Australia & New Zealand

1. Western Australian BIABrewers and Events

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   First post by PistolPatch, 11 years ago

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   Thought I'd start a thread that listed Western Australian BIABrewer.info members and events while the site is still young. This way, if anyone is having a brew day they can post it here and/or PM other W.A. brewers easily. Also, general events such as comps, tastings, interstate visitors etc could be posted here so as we can all be kept up to date.
   
   Here are the WA BIABrewers I am aware of to date (I've stopped adding names now but let me know if you want to be added to the list)...
   
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   Hi Pat,
   
   thanks again for the info. I decided to tip that Pale ale because it tasted like sh*t and i wanted the keg space for my next beer. Couldnt wait 4 weeks to see if it improved. Ive found another recipe to try on MadFermentationists's blog. I will do up a BIABACUS file and post if for comments and a second opinion.
   
   My Berliner sour is fermenting nicely atm.
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2. GABS - Melbourne

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   First post by SaazWillamette, 4 years ago

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   Hey all!
   Anyone heading to GABS Melbourne this weekend?
   I'm catching the redeye tonight in order to be there for Cooper's - so come seek me out (I will be the girl in the apron)!
   I will be pouring delicious brews at both sessions daily.
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   Oh, and if you see me, please call me Brucey!

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   Great post thanks Sarah and great to have those beers in Freo on Wednesday and hear more details of your adventure!
   
   And, a timely reminder about the Royal Show.
   
   The Crafty Pint link you gave above, I only just read now. All members will find bits of it interesting and Aussies will find all of it interesting. Nice to see Balter XPA have that win - one of the few new beers I had in the last year that struck me immediately. Also, a lot of beers mentioned I have not heard of, let alone tried so...
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3. East Fremantle Brew Day - Sun 19th

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   First post by Sarah, 4 years ago

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   Hey All,
   Pat and I are planning a brew day on Sunday the 19th.
   We are in East Fremantle, WA. If any of you are in the area and free, we'd love for you to join us!
   We'll be doing a double batch, most likely a Kölsch and a Belgian Golden Strong - recipes are to be confirmed, so if you would like to contribute one (especially for the Belgian) let us know!
   Come on down and help us make some beer, drink some beer, talk about beer and have an all-round excellent time! 
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   Pat,
   
   don't forget to check Bulk Brewing Supplies for your grain and hops mate, Andrew is top bloke :thumbs:
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4. Happy Australia Day!

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   First post by Sarah, 4 years ago

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   Hey all you fellow Aussies!
   Just wanted to wish everyone a very happy 'straya day - what did you think of this year's GABS Hottest 100 ?
   
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   Did you vote? If so, what were your picks?
   Hope youse are all enjoying some Bunnings-style snags and ice-cold tinnies today. 
   Cheers!

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   But it's Australian for Beer! I do realize it is an English beer.
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5. Grain Mill For Kiwis

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   First post by tingtong, 6 years ago

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   Hi
   Just received one of these MaltMuncher grain mills off trade me of all places
   Fantastic price delivered from Oz all in $135 NZD.
   Its actually a Keg King Maltmuncher No 5441.
   Looks pretty Kosher hopefully mount to some mdf for the weekend to try out a Ruddles County style brew.
   Have they fallen off the back of a lorry that's quite a saving.
   Regards
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   A bit of an update on my Mash Master Mini Mill. Theres a thread on AHB about the knurling on the MKII rollers getting dull. I got my mill in August 2014 and without experience didnt notice a problm at first. My last brew took 45 mins to crush 9kg of grain and that was with me pushing down the hopper with bit of 2x4. There was heaps of flour and the mash was dough ball city. Even with BIAB.
   
   If you have been reading on AHB youll know the story. MM have brought out MkIII which has fluted rollers....
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6. How to speak Australians - Season 1

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   First post by PistolPatch, 7 years ago

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   Wasn't sure where to post this :scratch:. As good a place as any I suppose :).
   
   How to Speak Australians - Season 1
   Excellent Comedy by Aussie Indians.
   (International Viewers: Try Episode 4 first.)
   This is as good as beer!!!!! Not sure if our international audience will find this anywhere near as funny as Aussies (original, old or new) will.
   
