Peter Lalor is one of those fortunate individuals who has managed to reconcile his love of beer with the need to earn a wage.
He has worked and drunk his way around the world as a journalist, eventually managing to erase any dividing line between beer and journalism. In mid-1998 he began to write a weekly and extremely popular column for The Daily Telegraph in Sydney, succinctly titled ‘Beer’.
In 2001 he added the ‘Bar Reviews’ to his CV and now describes himself as a workaholic who is hard at it twenty-four seven, as they say. If he’s not at the computer, he’s at the bar and if he’s not at either then he’s at home with his wife, Sue, and two children, Lucy and Harry.
The proudest moments in his life are as follows. The time two-year-old Lucy asked her dad if she could get him another beer from the fridge and the day Harry announced the pub was more fun than the playground.
Peter is a professional storyteller with the gift of the gab, especially when lubricated by his favourite beverage. He discovered over the years that many of The Daily Telegraph readers are similarly skilled and decided to combine their tales with some of his own for your reading pleasure.
He wishes to thank everybody who contributed to this book and warns some that he has handed their stories on to the authorities and either the police or health authorities will be in touch with them. You know who you are.
Sue did the hard yards coordinating the project and reminding Peter that he should try and stick to the English language.
Harry and Lucy were no help at all, although they have contributed greatly to Peter and Sue’s need for beer and humour.
Peter is now the Chief Cricket Writer for The Australian and its Beer Editor.