Articles by Jakkii Musgrave

The beer(s) or moment(s) that turned you on to good beer:

My first real exposure to good beer was backpacking in Europe in my early 20s, sucking down €1 Chimays at the hostel bar and just thinking, "Wow!" It was quite the departure from my days drinking New back home! Half a decade later I was back living in Canada amongst their burgeoning craft beer scene with lots of trips to the US and the Pacific Northwest in particular - it’s pretty hard not to fall in love with beer when you’re in Oregon.

You've got three beers to turn someone else on to good beer; what are they and why?

My answer is really: “It depends” but for a relatively broad sweep I’d go with:

• Balter XPA - it’s been the most reliable, accessible Australian option I’ve come across for getting people to go: "Oh, beer is actually delicious."

• An easygoing fruited kettle sour - I love Batch’s Pash the Magic Dragon, but for the anti-passionfruit amongst us, Wayward’s Raspberry Berliner Weisse.

• Big Shed Golden Stout Time - it’s just straight up delicious, but even if sweet beers aren’t someone’s thing, the fact it hits the mark so well in delivering a Gaytime beer always impresses.

The last beer you enjoyed (at time of writing):

• Garage Project Super Fresh - super fresh, super thick, and super luscious.

Name three things that represent you:

• Airport fiction
• Armchair sports
• Dive bar karaoke