   Episode 1: G'Day Knackers - An introduction to the Australian vernacular, with particular emphasis on their penchant for expletives and derogatory...

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   I am swiss and i love the aussie humor!
   
   Fat Pizza anyone ?
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7. FS: [PERTH] Wort Chiller Morebeer Chillius Convolutus

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   First post by sinkas, 6 years ago

   

   Hi all,
   Purchased this a few years ago, have never had time to use it,
   its up for grabs
   it was modified by Morebeer to accept 1/2 fittings as opposed to the barb fittings they come with
   (looks like they started selling these in this configuration since)
   
   $250 ono
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8. FS: [PERTH] Brewstand

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   First post by sinkas, 6 years ago

   

   Single level brewstand,
   solid as a rock,
   heatshield for burner, fits 100L pot
   clamp for marchpump
   lockable castors, (they cost $150 I think)
   Currently has 3 ring burner with Medium pressure reg fitted,
   which can be removed or negotiated.
   pick up only from Bicton, (near Fremantle)
   $150 ono
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9. Best place in Melbourne for grains

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   First post by chesl73, 6 years ago

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   Hi
   
   Any suggestions for a Melbourne based good place to get milled grains and hops and I'm even after a biab bag as well?
   
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   Grain and Grape are great but have a slightly limited range but plenty of variety for different beers. If you like Gladfield (NZ) malt then their Australian distributor onclick= window.open(this.href);return false; is in Footscray so you can get them a little bit cheaper. in Heidelberg West have just about every grain available in Australia. They are online only but have pickup. Im sure there's more but alot are just kit and kilo unfortunately.
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10. Royal Perth Beer Show 2015 - Tomoz 01/08 - Free ticks avail.

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    First post by PistolPatch, 6 years ago

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    Royal Perth Beer Show - 2015
    For we W.A. Amateurs, this event has become a great social event. Basically, if you enter one beer ($20) in this comp, you get two tickets to attend the tasting on Saturday 1st August (1pm to 4pm and then we kick on after). At the tasting you get to taste all the amateur and craft and commercial beers. It is great fun and no other beer comp does that!!!
    
    As for judging of amateur beers, the committee has apparently listened to feedback and so we can expect more...

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    haha I always miss out on the after session :(
    
    its only a 10min drive into Freo from Claremont? I could see Case was merry but not that bad lol.
    
    many nice beers drank but thought the Brown Ale was a really nice beer, cant recall the brewer? case would remember or maybe not haha.
    
    Case - Did you try that Alt beer by Last Drop? i went into the Last Drop for a pint, nice beer!
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11. A list of Queensland BIAB brewers.

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    First post by nicko, 6 years ago

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    I think this will be handy when searching on here should you end up in a new town/city, or should you be on holidays and fancy a beer swap. I just drove down to Bundaberg and if I knew of other brewers along the way I would have taken beers along for possible beer swaps which would have been fun.
    
    If this has been done before, apologies as I missed it (don't shoot me Pat) :shoot: :sad:
    
    Name - Town. please copy and paste into the next post.
    
    Nicko - Mareeba (near Cairns).

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    Cairns for me, preaty quiet here in the FNQ !
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12. BIAB in Tasmania?

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    First post by beer4, 7 years ago

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    Are there any Brew in a bag brewers in Tassie?
    
    Cheers
    
    Beer4

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    Gday beer4, I've been using a cheapy $100 44 litre electric urn for just over a year now, knocked out 19 before the element died. Compared to a $300 Crownie, that's about five bucks a brew, so I got another one :)
    Slowly accumulating more stuff like a mill, grain & hops bulk buys, yeast stepping & temp control. Just got a real cheap fridge & a chest freezer, a keg & gas. Yep, sure is a great time & cost saver this home brew caper ;)
    There's also a couple of brew clubs, Lonnie & Hobart, with a...
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13. Polish Hop Varieties

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    First post by Polbrew, 9 years ago

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    due to being Polish and a brewer I've managed to acquire several varieties of Polish hop varieties which are completely unavailable in Australia. A relative recently visited Poland and I got her to bring me back about 4.5kg of hop pellets (900g each of 5 varieties). This is too much for me to use by myself, so have since sold 3kg (600g of 5 varieities). So I still have 300g x 5 varieties of hops for my own use I can still sell possibly 100g of each variety.
    
    so Polish hop varieities i have:
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    long long shot being 2 1/2 yrs later but do you have any freshish polish hops at the moment? Looking at brewing a gräzer next month.
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14. Cairns....anyone....at all....?

