Best of Melbourne, 2011. 13 Jun 2011 | 04:15 am

I get asked for coffee, beer and food recommendations quite a lot, and figure that instead of replying to each email with a cobbled together list, I could put together a summary of venues, experiences...

Mikkeller Bar, Copenhagen. 4 May 2011 | 02:52 am

Happy Klaus. Click for full size smile. I’d been really looking forward to getting to the Mikkeller Bar one day, and as that day approached I became nervous that my anticipation would overshadow the ...

BrewDog Punk IPA – Cans 11 Apr 2011 | 03:24 am

I suppose there has to be something of a trade off, right? To live in London, and have groceries delivered on a Sunday morning, and have a decent craft beer in that delivery, and for that beer to be i...

Moving On… 5 Apr 2011 | 01:13 am

A little over a year ago, James Hoffmann was good enough to give me a job at Square Mile Coffee Roasters. To be honest, I don’t think he really needed anyone, but I guess he figured that, since I was ...

Separated At Birth? 4 Apr 2011 | 11:04 am

Not the best example photos, but the best I could manage at midnight on Sunday: It’s worth noting that one went on to become a successful, respected and revered coffee professional, the other simply ...

‘The Way To Good Coffee’ – Tim Wendelboe 4 Apr 2011 | 01:13 am

A snippet of what’s to come from Norwegian guru of the bean, Tim Wendelboe: “Veien til god kaffe med Tim Wendelboe”. Since I can’t understand a word he’s saying, I can only use visual cues such as the...

How We Brewed The Suke Quto Coffee IPA. 3 Apr 2011 | 11:44 pm

Several months ago, Evin O’Riordan and I brewed the first batch of our Suke Quto Coffee IPA. We had become acquainted through my love of beer, and his love of coffee, and our shared love of all things...

Nelson Hunter. 3 Apr 2011 | 10:39 pm

Weekend PSA From DCILY. 3 Apr 2011 | 11:01 am

It’s true. One of the most frequently neglected coffee-making tasks is definitely proper cleaning of the grinder. This is certainly true of home set-ups, but is an absolute of just about every coffeeb...

Help me out… 2 Apr 2011 | 11:07 pm

I saw this car while driving something even more ridiculous myself in Silverlake, LA. I have no idea what it is, who made it, what powers it… Help me out. It’s awesome.