History

Remember, remember the 5th of November, Gunpowder Treason and plot, I see no reason why Gunpowder Treason Should ever be forgot.   The 5th of November is Guy Fawkes night, or Bonfire Night, or any other host of names people have for it. It is a British thing, but there are enough expats and aspiring…

Sydney Beer Week just finished up and while every week at Dave’s is a Sydney Beer Week, it got us thinking about other historically allotted times we honour beer around the world. Usually they are associated with a beer god, but we don’t have one of those in Sydney….or do we? Ninkasi was the Sumerian…

The Town Hall in Balmain is due for closure later this year and destined to become a medical centre. We’re not sure if the traditional Balmain medical centre ( the bottleshop ) next door will remain. This follows on from the closure late last year of the iconic Exchange Hotel just down the road. Today,…

The term Craft Beer gets bandied around a lot these days. But how many of us can hand on heart say we really know the story behind what it is, where it came from, and what has turned one of the oldest drinks in the world into a modern day cult phenomenon… Way back when,…