Beer Matt
Matt Kirkegaard is living the dream as a freelance writer who makes a living writing about what he loves: beer. In addition to editing Australian Brews News, Matt writes for a number of other publications and presents beer appreciation classes in Brisbane through his Good Beer Lunches, http://www.goodbeers.com.au. He is sought out nationally as a speaker, educator and media commentator about beer.
Matt reckons that despite its status as Australia’s national drink, beer really needs to sack its current agent and publicist if it’s going to achieve the respect that it deserves as the equal of wine…though without the pretension and snobbery. And wine can keep the cravats.
Articles by Beer Matt
Beer and red wine can cure everything, except cirrhosis
Food producers love a good study, particularly one that finds that some ingredient or trace element in their product has…... Read more
Sip, slop, slap: let’s stop drinking like it’s 1969
How times change. When I started working in an office a little over 20 years ago, you could still smoke…... Read more
Drinking less will let you drink better for longer
We live in an environment where alcohol is under siege. Every day we are assailed with stories of glassings, drunken…... Read more
Whither the wine wanker
In having a gentle dig at US beer maven, food guy and legendary brewer Garret Oliver, Paul Colgan put his…... Read more
Trouble brewing for cyclists’ beer in trademark row
There are few occasions when beer and politics should mix. Barack Obama has recently demonstrated one of the few times…... Read more
The 26-page definition of a biscuit, and the future of beer
Sometimes you have to feel sorry for the Government. On the one hand they are constantly criticised for making laws…... Read more
Waiter, bring me the beer list
It’s a fairly common experience for the beer drinker. Visiting a nice restaurant and being handed an impressive leather-bound volume…... Read more
Fruit versus lager: exploding the myth of the beer belly
Low-carb beers are a beer of the moment. They are the “IT girl” of the beer world with their sales…... Read more
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From: Punch on: Open thread 09/02/2012
marley says:
I'm one of the older ones, so I've certainly seen a few changes in my time. When I started school I learned to write with a nib pen, dipped in an inkwell (no, I'm not kidding). My mother became a dab hand at getting inkstains out of my clothes. Flicking ink at one another in the classroom was an essential… [read more]From: I’d rather have a piece of toast than listen to crap lyrics
Erick says:
Led Zeppelin are responsible for my all-time favourite mixed metaphor: "There you sit, sit and stare, like a book on a shelf rusting." (Misty Mountain Hop) I laugh every time I hear it. Hmmm, I believe I've decided what to play on the way to work today. [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
No wuckin forries. These nuckin futs are tuckin fops
Well, puck me with a fitchfork. The F-word is apparently an acceptable part of Australian speech. That’s… Read more
