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The Story Of: Moff's Summer Ale

The Story Of: Moff's Summer Ale

How does a session IPA designed for easy beach drinking beat out both session beers and bigger IPAs for beer awards? None of us, including the brewer, seem to quite know the answer. But read about the beer that does it in The Story Of Moff's Summer Ale.

November 16, 2022 by Mick Wust


Be Part Of Pint Of Origin In 2023!

November 15, 2022 by Crafty Pint

Applications are now open for any venue wishing to be part of Pint of Origin when it returns in May 2023. Make sure you get your application in before November 25 – we'll notify successful applicants in early December.


Who Brews Cold Hands Beers?

November 14, 2022 by Will Ziebell

The crew behind Cold Hands Brewing only started brewing together in February but they've wasted no time launching with their first commercial release out in September. We got in touch to hear how they brought it all together.


Bonza Airlines Will Take Flight With All Indie Beer

November 10, 2022 by Will Ziebell

Bonza Airlines are a new low-cost airline set to launch in the near future but when they do, its beer and food offering won't look all that low-cost. Instead, they'll be stocking entirely indie beer from the likes of Your Mates, Ballistic and Spinifex.


Pink Boots Australia: Ten Years, Ten Beers & Hundreds Of Careers

November 9, 2022 by Crafty Pint

Over the last ten years, Pink Boots Australia has been an essential community and support network for women and non-binary members of the beer industry. As the local chapter turns ten, we chatted to the not-for-profit's past presidents about its important role, what they're proud of and what they hope to see change.


Tar Barrel: Old Dog, New Tricks

November 8, 2022 by Will Ziebell

After three years, the links between Tar Barrel and Mornington Peninsula Brewery are no more. As owner Matt Bebe makes a fresh start where he began, we chatted to him about staying local and the lessons learnt along the way.


Who Brews Hedonbar Beers?

November 7, 2022 by Matt Carty

It was while travelling they decided to start a brewery, and a beer label in Hong Kong that gave them their name. We caught up with the couple behind Hedonbar as they prepare to open their brewery and taproom on the Yorke Peninsula.


17 Years Of The Brisbanest Beers

November 3, 2022 by Jakkii Musgrave

You'll find breweries in most parts of Brisbane these days, but long before the city's craft beer scene exploded a young couple decided to open a brewpub in the CBD. Seventeen years on, we joined them for a trip down Memory Lane.


From Cask Ale To The Beerfarm: Young Gun Emma Locke

November 2, 2022 by Jono Outred

Emma Locke's first brush with beer came while pulling pints of cask ale to help fund a uni degree in the heart of England. Now, having switched British pubs for WA's Beerfarm, she's been named Indies Young Gun of the Year for 2022.


Who Brews Method Brewery Beers?

October 31, 2022 by Neil Richardson

It takes a particular set of skills to set up a new brewery but when it comes to Newcastle's latest, the founders feel like they've been building towards it for some time. We caught up with the folks at Method Brewing to find out about the method behind the Islington brewery and beers.

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