From Japan to Summer Bay

This is about as exciting as a FABPOW (food and beer pairing of the week) will get in my books. Last Friday evening the missus and I joined some friends at a local Japanese restaurant for a feed. I had several dishes I could waffle on about but I think I'll limit myself to just commenting on just my favourite Teriyaki Chicken. It was good. The beer 'pairing' (well the beer that I smashed down while not stuffing my face or drinking Sake) was Sapporo which is a Japanese megaswill lager. It's pretty good and may be above Cookies standard. A nice honey malt taste with a noble hop finish (Hersbruker?). Anyhow this Japanese place was pretty pricey so I got stuck into some of my own cider piss when I got home as I was out of beer.

On Sat I went house hunting. NEWSFLASH::: House hunting sucks. You don't even get to carry a gun - you clearly need one when dealing with Real Estate Agents.

On Sunday the missus and I went for a drive and to grab some lunch out, we drove up to Palm Beach (where they film 'Home and Away') but it was a bit windy and cold so we took some token photos of the Summer Bay Surf Club (Pictured) before heading to the Newport Arms Hotel for lunch. I had the burger. It was pretty good. Possibly better than Bell's chefs offering at the Gunmakers. I also had a couple of schooners of Fat Yak Pale Ale. It's pretty good, very similar caramel malt flavour to San Fran style steam beers like Anchor Steam. It's inoffensive, but interesting enough to drink when the weather is warm and you just want to get on the piss. Perfect Australian session beer. Matilda Bay seem to have added this offering to their line up while I have been abroad. I approve.

BTW - Congrats to Bazza and Gazza for coming out on my blog. The Beer Diary does not discriminate on sex, gender of sexual orientation. Congrats.