Beer – #1003 – Deep Creek – DoBro
This is a beer that should win awards for the can presentation, and the wonderful name, DoBro. DoBro though is a Double Brown IPA. Based the magnificent Dusty Gringo that … Continue reading
Beer – #1002 – Three Weavers – Knotty
Well since the last time I was writing; Football didn’t come home, it got very cold herein NZ (possibly the Winter), and in the UK it got a bit warm … Continue reading
Beer – The BBC, Sparks, Duran Duran and the Indie Wit
Classic original vinyl album music and a classic style of beer on a Sunday, with cheese and other things on the side..
Beer – Epic, Sparks, Stouts and Steely Dan
It’s Sunday, I washed the car, and I went for some exercise with MrsDubyah at the beach, and the name back to settle into to Camembert and some Vinyl Music … Continue reading
Album – 10 of 10 – Squeeze – East Side Story
East Side Story is the fourth studio album by new wave group Squeeze. This was the album without Jools Holland, and he went on to do ok. This could have … Continue reading
Album – 9 of 10 – Dire Straits – Dire Straits
It would have been impossible to go past the Dire Straits first Album for this list. Even if my favourite song is on the second album 🙂 Dire Straits also … Continue reading
Album – 8 of 10 – The National – Trouble Will Find Me
This should be no surprise, I listened to this as I drank, and thoroughly enjoyed, beer number #1001, a Behemoth Triple IPA. The National. A band that I’ve been to … Continue reading
Album – 7 of 10 – Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid
2008 – Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid This was their 4th Album, and the first one I listened to, and if I remember one that I played on an almost … Continue reading
Album – 6 of 10 – Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here
Wish You Were Here. Back in 1975 when this was released I wasn’t interested, it’s hard to know exactly when I did listen to this, so there’s not a lot of historical … Continue reading
Album – 5 of 10 – Fat Freddys Drop – Dr Boondigga and the Big BW
2009 and we have Fat Freddys Drop and their album Dr Boondigga and the Big BW. Fat Freddy’s Drop is a New Zealand seven-piece band from Wellington, whose musical style … Continue reading
Album – 4 of 10 – Genesis – Abacab
I can hear you all laugh. But no wait, this is a great album. After the TL;DR of the last choice I’m going to attempt to keep this short. Genesis … Continue reading
Album – 3 of 10 – Coldplay – A Rush of Blood to the Head
ColdPlay – A Rush of Blood to the Head. It’s just a good album. Although from memory this is an album that didn’t initially ‘grab’ me, but ended up as one … Continue reading
Album – 2 of 10 – Donald Fagen – The nightfly
By no means in any order of preference the next album that came to mind is the one from Donald Fagen – The Nightfly I got to this album around 1986, … Continue reading
Album – 1 of 10 – David Bowie – Station To Station
I was challenged to list 10 Albums, which I took to mean the best 10 albums I could think of. Sometimes I think too much. I found it hard going … Continue reading
Beer – #1001 – Behemoth – Too Big to fail
I know I said I’d stop but sometimes a beer comes along that makes you stop and think A Triple IPA, essentially a more hopped imperial Pale Ale, which is … Continue reading
Beer – Fortune Favours – A Threesome with Thin Lizzy
Fortune Favours- A Threesome. 4 Sides of a 1978 original Vinyl and 3 cans of beers of different styles. It’s a humid wet afternoon and there wasn’t anything else to … Continue reading
Beer – #1000 – Garage Project – Gyle 500
That’s it then, that’s perfect. A Garage Project Gyle 500 – 1,000 beers, and a change of plan at the last moment and the grande finale was dropped to something … Continue reading
Beer – Harringtons – Lazy Sunday Summer Lager
Harrington’s Lazy Sunday Summer Lager. They’ve been kind to me have Harrington’s and this was waiting for me when I arrived home after a couple of days away It comes … Continue reading
Beer – Harrington’s – Thunderkiss and Smashed ‘Em Bro
Harrington’s sent me two of their beers, the first one I’m going to try is the Thunderkiss and then the Smashed ‘Em Bro to follow. So much for the resolutions … Continue reading
A life just as ordinary 