The 2018 Australian International Beer Awards were presented to a buzzing and buzzed 800-strong crowd at a glitzy beery gala…
Ballistic Brewing open beer bar in Brisbane’s West End
Since their inception in 2016, Ballistic has accomplished much in a short time – earning gold medals at the Australian…
Being a beer lover and a dad too
Becoming a father changes your life forever. The changes are profound and rewarding and yeah sometimes challenging. This blog has…
The most influential beers and brewers of 2017
Since this blog launched more than six years ago, the beers have changed a lot but 2017 saw some of…
Sessionable session ales are good for sessions
It’s become just about essential for brewers to have a session ale or Session IPA in their lineup. But is it…
Craft beers & charity – drinking for a cause
The beers have changed and Australian craft beer has really ‘grown up’ in recent years, for better and worse. One positive…
What is this fruit in my beer and where can I get more of this?
Beers are becoming more and more fruity. Both in terms of the most popular hop varieties today adding fruit-like aromas…
Winners and losers of the 4 Pines sale to AB InBev
The sale of Manly’s 4 Pines brewery to beer’s dark overlords, AB InBev, was big news, as these kinds of…
Something’s brewing in QLD… good beer
This year’s AIBA awards marked the ascendance of Queensland’s beer scene from a craft straggler to an emerging hotspot. Brisbane’s Green…
If you could pick any 8 beers to start a brewery with what would they be?
Sometimes I dream about starting a brewery… then I remember that I have no money and my homebrewing skills are…
