Michael DonaldsonPints of LoveRoses, chocolates, little hearts, romantic dinners. Beer.Mar 2, 2015Mar 2, 2015
Michael DonaldsonSmoke gets in my beerEver since I can remember, the barbecue has been part of my life.Feb 3, 2015Feb 3, 2015
Michael DonaldsonCraft doesn’t mean hoppyIt was at the golf club, after a twilight round where I heard the words I’ve been dreading for some time. ‘‘I’m over this craft beer…Jan 19, 2015Jan 19, 2015
Michael DonaldsonFill it upPete Gillespie, Head brewer at Garage Project brewery, Aro St, Wellington, with a Cockswain’s Courage Double Barrel Edition Porter. At the…Jan 8, 2015Jan 8, 2015
Michael DonaldsonI’m a big fan of the old saying that beer is best drunk in the shadow of the brewery.It’s a way of saying, in days of yore, that beer didn’t travel that well. These days, as long as beer is kept cold on its journey, it…Jan 8, 2015Jan 8, 2015
Michael DonaldsonChristmas wishI love drinking beer but, honestly, I hate getting drunk.Dec 7, 2014Dec 7, 2014
Michael DonaldsonBOTTLE BLINGI’m never sure about labels on wine bottles that claim the plonk in front of you has won such-and-such a medal.Nov 24, 2014Nov 24, 2014
Michael DonaldsonCanned heatApologies folks, this is probably coming to you too late – but on Saturday in the Coromandel area there’s a festival that’s too good to…Nov 6, 2014Nov 6, 2014
Michael DonaldsonHIP HOP HITI’m writing this on the day I’m about to jet off to the United States for a short holiday. And when I think U-S-A, I immediately think I-P…Nov 1, 2014Nov 1, 2014