IPAs are the rock stars of the craft beer world. They capture most of the love, attention and money. In … More
Category: Beer Events & Tastings
Beer styles, beer tasting, growlers, aspects of brewing and beer politics.
11 special beers to treat yourself to on special occasions
Some celebrations call for a special beer. And some special beers call for a celebration. Here is a list of … More
GABS 2018 Melbourne wrap-up plus Top 10 rated beers so far
GABS Melbourne 2018 is done and dusted after 5 monster sessions and now heads to Sydney and Auckland. It appeared … More
2018 Australian International Beer Awards – winners, grinners and passion…fruit
The 2018 Australian International Beer Awards were presented to a buzzing and buzzed 800-strong crowd at a glitzy beery gala … More
Top 10 GABS beers in 2017 according to Untappd
The Great Australian Beer SpecTAPular aka GABS kicked off with a bang in 2017 in its first weekend in Melbourne. … More
Planning for Good Beer Week 2016
The Good Beer Week 2016 program has dropped and for beer geeks and lovers it truly is set to be … More
Wrapping up the Great Australasian Beer Spectapular aka GABS 2015
Australia’s biggest beer festival again took over Melbourne’s iconic Exhibition Building for three days with more than 16,000 people attending … More
An introduction to Hawkers beer at Good Beer Week
If you haven’t yet heard of Hawkers beer, I expect that’s going to change in the near future. Their brewery … More
GABS 2015 preview and my top 20 festival beer picks
GABS 2015 draws near and it’s time to start preparing your assault on Australia’s biggest beer festival. I’ve examined the GABS … More
GABS beers in review – the hits and misses
Every year the Great Australian Beer SpecTAPular gets a little bigger, a little better, and runs a little smoother. This year, … More
