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Beer Basics: Malt, Malt, Malt

A couple of years back, we launched a new series aiming to teach people about the basics of beer and brewing. It slipped through the cracks but is now back, ready to boost your beer knowledge and enjoyment.

September 23, 2020 by Nic Sandery

Beer Basics: Malt, Malt, Malt

September 23, 2020 by Nic Sandery

Postcards from the Edge No.44: The Million Dollar Tip Jar

July 17, 2020 by James Smith

As soon as Lockdown Mk II hit, the team behind Tip Jar, a fund launched to support the hospitality sector, ramped up their efforts again. We chatted to them about their fundraising beer and cocktail and hopes for the future.

High Sobriety

July 1, 2020 by Crafty Pint

As Dry July kicks off, we look at the rise of alcohol-free beers: how a new yeast strain is helping brewers create them affordably, the challenges involved in brewing them, and the opportunities that lie ahead.

Who Brews In The Slow Lane?

June 9, 2020 by Judd Owen

While living in the US, Alex Jarman quit the corporate life to start working at San Francisco breweries. Now he and wife Yvonne are making yeast-driven European ales at a small brewery around the corner from One Drop in Botany.

Postcards from the Edge No.8: Sanitation For The Nation

March 31, 2020 by Will Ziebell

Brewers and distillers across the country have been switching production in recent weeks to help meet the country's need for more hand sanitiser.

Who Brews Sausage Queen Beers?

March 2, 2020 by Judd Owen

Killer snags, boss beers and mid-period Madonna... Judd Owen caught up with Chrissy Flanagan, the self-anointed Sausage Queen of Australia who also runs a brewing company of the same name (and a record label for good measure).

All Hands Changes Hands

February 24, 2020 by Will Ziebell

All Hands Brewing House claimed the Champion Brewpub title at the 2019 Indies. And now it's become the latest brewery to change hands with Signature adding it to a portfolio that includes TGI Fridays and Foresters in Brisbane.

Mornington Peninsula’s New Old Brewery

January 20, 2020 by Will Ziebell

Less than eighteen months after selling the business to Tribe Breweries, Mornington Peninsula Brewery founder Matt Bebe is back where he started – and with a new brewery and distillery on the way too.

Open For Business

January 20, 2020 by Mat Farrington

Many businesses in tourist regions have been impacted badly by the current fire season. Mat from CanBEERra has compiled a list of breweries and supporting retailers in the wider Canberra region open and eager for visitors.

Unfinished Mead Business

January 17, 2020 by James Smith

Having moved from beer writing to brewing, Willie Simpson is planning another change of tack as he turns 70: a return to mead. And kayaking. And sourdough baking. And astronomy. And...