Houston. We Have A Beer
Australian beer and space themes aren't so unfamiliar to each other – we do, after all, already have Moon Dogs, Retro Rockets and supply the world with Galaxy hops. But an actual beer in space? It would…
Masterclass of Champions
Take two champions of the brewing world visiting Australia for the first time, give them free rein over a brewery for a day, then bring in chefs from some of Melbourne’s leading restaurants and what…
One Month To Go!
As part of the tiny team of volunteers buzzing around in a self-made maelstrom ensuring everything’s in place for Good Beer Week, it feels like the festival is all-consuming. So it’s reassuring…
Waltz In Matilda
The brewery that kickstarted the craft beer scene in Australia nearly 30 years ago opened the doors to its latest incarnation this week. Matilda Bay moved its brewery from the Garage in Dandenong to a…
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Record Breakers
The Australian International Beer Awards continues to grow apace. After setting a record for the number of beers entered for judging in 2011, the second largest awards of its kind in the world has attracted…
Brew & A: HopDog BeerWorks
Nowra’s HopDog is one of the country’s newest and smallest breweries, set up by Tim Thomas and his wife in 2011. Highly experimental in the brewhouse and with beer names that hint at his love of metal,…
Bring In The Vics
An association formed last year to bring Australian craft breweries and beer companies together has received a boost after the Victorian Association of Microbreweries Incorporated (VAMI) announced it was…
Man of the People
We have a winner! Australia’s first People’s Pint is the Double Hoptendre, conceived by Queenslander Leo Hede. The beer – one of six selected for a shortlist by The Crafty Pint and the…
Go Hog Wild!
Hop Hog from Swan Valley brewer Feral has been named Australia’s best beer by a panel of brewers, beer writers, venue operators and retailers. It tops the list in the second edition of The Critic’s…
The Final Countdown
Time is running out for you to choose your favourite beer from the final six for The People’s Pint. Voting closes at midnight tomorrow (Thursday) for the first beer in Australia invented by the people…
Band Of Gypsies
Denmark is perhaps most famous for providing the world with Lego, nice design and Hans Christian Andersen. But more recently Australia has been on the receiving end of a new kind of Danish export: Gypsy…
Beer & Food: Murray's Belgian Dinner
When Murray’s at Manly reopened a few months ago and we began the news article with a reference to Moby Dick, we didn’t realise how many literary connections would start to stack up. Murray’s already…
A Little Green
The people that have done as much as anyone in Oz to introduce drinkers to hops in beer have been playing around a little. Coinciding with this year’s hop harvest, the brewers at Little Creatures attempted…
Beer Travel: Snag, Beer & Bubbles Fest 2012
The summer festival season stretched into spring for the beer lovers of the Heathcote region when the Snag, Beer and Bubbles Fest returned for 2012. Taking over the Heathcote Agricultural Showgrounds on…
Crafty Snaps: Liquid Lounge at the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival
As part of the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival 2011, we hosted two Liquid Lounge sessions on the banks of the river featuring a host of Australian brewers and Mikkeller. Here's what went down.
Take Your Pick, People!
A few weeks ago, we launched The People’s Pint, a competition to find a beer invented by the people and chosen by the people for the people. Open to any Australian over 18, all we asked for was a…
When Gypsy Met Goat
The 20th anniversary Melbourne Food & Wine Festival is about to draw to a close after a massive 20 day celebration. It’s been the biggest ever festival and the one in which craft beer has taken centre…
Good Beer Week Is GO!
As anyone who attended this week’s Fed Square Microbreweries Showcase or has been paying attention on Twitter will know, the Good Beer Week 2012 program is out. That means it’s time to get ready…
