Brew With A View
“In just four steps, I’m standing next to the ocean,” he says. “In fact, I’m walking out there now. I’ve got a marina in front of me and the ocean is just to the west. I live right above the…
It's On, For Young & Old
Next Wednesday, Sydney's incomparable suburb of Newtown celebrates its sesquicentenary. And, in honour of the 150 years that have passed since being proclaimed a municipality, one of its youngest residents…
The Beer Singers Return!
The comedy duo behind “Beer Song” are back with a fresh ode to the wonders of craft beer. Dave and Ern from ElbowSkin have just released a video for “Craft Beer”, a song which they…
D-Day for GBW 2013!
There are just 12 hours to go until submissions close for anyone wanting to be part of Good Beer Week 2013. And that’s only if you’re reading this at the exact second this story went live on…
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Canny Operators
Cans have given The Crafty Pint much joy over the years. From Navin R Johnson’s brush with death to Vim Fuego, the drummer in spoof metal band Bad News, and his desire for “more vim in my cans”,…
Here Beer Here
Anything that allows us to (sorta) paraphrase Withnail and I in the title of a news story has to be a good thing. And when that good thing involves the launch of a trans-global brewing partnership, better…
Australia's Best Beer Gardens
With summer approaching, it seems only right to spending one’s every waking moment wishing you were sat in a beer garden with a frothy in hand. As we wrote in a recent piece for Tourism Victoria: “There…
The Crafty Planner: November 26 to December 2
And breathe… The crazy run of beer weeks and festivals drew to a close at the weekend with the final days of Newcastle Craft Beer Week and the Tasmanian International Beer Fest. Now it’s time…
Brew With The Best!
Back in May, on the Monday night of Good Beer Week 2012, The Crafty Pint welcomed Steve Grossman from Sierra Nevada to the launch of the People’s Pint at Temple Brewery & Brasserie. He was there to make…
Boneyard Brews
He’s loved beer, sold beer, cooked with beer, taken beer onto national television and opened a restaurant with more of a focus on beer than any in Australia. So, really, it had to come to this: Boneyard…
Get Ready For Good Beer Week 2013
Submissions for the third Good Beer Week close on November 30 and through The Crafty Pint’s involvement on the organising committee we’re aware of loads of fantastic ideas for the festival.…
West Coast Cruisin'
Across Australia and New Zealand, you’ll find countless brewers who will happily admit that their beer epiphany occurred on an overseas trip. Sampling beers that had never passed their lips back home…
The Crafty Planner: November 19 to 25
It’s all eyes on Newcastle this week as the city’s second Craft Beer Week takes over the town. Like Good Beer Week’s first adventure in 2011, Newcastle’s first festival last week…
Beers By The Bay
Other than a few teasing spots of rain early on, the weather gods behaved for the first Beers By The Bay festival on the Mornington Peninsula at the weekend. Around 20 breweries and cider producers lined…
Pirates On The Bay
Sometimes it’s good to put the cart before the horse, as the brewers behind the collaboration beer made in honour of this weekend’s inaugural Beers By The Bay festival did. Whereas it’s…
Good Beer Week Needs U!
There’s less than three weeks to go until event registrations close for Good Beer Week 2013. And to mark the all important 18 days to go mark, the team behind the festival has prepared a couple of…
Perth Royal Beer Show Winners 2012
For the first time, WA Beer Week this year kicked off with the state’s beer industry’s night of nights. Friday night’s Gala Dinner saw trophies awarded for the best beers from both commercial…
Zaphod Beer-blebrox
Anyone who’s frequented Chapel St Cellars in Windsor will be well aware of its eclectic nature. Many of the world’s finest beers sit alongside rare sakes, unusual soft drinks, curious spirits and a…
