never saw this behavior while...
by DJ Spiess | Nov 27, 2007 | Wine reviews
This wine came to us from a wine club. There is not much information on the internet about Koongarra Vineyards. Since there is very little information about the wine and the vineyard, we were intrigued. The color of the wine was a dark ruby color, with slight hints...
by DJ Spiess | Sep 6, 2007 | Beer nuts!
Megan Jane Conroy, a 17 year old Australian school girl returned to her home in Sandstone Point north of Brisbane to find her mom and several of her friends celebrating a birthday party. She asked one guest if he was a “kiwi”, a word used to describe...
by DJ Spiess | Jul 31, 2007 | industry
According to Australia’s hotel industry, beer prices will rise tomorrow. The rise in prices is due to a higher excise tax. The Australian Hotels Association criticizes the system which will allow for an automatic tax increase twice a year. The new taxes will be...