News & Feature Stories
Postcards from the Edge No.33: Gambling On A Better Future
With venues closed, The PBC not only took the chance to undertake much-needed renos, but the Sydney bowlo's president also took the opportunity to highlight the success they've had since ripping out their pokies.
Beer Swag Day: The Finalists!
We've sifted through hundreds of posts from Saturday to anoint winners around the country. Now it's up to you to decide who'll win the swag full of swag and the year of beer from Fury & Son. Vote away!
Postcards from the Edge No.32: Keeping Hospo Alive
An initiative providing meals and support for hospo workers impacted by COVID-19 has already provided more than 6,000 meals since launching in March. Will Ziebell spoke to one of the founders of CoViD-19 EAD.
AIBA 2020 ISO Edition Winners
With this year's awards proper postponed, the Australian International Beer Awards went online for a special ISO Brewer's Choice Edition. The industry was invited to vote in a new set of categories, with CUB's brands cleaning up.
Postcard from NZ: Good George
Pubs and bars in New Zealand open for the first time since March today. Nick Oscilowski spoke to Brian Watson of Good George about surviving the lockdown and hopes for the future of beer and hospo across the Tasman.
Three Sleeps Til Beer Swag Day
The inaugural Beer Swag Day is almost upon us. The #keepinglocalalive campaign team is calling on Aussies to show their love for their local breweries, bars, pubs and bottleshops on May 23.
Postcards from the Edge No.31: Once In A Brew Moon
After a detour into making sanitiser from cheap wine, Perth's Whipper Snapper Distillery got stuck into one more project before returning to whisky: turning kegs from 21 WA breweries into a one-off batch of Moonshine.
Postcards from the Edge No.30: Exit Through The Bottleshop
Mixed brewery packs appeared in an instant as the shutdown hit and have kept on coming – in diverse arrangements too. But, with restrictions starting to ease across Australia, will they have post-pandemic staying power?
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.
Postcards from the Edge No.28: Pint of Online
You might not be able to partake in a PoO Crawl at Good Beer Week 2020 but that hasn't stopped one group finding a way to join each other on a cross-city Pint of Origin trek while in isolation.
Featured Events
Virtual Beer, Wine & Cheese Tasting with Molly Rose (VIC)
Melburnians who fancy an evening of indulgence can do so in the company of Molly Rose Nic Sandery an…
Coming Events
Tomorrow,
Australian International Beer Awards 2020 – Cancelled
September 25, 2020,
Virtual Beer, Wine & Cheese Tasting with Molly Rose (VIC)
September 29, 2020,
Oktoberfest at BentSpoke (ACT)
September 30, 2020,
Yakima Chief 2020 Virtual Hop Harvest: Resilience Beer
October 2, 2020,
Perth BeerFest 2020 (WA)
October 3, 2020,
Beer and Food 101 at Redoak (NSW)
