Melbourne
The best city in Australia is MELBOURNE.
Hop Stomper IPA
Stomping Ground Hop Stomper IPA West Coast IPA is a delicious West Coast IPA with a lovely bitterness and citrus aromas. 6% ABV
Fulcrum
The Fulcrum Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir was spicy, earthy, smooth and easy to drink. A fruity, medium body wine that is reasonably priced. This Pinot is lighter and fresher compared to classic Pinot Noirs and this makes it easy to drink. Nicely balanced, no rough edges and great value. Rating ★★★★
Coffee Moon
MOON COFFEE ~ Coffee Moon is a nice little coffee shop in Taipei is worth visiting. Cool place with a decent cup of coffee!
Hamilton Leithauser
Great album from Hamilton Leithauser - The Loves of Your Life. Such an amazing talent is Hamilton Leithauser, with brilliant vocals - so unique and expressive. The instrumentation on The Loves of Your Life is exquisite, well balance and earthy. Rating ★★★★
Fish Lane
Fish Lane, Southbank, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia is a cool lane with some great restaurants and cafes. If you are visiting Brisbane and looking for a nice meal, snack or drink you will be disappointed by what Brisbane City has to offer. However, if you cross the Brisbane River to Southbank you will find far more on offer.
West Coast IPA
West Coast IPA Mr Banks Brewing Co is an excellent craft beer. Magically hoppy and citrusy and full bodied. | West Coast IPA ABV : 6.2% Rating ★★★★
Gathering Field
Very appealing Pinot Noir with a beautiful label design! Smooth, spicy, lengthy and easy to drink. Gathering Field is light in colour but big on flavour with a full earthy feel. This wine shows bright and aromatic red fruits on the nose. A superb Yarra Valley Pinot. Fine texture and an excellent hit of tannin in the mid palate. Delicious. Rating ★★★★
Zapa Coffee
ZAPA COFFEE - from Chiang Mai’s independent coffee roaster. Available at Nimmamhamin Markets. ★★★★
Rex Orange County ~ Pony
PONY is a really pleasant album from Rex Orange County. 10 songs with a total running time of 34 minutes… classic pop! Released in 2019 this cool bunch of tunes features bright keys, gentle rhythms and excellent vocals arrangement. Rating ★★★★
Weston St IPA
The Weston St IPA is a delicious craft beer from Temple Brewing Co. Lovely hoppy and citrus aromas and a full bodied taste was most delicious! Rating ★★★★
Haha Wine
Haha New Zealand 2017 Pinot Noir ~ Cool name. Cool Label. Nice Price. Winery that is 100% sustainable.
Red Diamond Coffee
Red Diamond Specialty Coffee ~ Bangkok ~ ★★★★★
Bombay Bicycle Club
Bombay Bicycle Club‘s 2020 album ‘Everything Else Has Gone Wrong’ is great! It features cool guitar sounds, riffs and arrangements that are paired wonderfully with the Bombay's terrific blend of vocals and synthesizers. On-Point rhythms and first class studio production earns a GOLD STAR from me, especially when I enjoyed this album through quality speaker and cans. This album is majestic, uplifting and hopeful with great pulsating and tight rhythm. Wonderful! Uplifting! Sonically rich! Glorious and magical. Rating ★★★★★
Young Henrys IPA
The IPA by Young Henrys offers a hoppy aroma with generous flavours of citrus. This is a fresh, dry IPA that is easy to drink. Rating ★★★★ Young Henry’s Brewery was founded by Richard Adamson and Oscar McMahon in 2012 in an industrial warehouse space in Newtown, with a small brewing kit and loads of optimism. Young Henrys has the motto ‘serve the people’ and their aim is to brew beer the local community would enjoy and be proud to call their own. They have indeed grown since 2012 and now their ‘community’ goes far beyond the geographical, and has evolved to include like-minded folk throughout Australia. Young Henrys range is made up of well-balanced, easy-drinking beers.
Hay Shed Hill
The Hay Shed Hill 2016 Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon is a fair wine and offers value for money. Dark fruit and peppery with tannins and I’d suggest that it would develop further with cellaring. Overall a smooth Cab Sav. Rating ★★★
The Avett Brothers ~ Closer Than Together
The Avett Brothers ~ Closer Than Together is a solid album. "Tell The Truth” is a highlight and stand out track that I love. Personally I’m a fan of rhythm and melody… with that in mind some of the tunes lean toward lyrics and a message rather than rhythm and melody. Having said that - this is a very very well produced album and a vert slick sound engineering experience. ★★★
Hornet IPA
Black Hops Brewing’s Hornet IPA. A sweetish, citrusy, stone fruity IPA with a nicely balanced hoppy bitterness. In 2015 Black Hops brewed the world’s first official Call of Duty beer, a Midnight Pale Ale. In 2016, they successfully raised $17,000 via a crowdfunding campaign to become the first Aussie brewery to launch via crowdfunding. Black Hops Brewing opened the doors (taproom and brewery) in Burleigh Heads in June 2016.
Pyrette Shiraz
The 2018 Heathcote Pyrette Shiraz from Bindi Wines was enjoyed at Melbourne’s Recreation Bistro x Bottleshop with a fine lamb meal and the wine was excellent. It offered a smooth experience with tones of red fruit and black pepper. Soft tannins, fragrant, complex and a tasty finish. Rating ★★★★★
Sebadoh ~ Defend Yourself ~ 2013
Sebadoh’s Defend Yourself is a great indie album. It’s a warm album that rolls along nicely when you are at your desk at work or writing an assignment for college. This ain’t no party starter… just a solid cool indie album from one of the coolest band ever. I love SEBADOH and this album get high rotation in my remote-office. The fuzzy low-fi guitar and “real” drums make me feel warm and like the Sebadah lads are still that cool new band I just discovered im 1991 and I want to see them play live… because they are so cool. Rating ★★★ —— so cool and so indie!