BentSpoke: Ten Lessons From Ten Years

BentSpoke Brewing are celebrating ten years since their story kicked off but the couple behind it, Richard Watkins and Tracy Margrain, have long been involved in the local beer scene. As they mark the occasion, we caught up with the Canberra brewers so they could teach us all Ten Lessons From Ten Years.

Lallemand Launch New Yeast Strain, LalBrew Pomona, For Modern, Hop-Forward Beers

You don't need us to tell you that hop-forward IPAs are rather popular. And now Lallemand have given brewers a new tool for creating such beers with the release of their LalBrew Pomona yeast strain.

FogHorn Founder Takes Full Control Of Brewery As Mighty Craft Exit Craft

Shawn Sherlock, who built a reputation as one of Australia's finest brewers while at Murray's, has taken full control of FogHorn Brewery almost a decade on from launching the business, with Mighty Craft exiting craft beer.

Drink Victorian Month Launches

Drink Victorian is multifaceted campaign designed to put more Victorian produce into the state's venues. June is Drink Victorian Month, featuring special events across Melbourne celebrating local producers.

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Black Hops Appoint Nick Boots As CEO

The new owners of Black Hops have appointed former Kegstar and Stone & Wood GM Nick Boots as CEO. He joins the Gold Coast-based operation after they exited administration under a consortium featuring existing investors.

KAIJU! Founder Becomes New Independent Brewers Association Chair

Callum Reeves, one of the founders of newly-crowned AIBA Champion Medium Australian Brewery, KAIJU!, has been named chair of the Independent Brewers Association. Evin Craney, of Bright Brewery, is the new deputy chair.

Rocky Ridge Buy Thunder Road

More great news for beer fans as we can reveal Rocky Ridge have bought Thunder Road. The WA brewers plan to reopen the Brunswick venue in late July and will start brewing for the East Coast prior to that.

Perth's DTC Crew Launch Fallow – Complete With 100-Beer Cellar

While gloom continues to consume much of the beer world, there's been a run of upbeat news out of WA. And that's set to continue with the launch of Fallow, a multi-level Northbridge venue from The Dutch Trading Co team.

Cascade Celebrates 200th Birthday

Australia's oldest operating brewery, Cascade Brewery, has turned 200, with politicians and brewery workers gathering at the historic Hobart location to toast to its long history.

The Philippines' Engkanto Brewery Lauches In Australia

​Engkanto Brewery is The Philippines' most globally awarded brewery and Australians looking to try their unique beers, now have the chance. The importers and distributors at 7000 Islands Drinks​ have started bringing the brewery's beers into the country, including those made with ube and carabao mangoes.

Can Beer Help Regenerate The Planet?

Regenerative farming and the grain grown by such methods have been gaining more attention in recent years. Now, the Good Grain initiative aims to raise awareness and support for both much further, with beer as the vehicle.

Brewmanity Partner With Coles For Ice Cold Lager Ahead Of The Big Freeze

Brewmanity Beer was born out of a desire to raise funds to fight against MND and ahead of the tenth Big Freeze the brewery are partnering with Coles for a limited-release Ice Cold Lager. The beer will see Coles raise more than $70,000 for the important cause.

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Nail And Beerfarm Buy Feral And Their Brewery From Coke

There's been another big move in WA beer today with the announcement that Feral Brewing and their production facility have been sold by CCEP to Nail Brewing (and a consortium of investors) and Beerfarm.

Stone & Wood Win Big At The Australian International Beer Awards

Stone & Wood's Hinterland Big Pale won Champion Australian Beer at the 2024 Australian International Beer Awards on a night when Brick Lane, KAIJU!, King Road and Dollar Bill picked up the Champion Australian Brewery titles.

IBA Express Disappointment In The Federal Budget

The Independent Brewers Association have expressed "extreme disappointment" following the latest federal budget, due to a lack of excise relief and the categorisation of craft beer as a "revenue line".

Temple Brewing To Close

Temple Brewing have announced they will close their Brunswick East brewpub from May 19 with the brewery to cease operating. The news comes a week after fellow Melbourne brewery Deeds announced they were closing.

Black Hops Brewing Bought By New Owners

Black Hops have been bought by a consortium representing a number of existing shareholders and "other supporters of craft beer and independent breweries". The business had been in administration since late March.

Changing The World One Bag Of Regen Malt At A Time

“We wanted to use beer as a catalyst for change.” We examine how one ingredient – malt made from regeneratively grown barley – can make all the difference, and why Stone & Wood are so eager to showcase it to punters and brewers.

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