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Going Green: Carbon Reduction
Brewing beer is intensive in many ways, from the amount of energy required to the use of water. Hannah Louise Grugel caught up with the team at Batch to find out how they're working to be a more sustainable brewery.
Beer Basics: Malt, Malt, Malt
A new season brings a new series on The Crafty Pint. As more and more people discover the wide world of beer, there will be plenty wanting to learn. So, here's Molly Rose Brewing founder Nic Sandery with his first piece of beer education, starting at the start with malt.
The Educators: Being Better At Beer
As the beer world becomes ever more diverse – not to mention competitive – there's an ever greater need for education throughout the industry. Nick Oscilowski speaks to those involved in providing education plus a brewery that's reaped the rewards of education.
Behind The Hottest 100 Kiwi Beers Of 2017
There were plenty of stories within the second GABS Hottest 100 Kiwi Beers countdown, from Panhead holding on to top spot to Garage Project supplying almost one in five beers and Liberty claiming the highest new entry. But we're going to tell three different ones.
Price Wars Revisited
Back in May, we ran a two-part Secret Brewer feature looking at the price war going on in parts of Australia. Six months on, it's intensifying and spreading, according to a number of brewers we've spoken to.
Cans, Bands and Beer Lands
The combination of good music and craft beer has become a common sight at music festivals across the United States. In Australia, progress is slower, but the ironclad grip of the big boys is slowly loosening and local Australian breweries are sneaking their way in.
Crafty Crawls: Redfern
As the 2017 Sydney Beer Week kicks off, we return to the streets of the New South Wales capital for another Crafty Crawl. Here, Judd Owen takes us through Redfern in the manner only he can.
Crafty Crawls: Milton & Paddington
The Crafty Pint may be based in Melbourne but we've made little secret of our fondness for Brisbane's beer community over the years. And it's there we return for this Crafty Crawl, taking in the delights of Milton, Caxton Street and surrounds.
Getting Blind With Crafty: Imperial Stouts Revisited
After a four year break, we returned to the most epic of beer styles, imperial stout, for our latest blind tasting. Old favourites and beers not around four years ago went into battle. Who would win?
Getting Into The Spirit
Australia's craft spirit industry is enjoying a rapid rise not dissimilar to that enjoyed by beer in recent years. The connections between the two are strong, particularly at a growing number of breweries that are distilling in house.
Featured Events
ANZAC Day at Freddie Wimpoles (VIC)
In celebration of the close relationship between Australia and New Zealand, on Anzac Day 2019&n…
Coming Events
Today,
ANZAC Day at Freddie Wimpoles (VIC)
Tomorrow,
Fresh Hop Festival 2019 (TAS)
Tomorrow,
Blackman's Same Day IPA Launch (VIC)
April 27th, 2019,
GABS Brisbane 2019
April 27th, 2019,
Exit's Fifth Birthday Shenanigans (VIC)
April 27th, 2019,
Hop-centric Masterclass With 3 Ravens (VIC)
