Brew Pact

A champion home brewer today launches the first Pact beers in his hometown of Canberra, with a mission to see better beer throughout the city's venues.

On The Hop Again

Bendigo On The Hop is a unique moving beer festival that sold out its inaugural event in 2014 and is back for a second run in 2015.

Hop Swapping

Bootleg Brewery bring their retired pale ale back – sorta – with a new series of single hop beers designed to showcase different hop varieties from around the world.

Sounding The FogHorn

Former Murray's head brewer Shawn Sherlock has opened his own venture, the impressive FogHorn Brewhouse in the heart of his hometown of Newcastle.

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Australian International Beer Awards 2015 Winners

In its 18th year, Mountain Goat took home the Champion Beer Trophy for the biggest beer it has ever brewed at last night's Australian International Beer Awards.

Biting Back

Shark Island Brewing Co was one of the businesses badly affected by a failed equipment supplier. Months on from their intended launch, they finally have beer.

Podcast People : Brunswick Beer Collective

With Good Beer Week in full swing, we find out who's behind a new Melbourne-based beer podcast, Brunswick Beer Collective.

Craft Beer Heroes: Steve & Guy

In advance of the Great Australasian Beer SpecTAPular hitting Melbourne and Sydney, we find out what drives its founders, who also run The Local Taphouses, to aim so high.

Time Out Melbourne Pub Awards Winners

The Last Jar took the top gong at the 2015 Time Out Pub Awards as many of the city's craftiest venues collected trophies too.

As Easy As Adelaide, Beer, Celebration

The beer lovers of Adelaide look set for a treat this winter as a major new beer festival comes to town: the Adelaide Beer & BBQ Festival.

Crafty Six GBW Special #10: Gimme More More More

With the Opening Party tonight, it's time for our final Good Beer Week themed preview. This one highlights events offering loads of different beers under the one roof. Have a great week if you're joining the party!

Bring The Love

It's time for the Aussie beer world's biggest annual love fest. To all those coming to Good Beer Week, have a great week. To those who aren't, time to avoid social media for a week and start planning for 2016!

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Boys n the Hub

For the fifth Good Beer Week, the Festival Hub is moving to Beer DeLuxe in Fed Square – the place where the initial conversation that sparked the festival took place in 2011.

Cali-borations

Three small Victorian microbreweries have been given the opportunity of a lifetime – collaborating with Californian breweries on new beers for Good Beer Week.

Crafty Six GBW Special #9: Learn Stuff

Our penultimate themed preview for Good Beer Week 2015 looks at some of the events set to elevate your beer knowledge to new levels.

Getting Blind with Crafty: English Ales

We head to the land where The Crafty Pint's founder spent most of his formative years for this blind tasting, which features a range of English style ales.

Drinking In Style: English Ales

They may not have the sex appeal of many US-inspired contemporary beers, but classics are classics for a reason. Here our resident scholar looks at some of the most popular English ale styles.

Crafty Six GBW Special #8: Fun & Games

With just days to go until Good Beer Week 2015, time for another preview to help you pick your perfect event, this time looking at some of the fun times that lie ahead.

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