The Exploding Cost Of Brewing Beer
To gain a greater understanding of the challenges facing brewers, we broke down the cost of brewing Hawkers' trophy-winning West Coast IPA, and how those costs have exploded in recent years.
AMSAT: Adelaide's New, Locally-Focused Maltster
AMSAT Character Malts is a new malting company based in South Australia which has just launched a range of specialty malts for craft brewers and distillers. But it's also steeped in malting history.
Getting Blind With Crafty: Mexican Lagers
For our Mexican lager blind tasting, we veered a little from our usual approach and included some of the biggest names in the world alongside the Aussies. The big question: could a local hero claim the crown...?
Be Part Of Pint Of Origin 2024
The Crafty Pint's annual celebration of the wide world of beer, Pint of Origin, returns to Melbourne from May 10 to 19 next year. If you'd like your venue to be involved, we're currently taking expressions of interest.
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The Hop Selectors: Harvest Time In The Pacific Northwest
Some of Australia and New Zealand's top brewers have been in the US, touring hop regions and selecting the hops they reckon will work best in their upcoming beers. We chatted to two of them on their return.
Konvoy Raise Capital As Their Expansion Into Europe Grows
The keg poolers and trackers at Konvoy have announced a major capital raise and signed up a first wave of European customers to their tracking platform, Konvoy Cloud.
Su Legno: Something New From Something Old
As the craft beer industry develops, there can be a tendency to feel like too many breweries are following the same hoppy and hazy path. Su Legno are a new Adelaide outfit forging their own path with a passion for wood.
Frenchies Double Their Production Capacity
Sydney's Frenchies Brewery have just switched their new production online which will double their capacity. The expansion has also seen them recruit a new head brewer in Sam McDonough who is formally of Stone & Wood.
Keeping Live Music Alive
It's been a tough year for many indie breweries and the same can be said for grassroots live music venues. Combined with a rise in "indie washing", the situation has led The Wheaty and other SA venues to band together.
Applications Open For GABS Up & Coming Bars
The GABS team open applications from the country's newer brewing companies to appear on the Up & Coming Bars when the festival returns in May and June 2024.
Sydney Beer Week To Return In 2024
Sydney Beer Week is to return in 2024, bringing to an end a six-year beer week drought for the city's beer lovers. We spoke to the duo behind its comeback about their plans to breathe fresh life into the city's beer scene next October.
IBA Seeking Expressions Of Interest For HR Providers
The Independent Brewers Association are looking for HR providers to support their members through a range of activities. Expressions of interest close on October 27, 2023 with full details below.
Bad Shepherd Enter Voluntary Administration
Bad Shepherd have this week entered voluntary administration as they undertake a financial restructuring of the business. But the founders say it remains business as usual for customers and employees.
BentSpoke's Brewpub Wins AHA Award For Excellence
BentSpoke's Braddon brewpub has secured the top spot in the Best Traditional Pub, Inn or Tavern category and Employee Excellence in Service for a staff member at the ACT Australian Hotels & Accommodation Association awards.
Chronically Crafty: Managing Health In The Beer Industry
Chronic medical conditions can be nonstop and balancing self-care with a passion that surrounds you with booze is a fine line to walk. Type one diabetic Will Ziebell speaks to people working in beer with chronic health conditions.
The BarthHaas Group's Greenhouse Initiative Gets Recognised For Innovation
The BarthHaas Group, which includes Hop Products Australia (HPA), John I. Haas and BarthHaas, has been named in InnoLead’s Top 20 Impact Awards Finalists for 2023. The recognition follows the launch of their Greenhouse Initiative in 2021 which has fostered collaboration across their teams and led to the launch of many hop products
La Sirène's Reservoir Renaissance
Just 371 days on from opening Bar La Sirène in Alphington, Costa and Eva Nikias opened Bar La Sirène in Reservoir after a wild year of sudden closures, existential crises and, ultimately, a desire to keep the dream alive.
Secure Your Stand At GABS
Much like the beers brewed for the festival, GABS stands are a way breweries can show their creativity and flare. If you'd like to do so at GABS in 2024, then now is the time to start thinking about it, with stand sales open from October 9.
