brisbane

Canned Laughter

It was a punchline that was waiting to happen as the beer world moves inexorably from bottles to cans and brewers strike up partnerships outside craft beer's original stomping grounds. It's Canned Laughter, a beer from Newstead and Brisbane Comedy Festival.

February 15th, 2019 by Will Ziebell

Canned Laughter

February 15th, 2019 by Will Ziebell

Brewed For Brendale

January 8th, 2019 by Matt Aitken

When we ran our Best New Queensland Beers Of 2018 feature, there was an honourable mention for a tiny brewery in Brisbane's northern suburbs. We soaked up the welcoming locals vibe at Brendale Brewing Co to find out more.

Sip, Speak, Repeat... Taking To The Soapbox

November 22nd, 2018 by Mick Wust

As Felons launches on Brisbane's river edge and with Soapbox and Stone & Wood coming to Fortitude Valley in the coming weeks, Mick Wust caught up with all three brewers and found them all keen to shout loud about the local beer scene.

Craft Beer Heroes: Newstead, The Mill & Brewski At 5

November 8th, 2018 by Mick Wust

Three of the key players in Brisbane's burgeoning beer scene in recent years all turn five as 2018 draws to a close. We caught up with the founders of Newstead Brewing, The Mill and Brewski to look back, forward and ask who'd win in a fight.

GABS Heads To Brisbane

November 5th, 2018 by Will Ziebell

The travelling circus that is GABS is adding another stop to its itinerary in 2019 when it heads to Brisbane for the first time.

Craft Beer Heroes: Chicks With Ales

October 11th, 2018 by Mick Wust

At this year's Beeries, the Gold Beery for Best Community Contributor went to Chicks With Ales, a group for beer loving women. We caught up with brewer, microbiologist and former pro basketballer Kerry Claydon to find out more.

Crafty Crawls: Fortitude Valley

September 21st, 2018 by Mick Wust

As the fifth Beer InCider festival hit Brisbane, we took to the streets of Fortitude Valley to check out the craftiest offerings for another in our ongoing Crafty Crawls series.

Beeries Winners 2018

September 21st, 2018 by Crafty Pint

The wider Brisbane beer community came together last night for the annual celebration going by the name The Beeries. There were popular wins aplenty on a night Cameron Dick MP was christened the "Minister for Craft Beer".

Crafty Crawls: Brisbane's West End

July 18th, 2018 by Georgie Levi

Brisbane's West End (and the adjoining parts of the city) is awash with great beer venues these days. Heck, there are even breweries that call the 'burb home. So we made the area a focus of a Crafty Crawl – and have since updated it with even more goodness.

Who Brews Bravo Beers?

June 25th, 2018 by Will Ziebell

It's been almost eight years since we launched The Crafty Pint yet this is the first time we've come across Aussie brewers who were inspired to start brewing by traditional the Scottish beer style 80 shillings. Meet Brisbane's Bravo.