Articles by Jakkii Musgrave
Jakkii writes business things by day and beer things by night. An amateur photographer who’s never far from Instagram, she loves to travel and turns every trip she can into at least a partial beercation. You can find Jakkii as slybeer on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
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:
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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."
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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.
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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
17 Years Of The Brisbanest Beers
You'll find breweries in most parts of Brisbane these days, but long before the city's craft beer scene exploded a young couple decided to open a brewpub in the CBD. Seventeen years on, we joined them for a trip down Memory Lane.
Who Brews Hudson Brewing Beers?
Hudson Brewing was launched late last year by a husband-and-wife team keen to bring local beer to their adopted community. We caught up with Richard Hudson to find out more about the brewery located in Brisbane's bayside.
Postcards from the Edge No.29: Back To The Bar
This weekend has seen venues in some states open for small number of patrons. Jakkii Musgrave was back at Bloodhound Bar – the last venue she'd visited before the lockdown – for its first sitting.
Warrior Women
Ahead of International Women's Day 2020, many breweries across Australia have been celebrating the growing role of women in beer. Jakkii Musgrave spoke to some of them about the advances made and challenges that remain.
The Collaborators: Hopping Mad
You can't grow hops in Queensland. But two small operations are giving it a red hot go, with UV lights to extend the days, help from growers and researchers worldwide and goodwill aplenty.
