BEER: Modus Operandi Cascadian Howl Black IPA Nailing the black IPA style is harder than you’d think. Too often, the bias tends towards toasted grain rather than hoppy bitterness and it’s not really a black IPA and …
BEER: Modus Operandi Dream Weaver Unfiltered IPA 'I have the IPA' That was the message I sent to my long-suffering partner Jacqui at 10am Saturday morning, just on 24hrs after this beer had been released. Oh yes, …
Modus Operandi Zoo Feeder IPA This is my early contender for Beer of The Year. The 500ml silver cans of Modus Operandi are commonly found in the Graham household fridge, with their Sonic Prayer IPA a constant …
I've been engrossed in moving house this month so less wine than usual. Will be rectifying that this week. Eden Road The Long Road Canberra Pinot Gris 2016 A 'ramato' style skin contact Pinot Gris from Team Eden …
I like the 'wit IPA' concept but it often produces middling beers, almost like the quest for balance is too hard. Numbers: 42 IBU. This Lord Nelson Backburner IPA has the banana porridge wit beer flayva …
Feral War Hog American IPA I've come a little late to the War Hog party, but I'm all in now! Up until a few weeks ago it was Pirate Life IPA that was my runaway Beer of …
Modus Operandi Sonic Prayer IPA I've been a bit quiet on the beer reviewing front lately, but with the potential for a big year in beer on the cards for 2017, I'm getting back on the …
Newstead Brewing Co. Two to the Valley IPA Features West Coast USA hops, though in a format that is probably closer to a hoppy English IPA. Lots of caramel malt character here which evens out the …
'Hops take the stage' with this Exit Brewing IPA. Interestingly, there's a Belgian abbey style tripel element to the nose here which I can't quite pin-down. It's almost an aldehyde character, though I'm sure some brewing …
This Quiet Deeds White IPA comes in a proper full-size 375ml can. More decent cans like this please. A sessionable white IPA style, this is a mix of Cascade, Centennial and Mozaic hops, with pale lager …
BEER: Dainton Family Brewing Co. Insane Uncle IPA This comes with a lengthy story about how insane it is. Fun, but the beer isn't that wild at all. A blend of Warrior, Columbus, Simcoe, Citra, Mosaic and …
Founders Centennial IPA I'm not convinced this was the most representative can (a little advanced), and v. keen to try another. Almost medicinal bitterness here, with a hint of sultana like sweetness and then very dry, astringent …
BEER: Hop Nation Brewing Co. The Fiend Australian IPA A 'session IPA' made with all Aussie hops, complete with a grassy pineapple nose (Galaxy hops?) and some malt richnesss on the palate. Sessionable, though doesn't make …
I've had two of these Little Brewing Company Citra IPA now and both have looked flat, and even more dramatically than the other single hop IPA from Little Brewing Co. Curious. Light malt and light citrus …
BEER: Little Brewing Co. Galaxy IPA Single hop IPA from the Little Brewing Co. I've had two of these now with similar results. Light golden, this has a delicate pineapple citrus nose with a surprisingly heavy malt. …
I've had four bottles of these Fixation IPA now; enough to know that this is right up my alley. Fixation is an offshoot of Stone & Wood, with a focus purely on IPA. This is the …
Great packaging and in a can. Garage Project Garagista IPA for the double win! Double hopped too, with this utilising NZ, Aussie and American hops. Lightly aromatic, the big and strongly bitter palate is driven by hops …
There's a sense celebration here at Graham HQ this weekend, as I had my stitches removed on Wednesday (after this happened) and followed it up with a (seriously slow) ride this afternoon. I didn't feel that bad today …
The latest from the Pirates and selling fast (apparently). I've smashed through six cans of this over the last week or so and gee I'm a big fan - only challenge is that the cans …
Love the packaging on these Kaiju! beers. Fun 500ml bottles of goodness. Kaiju! have scored plenty of fans over the past few years with a combo of style and flavour, with high placings in the …
At 18 I started working in a small suburban bottleshop, largely to buy cheap beer. It was my first year of university, doing a degree that I didn't really like, and a liquor shop seemed like fun. Needless to say I discovered wine, my uni degree morphed into something completely different and wine/beer took over my life.
Almost twenty years later and I currently spend my days wearing many (wine) hats, mostly as a writer, presenter and marketer.
While wearing my writer cap I write features for the likes of National Liquor News, Gourmet Traveller WINE and the RAS plus I'm a Lifestyle FOOD channel wine expert. Read more about me here or get in touch to book your next wine event with me here.