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    First post by slash, 7 years ago

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    i've just moved to Cairns for Nunzed, anyone know of a good grains supplier, I'm looking into it at the moment

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    i've just moved to Cairns for Nunzed, anyone know of a good grains supplier, I'm looking into it at the moment
    
    Even better Slash, there's a small but keen brew club in Cairns. I'll PM you my email and I'll get you in touch with the guys, there's a six monthly large grain buy at excellent rates.
    
    Nicko.
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15. Sydney - Thu 11 Dec - Xmas Drinks - Lord Nelson 6pm.

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    First post by PistolPatch, 6 years ago

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    :drink:
    
    Who's up for a few Xmas beers this Thursday at Hart's Pub at the Rocks in Sydney at 6pm? EDIT: We are currently thinking of a different venue so please check Post #4.
    
    I love meeting up with Sydney brewers. All of them are great fun. I have computers blowing up (and my brain) so can't wait to fly in on Thursday and meet some new brewers plus my favourite 'old' ones whom I better ring tomorrow :think:.
    
    stoutgirl5 started this tradition at Harts so I'll see if she can organise a table...

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    Ha! Where'd you dig that up from Mally?
    
    Couldn't resist - from beersmith podcast
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16. Perth Royal Show 2014 - THE Tasting - Sat 25th Oct - 1pm

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    First post by PistolPatch, 7 years ago

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    Royal Perth Beer Show - 2014
    
    For us Amateurs, this event has become a great social event (more comments on the educational side later.) Basically, if you put in one beer ($20) you get two tickets to attend the tasting on Saturday 25th October (1pm to 4pm and then we kick on after). At the tasting you get to taste all the amateur and craft and commercial beers. It is great fun and no other beer comp does that!!!
    
    As for judging for amateurs, this comp, every year is more and more ignoring...

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    Just had a few beers with sinkas in Freo. Excellent as always. The judge picked up the diacetyl that Sinkas found in my beer so nice picking sinkas!
    
    Got my results back and scored 16 out of 20 but official results were 14.6 or something. What I thihnk is going on is one judge is doing each section but they are then scaling that judges results against the other judges. In the olden days (four years ago). I used to get three or four judges sheets back for every beer I put in. Now, we just get...
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17. Any Canberra brewers here?

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    First post by fongasbrew, 7 years ago

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    Hello All.
    
    I havent made a brew yet.
    Im still researching BIAB and not sure what i would like to make.
    I was wondering if there was anyone in or near Canberra ACT to give me a quick tutorial with there BIAB,Ive read alot but would li,ke to see what actualy happens.
    May be a out there question but i would really like to learn properly.
    
    THANKS.

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    Hey all, just thought I'd put this out here, as some of you might find it of interest.
    
    I emailed Colin from Brew Your own at Home, i Kambah a week or so ago, and he mentioned to me that they're conducting a BIAB demo at the shop at 10.00 on Sunday the 16th November. A bloke by the name of Damon Young is doing it and will bring along some beer made by that method. It’s free and there’s no need to book.
    
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18. WA Beer Week 2014

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    First post by sinkas, 7 years ago

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    25th to the 1st of Nov,
    lots more event in the city this year,for all the northeners
    get down to some events dewds.

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    [I'm still laughing at your other post on Better Bottles creating a short and painful piece of performance art when used with hot wort :lol:]
    
    Great thread mate. NME has just posted the following in the show thread... Just saw this: Feral Fest at Perth Urban Orchard from 5pm to Midnight. so if anyone can't make the Royal Perth Beer Show tasting and wants to join us there, good stuff!
    
    :party: :drink: :party:
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19. Perth Brew Day 9th June - High Gravity Sparge/Chill War :)

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    AcesHigh and myself have been wanting to get together for a brew day for some time now. I've also been promising for about two years to have an open one so this is well overdue.
    
    On June 9th, we'll do two double batches of the same recipe side by side.
    
    We'll probably start drinking around midday but I might mash in a bit earlier so we don't end up chilling in the dark. We can work that out later ;).
    
