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Ian Watson

Recap: The birth of Australia’s own beer style

January 26, 2016 by Ian Watson

Ian Watson takes an Australia Day look at the only beer that Australians can truly call their own, Sparkling Ale, as popularised by Coopers Brewery.

Category: Features Tagged: Australian Ale, beer styles, Bridge Road Brewers, Coopers, Lord Nelson, Mountain Goat, Sparkling Ale

A brewer’s look at barley wines

July 26, 2012 by Ian Watson

While Sam Fletcher looks at Murray’s beer dinner, Murray’s brewer Ian Watson takes a look at barley wines…

Category: Features Tagged: Ian Watson, style development

Tasting beer

August 26, 2011 by Ian Watson

As the 2011 edition of the Beer Lover’s Guide is released, publishers Scribal Publishing have given Australian Brews News the chance to publish a couple of the articles from last year’s edition. This first article looks at whether Australia is indeed experiencing a craft beer revolution, or whether it’s just a good beer movement for… Read more →

Category: Features Tagged: Beer Lover's Guide, Guides, tasting

Seafood and beer

May 16, 2011 by Ian Watson

Beer and seafood provide some of life’s great memories. As Ian Watson explains, it’s not just the people and the places that make it them good together, but they are a great match themselves…

Category: Features, Food Tagged: beer and food, fish, hefeweizen, helles, Kolsch, kristalweizen, oysters, pilsner, seafood

She’ll be apples…

May 4, 2011 by Ian Watson

Cider is one of the fastest growing alcohol categories. Ian Watson takes a little look at apple juice…

Category: Features Tagged: cider, Poire, sidra, Spain

Good heads on old shoulders

August 7, 2010 by Ian Watson

With the recent release of the 2010 vintage Crown Ambassador Reserve, not to mention Coopers Vintage Ale and other beers designed to be cellared for a few years, Ian Watson explains the best way to look after your treasured beers…

Category: Features Tagged: aged beer, ageing, cellar, vintage

Some like it hot

August 7, 2010 by Ian Watson

When beer drinkers talk winter warmers, thoughts generally turn to beers with higher alcohol content. However, Ian Watson discovers this is not the only way to put fire in your belly via beer

Category: Features, Food Tagged: Liefmans Gluhkriek, mulled beer, Quelque Chose, spiced beer, Unibroue

A match made in heaven

January 31, 2010 by Ian Watson

Beer and chocolate. Separately they are wonderful. Together they are sublime, as Ian Watson explains…

Category: Features, Food Tagged: chocolate, Meantime, Redoak, stout

Mussels from Brussels…or Brisbane

January 10, 2010 by Ian Watson

This is beer sommelier Ian Watson’s version of a Belgian classic. It is so simple to prepare, but one of those high impact meals that will make you the star of any dinner party. Ingredients 1kg Mussels, preferably black but green will do fine (cleaned and de-bearded) live Mussels are best however frozen will be… Read more →

Category: Food Tagged: Feral White, Hoegaarded, matching, mussels, Nogne O, recipes

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