Category: BREW
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M.R Feels Like A Tooheys. Or Two.
Click or not: M.R Feels Like A Tooheys. Or Two.Surfing is a rite of passage in Australia, and growing up near the beach as 90% of Aussies do, I floundered around in the breakers a bit, but didn’t have the same dexterity as I did on a bike, so a short-lived stint it was. The Aussies have laid claim to numerous World titles by… …
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Hurt Yourself, Drink Beer, Have Fun
Click or not: Hurt Yourself, Drink Beer, Have FunHave you ever really wanted to hurt yourself? On the bike that is… not just riding a really long way, or climbing an alpine pass, or crashing your brains out on a nasty trail. We mean taking the long distance, adding in the toughest cobblestone secteurs of Paris-Roubaix, detouring over to the steepest and roughest… …
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Ways To Carry Stuff: Stealth Beer Holster
Click or not: Ways To Carry Stuff: Stealth Beer HolsterMost mountain bikers know this truth: one of the best places to enjoy a beer is at the top of a hill with a trail to follow. Beer is, however, awkward to carry, heavy, temperamental when shaken, and precious. All good reasons to spend the time and money to get the best way of ferrying it… …
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Ode To The Pub Bike
Click or not: Ode To The Pub BikeSome recent encounters with new technology which is incompatible with other new technology in imperceptible ways has left a bit of a bitter taste. After an old man rant later, on my way home I was reminded of one of the best bicycles ever: the pub bike. The pub bike is the spiritual predecessor to fixies.… …
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Drink Tripels, Don’t Ride Triples
Click or not: Drink Tripels, Don’t Ride TriplesFor beer-drinking cyclists, Belgium is nirvana. The best riders, the best bikes, and the best beer all come from the motherland, and when you throw in the kassien, the bergs and the beautiful countryside of the Ardennes, there’s little argument to be made against such claims. Rapha might be seen by some as over the top… …
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Ales For Trails
Click or not: Ales For Trails8 Wired Brewing is run by some cool cats who love to ride, so it makes sense that they’d be into supporting the creation of great trails when they’re not creating great beer. Combining the two is a match made in heaven, and their Ales For Trails events are a good cause and always a good… …
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Tall Poppy Syndrome
Click or not: Tall Poppy SyndromeKiwis and Aussies love a winner, we love a hero, but get too big for your boots and you’ll soon be brought back to earth with a thud. “You’re good, but don’t you dare think that you are or there’ll be retribution.” Even though 8 Wired Brewing is doing beer better than most, no-one can accuse them… …
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Fueling The Ire
Click or not: Fueling The IreSubstance dependency comes in many forms. Some are socially accepted due to their legality and being a taxable resource, so they can escape falling under the umbrella of ‘drugs’ as such; alcohol, painkillers, they manage to escape mass demonisation because, well, people like to drink, and they need that hangover fixin’ the next day. Have a night out… …