    If you'd like to come along and meet some fellow brewers from Perth, let us know in this...

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    Thanks Pat! I'll hassle him and check AHB.
    
    Cheers.
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20. Brewing supplies in Sydney

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    I need some advice and local knowledge please.
    
    My son has just started a 3 year contract at NSW university and is just settling in.
    
    He has shown interest in home brewing while he is there, first with kits and then moving onto BIAB once he is comfortable with the basics.
    
    I have looked online and found Daves brew store who will supply a starter kit and deliver it (he has no transport yet). Does anyone have any preferred suppliers who offer a similar service or any helpful advice to help him on...

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    Where is he living? If he's Inner West then he'd be as well off contacting ESB brewing at Peakhurst. Dave is good and helpful as well.
    
    Marks Home Brew doesn't do fresh wort kits, but for general freight they are in a good freight zone for Sydney using Fastway Couriers, and I know that Mark does sell a heap to Sydney brewers.
    
    For smaller orders under 3 kg such as yeasts, hops and specialty grains Craftbrewer in Brisbane deliver just as cheaply to me here near Taree as when I lived in...
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21. Stone Tasting - Thursday

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    First post by PistolPatch, 7 years ago

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    I'll ask a mod to move this after Thursday but...
    
    There is a tap take-over by Stone on Thursday at my local pub.
    
    Anyone - What are your favourite Stone beers?
    
    Apparently there will be twenty Stone beers on tap. Have you got a favourite we should try?
    
    Details for Perth Brewers
    
    Thursday at the Sail and Anchor in Freo all day but we'll be getting there about 6pm. Final details to follow but post here if you are coming.

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    I personally loved the beers! Sublimely Self Righteous on tap was great!! And the Espresso Stout was killer too.
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22. Sydney (city) Harts Pub

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    First post by stoutgirl5, 9 years ago

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    Hi all,
    
    Thursday nights at Harts Pub we have an unofficial beer club, Its just been me lately and im getting a bit tired of talking beer to myself. :interesting:
    
    If anyone is around the area and would like to catch up and talk brewing, you would be saving my sanity. :headhit:
    
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    Hey folks,
    
    I'm new to sydney (from canada) and just got in to brewing. Any clubs or meet ups around the city? I joined the ISB google group, but I'm always interested in meeting the like-minded. (I'd also like to have some of my beers interrogated)
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23. Kia ora from East of the Tasman

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    First post by WoodchipNZ, 7 years ago

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    Just thought I'd say hi from NZ and wondered how many other NZ BIABers there are on here.
    
    Has anyone got any experience with Gladfield Malt? My local store has most of their grain in, so plan on making an ale using their Toffee malt on top of a base with additional Rye for body and head retention. This would be my first attempt at BIAB (and won't get chance until the first weekend in Feb).

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    Hi, another kiwi BIABer here, although a pretty new one - only 2 under my belt so far.
    
    I can't really compare Gladfields to other grains, being new to AG/BIAB. Interested to hear what others have to say.
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24. Perth Beer Swap 26th October - East Fremantle WA

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    Ok, so this is a prequel to the Perth Beer Show. Bring your swap beer on the day (hopefully the one that you are entering into the show).
    
    For those that haven't done a swap before it goes like this. You put your name on the list below. On the day you bring 2 x 700ml PET bottles for every other person on the swap list below. We will stop the list at 10 (if we manage to get that much interest), so you arrive with 18 bottles of your beer and you leave with hopefully 18 examples of best in class...

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    gday guys, Ive been off line for almost 2 weeks due to internet problems. Just back on yesterday. Ive also been a slack bastard on my tastings so you're all owed at least one evaluation form from me.
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25. WA Beer Week 2013 its big! +Freo beer fest and homebrew comp

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    First post by sinkas, 8 years ago

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    shitload of events, including Freo beer fest
    
    this also includes a Home brew competition , centered aroudn the Sail and Anchor
    
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    Looks like I missed the beer fault night on Tuesday but was forced to fly back from Sydney with Jetstar so would have been too tired to attend anyway :smoke:.
    
    Sinkas, I have my ticket for tomorrow night's 'Tasting of the Barrels' at the Sail. Do we have a loyalty card for, Nick's Kebabs? I can never remember eating there but surely we must have something by now?
    
    :lol:
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