Celebrate Your Favourite Local And Win!
As Local Beer Day approaches, we're celebrating some of the people who make the Aussie beer community what it is. And now it's your turn: nominate your favourite local and you could win prizes – for yourself and your local!
The High Country Hop Technical Symposium Returns For 2024
The High Country Hop isn't just about delicious beer and music, with the Technical Symposium offering the chance for the industry to come together and learn. Details have just been released and registrations are now open.
Ballistic To Close Airlie Beach Venue; Seeking New Home In Region
The owners of Ballistic Beer Co have announced they are to close their existing venue in Airlie Beach and have embarked on a search for a new home for the brand in the region.
Melbourne's Multitude Of Missing Kegs
Over several months, kegs have been continually disappearing in Melbourne, with breweries, venues and Konvoy expressing concern about the scale of what's occurring. We spoke to some of those impacted about how it's harming the local beer industry.
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BIRA Memberships For 2024 Now Open
BIRA, or the Australian Brewing Interlaboratory Reference Analytes, is a not-for-profit craft beer laboratory proficiency program created for brewers looking to boost their beer quality. Memberships for 2024 are now open.
Celebrate Local Beer On Local Beer Day
The lineup for the inaugural Local Beer Day is live, with events taking place across Australia on February 24. Beer lovers can now search for their nearest event – and there's still time for breweries and beer venues to sign up.
Jett Righetti Slays Beer
At just 23, Jett Righetti has finished a brewing course at TAFE, is an assistant brewer at Happy Valley, and has his eyes set on winning awards and opening a brewery. Read on to find out how Jett Righetti Slays Beer.
GABS Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers of 2023: Analysis
We've taken a deep dive into the GABS Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers to see what trends and insights the 2023 countdown reveals in our annual analysis feature.
Reckless Beers Will Appear At Bathurst 12 Hour
Reckless Brewing have enjoyed considerable success since opening in Bathurst and the local love for the brewery only seems to be growing. This year's Repco Bathurst 12 Hour is set to feature their beers, with the full details in the media release below.
The Year Of Living Precariously
A year ago today, news that Ballistic Beer Co had entered voluntary administration sent shockwaves through the local beer world. Here, we take a look back at the carnage that has followed in the 12 months since.
Wayward Brewing & Local Drinks Collective Emerge From Administration
Wayward Brewing and Local Drinks Collective have exited a period of voluntary administration with the existing owners still in charge. We spoke to company director Peter Philip after the DOCA was approved today.
Bitter Phew: Ten Lessons From Ten Years
From lockout laws to lockdowns, running a Sydney bar has presented plenty of challenges over the past decade, yet Bitter Phew continues to stand tall. As the institution turns ten, we chatted to co-founder Aaron Edwards.
Local Beer Legends
The local beer world wouldn't be the wonderful and diverse place it is without the people responsible for bringing beer to life and into your hands. So, as Local Beer Day approaches, we're shining a light on some of them.
New Analysis Examines Rise Of "White Label" Beer Brands
White label brands are starting to dominate the craft beer offering at one of the country's major retailers, according to the Beer Reflections site, with beers produced by Pinnacle Drinks for Dan Murphy's and BWS continuing to proliferate.
Spangled Drongo Match Good Brews With Great Deeds
Spangled Drongo is a new Northern Rivers brewery with a story that's worth telling before you even think about the beer. We chatted with some of the team about doing good, brewing good, tuk-tuks and kitesurfing.
WA's Indie Brewers Aim To Keep The Bird Flying
WA's indie brewers are rallying behind the William Street Bird, an iconic live music venue in Northbridge with an uncertain future, whose Keep The Bird Flying festival kicks off this weekend.
We Love Craft Beer Moves Into Beer Industry Marketing
The founder of We Love Craft Beer, a website and social platform-based community celebrating the local beer industry, has pivoted into the world of beer industry marketing.
Pickled Monkey Brewing Coming To Marrickville In February
Marrickville is set to welcome another brewery is out as Pickled Monkey Brewing's venue nears completion. The project's founders have been raising capital for the brewpub via an equity crowdfund with OnMarket.
