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Matt Kirkegaard

Matt Kirkegaard Matt Kirkegaard is the founder and editor of Australian Brews News. He is a freelance beer writer and has developed a reputation as one of the few independent beer educators in the country. He loves good beer and hates bad marketing. You can learn more about him through his Good Beer Lunches website.

Web Site: http://www.goodbeers.com.au


The Brewin’ Transfer

June 7, 2013
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Join Australian Brews News for a night of beer and advertising, discussion and entertainment during Queensland Beer Week...
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Who is Sun Chaser Lager chasing

June 6, 2013
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CUB and Coles have added a new super crisp, lower carb lager, Sun Chaser Lager, to the shelves of a First Choice near you...
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AIBA wrap up

June 3, 2013
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The Australian International Brewing Awards continue to develop as Australia's leading celebration of brewing, and increasingly as a celebration of modern beer culture editor Matt Kirkegaard reports...
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Beer excise in Australia versus US

May 13, 2013
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While Australian craft brewers are looking to the government to provide some excise relief, US brewers are looking positively greedy...
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Is the grass always greener?

April 30, 2013
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As one medium-sized wine maker calls for the scrapping of the Wine Equalisation Tax 'rort' for distorting the wine market, it's interesting to ponder whether there is such as thing as uniform good - or the colour of the grass - is determined by where you stand...
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Mad Brewers launch new Wee Highlander Scotch Ale

April 24, 2013
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Malt Shovel's Mad Brewers have released a cracking Scotch Ale...
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Beerend — It’s like a bookend for your beer

April 18, 2013
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Finding you don't have enough space in your fridge for your beer? Melbourne beer lover Zac Martin may have the solution and needs your help...
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Hotel industry furious at Lion’s plans to roll out Tap King home draught beer system

March 28, 2013
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In a move that has upset publicans, Australia's largest brewer, Lion, has confirmed plans to roll out a new home draught beer system called Tap King later this year.
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A personal account of Cascade First Harvest’s origins

March 4, 2013
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We love personal accounts here at Brews News, here's two about the origins of Cascade's First Harvest from two men who were there...
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Hop Cascade’s First Harvest yourself…

March 2, 2013
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Cascade is offering a lucky beer drinker the chance to get hands on with hops in the brewing of its annual First Harvest Ale...
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