2023-09-02 03:27
A very decent effort this proper Westie. It could be compared with the always enjoyable (for me) Big Shed Californicator. Hop Botomy is probably the better balanced beer with the deeper mal… Read More
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2023-09-02 03:19
Okay so not named as such (a Westie) on the can but the guy at the store assured my it more or less was and was also was a decent alternative to Pernicious Weed. On the basis that Perniciou… Read More
2023-09-02 02:56
With high hopes and some expectation of a solid WCIPA I cracked open this colab from two brewers capable of great IPAs. Disappointment ensued upon moving in close as I sensed an almost com… Read More
2023-08-29 23:04
Australian loudspeaker manufacturer Dellichord tell us they are running a giveaway campaign over the next few weeks to be drawn at the October 2023 Melbourne HiFi and AV Show. The promotion… Read More
2023-08-12 04:02
Lighter in malt body than I prefer but this is still an excellent West Coast IPA. Some kind of colab between 3 Ravens and Nevermore and apparently a seasonal. My previous experience with Th… Read More
2023-08-12 03:59
I visited the brewery to pick this can up. Googling Brisbane made West Coast IPAs I came up with only a few made around town and this was obviously one. The brewery is nice enough, staff we… Read More
2023-08-12 02:59
Pernicious Weed doesn’t call itself a West Coast IPA, but it does descibe itself as one. Describing itself as intensly hoppy, bitter and with plenty of citrus. Many beers describe the… Read More
2023-08-12 02:56
Slipstream have had a crack at a Westie and come up with the Uncharted IPA WCIPA reviewed here (in Brisbane Australia by Brisbane based reviewer AH of HiFi and Stereo). Brewed (according t… Read More
2023-08-05 01:59
A real big beer! Biggish nose coupled with maybe very slightly exaggerated (for the sake of balance) sweetish toffee malt flavours. The big alcohol hides behind these big flavours but you w… Read More
2023-08-05 01:32
I don’t mention price much in relation to these reviews. Good beer is worth paying good money for in my opinion. If a beer is superb and only $5 then that is a bargain and I’ll… Read More
2023-08-05 01:23
Twilight West Coast brewed carefully by Seeker Brewing sports a pretty good malt backbone coupled with a well balanced hop profile. Not big flavours but medium mouthfeel and it’s an e… Read More
2023-08-05 01:00
This will be short and sweet, just like the flavour profile on this ‘not a WCIPA at all’ beer. Not much mouthfeel, a light, highly aerated head that disappears in sec, combined… Read More
2023-07-23 08:37
This a pretty good beer but the bittering is a bit one note and the balance swings well towards the lightish aroma hopping. This is bad news in light of there being little hop aroma or &lsq&helli…Read More
2023-07-23 07:38
Another Brisbane, Australia brewery local to myself and one I have visited. Sure I’d love this beer to be a ripper but based on what I tasted on premises that day 12 months ago I wasn… Read More
2023-07-22 04:49
Upon cracking the can I wasn’t assaulted with juicy hop goodness up my snoz but the colour of the amber fluid once poured was surely a good sign. Yummo this is a good one! As mentione… Read More
2023-07-22 04:26
Time for a Sydney beer. I’m going to type straight from my notes for this one as I just can’t remember anything about it… It does what it says on the can, but what it say… Read More
2023-07-19 00:33
This time another local brewery. In fact I could drive there in less than 20 minutes. Green Beacon has been around a while, one of the pioneers of Brisbane craft brew. At one time many said… Read More
2023-07-08 03:26
Now for something local. I could drive to the brewery in a few hours and I have! Well not on this occasion but Seven Mile Brewing Co is further than 7 miles away but not too far away being… Read More
2023-07-08 02:55
For our next Westie review we head south of Oregon, into California some distance, to Boonville. A small town about 100 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge. Still very much in the heartla… Read More
2023-07-01 05:32
Primarily I work in the HiFi industry, always have. A side affect of this is needing a beer at the end of the day… I guess most jobs cause this reaction. Along time ago I wanted some… Read More
2023-06-21 23:40
There is currently a bit of a rush from a few speaker makers to ‘Active’. In fact there seems to be renewed interest from buyers too in the all-in-one amp/speaker solution. Let… Read More
2021-06-20 01:36
Not your average speaker – in any way.
Just as you thought there was nothing really new under the sun (that shines on the HiFi loudspeaker world), Rega launches the Kyte. Does the… Read More
2021-05-09 03:06
The History –
The original Cambridge Audio DacMagic appeared some 25 years ago. It was then an affordable way to improve the sound quality from your digital source component. &lsqu&helli…Read More
2021-05-03 00:26
Furthering the company’s reputation for developing high-performance source components, AURALiC has launched the ALTAIR G2.1, a comprehensively featured product, developed to account f… Read More
2021-03-22 04:48
To go Moving Coil or not – ‘is’ this the question?
Recently, Japanese cartridge manufacturer Audio Technica, re imagined their long-lived OC9 moving coil cartridge. In… Read More
2021-03-11 01:16
History – Who is Jean-Marie?
Jean-Marie Liere, the creator of these somewhat offbeat towers started life in France. I say ‘towers’ but this size of speaker was once kno… Read More
2021-02-23 04:00
Let me just quickly get the correct title of this tube phono pre-amplifier out of the way. The name appears in various forms on the internet so I thought a quick check with HQ would be the… Read More
2021-01-31 01:49
We used to make all sorts of things in Australia as diverse as electronics, clothes, watches and cars! There were a host of Australian made loudspeakers too, including some names still arou… Read More
2021-01-28 04:23
Cambridge Audio, a brand constantly moving forward!
Brought up on HiFi of the 70’s and 80’s, Cambridge wasn’t a brand that featured in my ‘audio learnings’… Read More
2021-01-25 06:40
The turntable !
Yes, you are going to need a turntable… There are probably three kinds of turntables out there – 1) New turntables of quality, probably starting at around $… Read More
2021-01-12 23:48
It’s a shame that some of the best music ever made is not particularly well recorded. On the other hand, some of the worst music ever made is exceptionally well recorded. I’m t… Read More
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