The Best Of Beer 2023: Queensland
We continue our trek up Australia's east coast for the third instalment of our Best Of Beer 2023 series, moving on from Victoria and New South Wales to cast an eye over the beer scene in Queensland.
Dainton Emerge From Administration With Family Still In Control
Less than a month after appointing administrators, Dainton Beer is again controlled by its management team after creditors approved a financial restructuring. We spoke to CEO Dan Dainton about what it means for the business.
The Best Of Beer 2023: New South Wales
All aboard! It's time to leave Victoria behind and head north to New South Wales to find out who and what stood out from the crowd in the second instalment of our Best Of Beer 2023 series.
Good Beer Week To Pause In 2024
The Independent Brewers Association have decided to pause Good Beer Week for 2024 so they can step back and plan a way to deliver it in future years. But there's still good news for beer lovers: the IBA has teamed up with The Crafty Pint to run Local Beer Day while Pint of Origin and GABS are both returning in mid-May
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TWØBAYS: Five Years In Five Beers
Since 2018, TWØBAYS have been on a mission to broaden the beer offering for people who can't consume gluten. On their fifth anniversary, founder Richard Jeffares walked us through some of his favourite beers to date.
The Best Of Beer 2023: Victoria
It's time to kick off our annual jaunt around Australia to see who and what has stood out from the crowd in 2023. We start in Victoria with a selection of standout moments, beers, breweries and bars.
Getting Blind With Crafty: Influencer Beers
For our final blind tasting of 2023, we figured we'd do something a little different: with several new beers on the market associated with bands, brands or other famous figured, we decided to put them to the test.
The Year In Beer 2023
It goes without saying that 2023 hasn't been the year the beer world would have been hoping for, but let's try to make sense of it anyway, shall we?
Local Beer Day: Join Us For A Nationwide Celebration
Who's up for injecting some joy into the local beer world? We sure are, so we've created Local Beer Day and hope breweries, bars, bottleshops and beer lovers will join us and make it the biggest ever celebration of Aussie beer.
Cheeky Monkey Buy Sound Brewing From Administrators
There's been another significant move in the local beer world with Cheeky Monkey acquiring fellow WA operation Sound Brewing Co, two months after the Rockingham-based brewpub entered administration.
Beerfarm Expand As Construction Of Their East Coast Venue Nears
Beerfarm have have filled several key positions within the brewery team as they eye national expansion. That growth includes long-mooted plans to open a second home, with construction of their NSW outpost set to begin in 2024.
New Auction Site For Brewery Equipment Launches
A new auction site for F&B businesses looking to dispose of assets has been launched by the industry veterans at CraftBrewingSolutions. Bids for the first round of equipment offered by FAB-Auctions closes this Sunday.
Emily Usher Slays Beer
Slays Beer is a new series shining a light on younger members of the beer world: who they are, why they're in beer, how they think the industry could do better. Kickstarting our celebration of beer's next gen is Emily Usher from Deeds.
Burnout And Beer: Paying The Passion Tax
Craft beer is often driven by passion but love for the industry can leave people burnt out and exhausted. We spoke to people who've experienced burnout: what caused it and how the industry can become a better place to work.
The Catfish: Ten Lessons From Ten Years
The Catfish is Melbourne's one and only home of cheesesteaks, blues and craft beer, each delight made better when enjoyed together. As the iconic Fitzroy bar turns ten, we walk down Memory Lane with founders Kieran and Mike.
Beerfarm Claim The 2024 WA Beer Of The Year Crown
Beerfarm's IPL, a WA craft beer icon, has been named Beer of the Year at the 2024 WA Good Food Guide Awards. It finished ahead of Phat Brew Club's Culture of Good Times and Rocky Ridge's Rock Juice V12 in this year's top 25.
Coopers Launch "Local Everywhere" Campaign
Cooper have unveiled a new campaign called "Local Everywhere" featuring 1,200 augmented reality Big Ales can be found across Australia. It follows research showing some 70 percent of Aussie beer drinkers are seeking local beer.
Dainton Beer Enter Voluntary Administration
Dainton Beer have today become the latest brewing company to file for voluntary administration, citing the need to "deal with financial losses the business has accrued from ill-timed expansion in the face of declining consumer demand."
