Dry July is a lot less daunting for beer lovers than it used to be. For many amber fluid enthusiasts, the prospect of turning to alcohol-free options for a whole month wasn’t too appealing when the majority of products on the market were pretty pale imitations of their full-strength cousins.Continue Reading
Award-winning Aussie beer brand Golden West Brewing Co has collapsed and gone into voluntary administration. The brewer’s entire workface was let go mid-shift last Wednesday, with administrators only keeping on the brew team to finish processing beer already in tanks to be packaged and sold. Golden West was originally establishedContinue Reading
Beer lovers will face another cost-of-living blow next month when the tax on alcohol increases once again, meaning a pint could cost more than $15. The industry is putting renewed pressure on the federal government to freeze the excise and implement urgent reforms to ensure the viability of local manufacturing.Continue Reading
As well as being an inconvenience, mosquitoes are the deadliest animal to humans on the planet. But some people swear up and down to be more attractive to the buzzing pests than others. They’re the people who return from a beach holiday covered in red, itchy welts and insist thatContinue Reading
Adventurous drinkers are turning to the dark side again, according to the organiser of Australia’s biggest craft beer festival. Mike Bray, the managing director of the Great Australian Beer Spectapular (GABS) Festival, which kicked off in Melbourne last week and rolls into Sydney next week, then Brisbane next month, saysContinue Reading
For adventurous beer lovers, one of the great joys of the Great Australian Beer Spectapular (GABS) is the chance to try some of the crazy creations concocted by breweries from around the country. Among the offerings this year will be a dark lager made with raspberries and red frogs fromContinue Reading
Victoria Bitter, one of the most iconic beers in Australia, is set to launch a new brew this week, and it’s called Victoria Bitter Xtra, or VX. According to the brewer, the new beverage will be brewed with the same ingredients that make up the original VB taste but withContinue Reading
Iconic Queensland beer Power’s is set to flow again after a nearly two-decade absence from the taps. Brisbane publican Bernie Power originally created the brew 35 years ago after building the Yatala Brewery in 1998. The Sunshine State quickly embraced the homegrown drop, with Power’s sponsoring the Broncos in theirContinue Reading
Beer lovers have reacted with shock after Brisbane’s popular Ballistic Beer Company announced it had entered administration. The firm, which is one of Queensland’s best-known independent brewing companies, has appointed Jason Stone and Paul Allen from PKF Melbourne as administrators, according to a filing with ASIC dated January 24. Co-founderContinue Reading
Great Northern has been revealed as Australia’s highest-selling beer for 2022, the second year in a row it’s claimed the top spot. According to figures from market research company IRI Australia, the mid-strength beer topped this year’s list. But while some have rejoiced in Australia’s good beer taste, Great Northern’sContinue Reading