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Reader letter…and a conversation to be had.

May 7, 2013
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Brews News reader Simon reckons his home town of Sydney is a bit lacking in beer and beer culture. We're throwing the discussion open to readers to let us know: Is Sydney a beer town or not?
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Tusk goes national

April 24, 2013
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Feral's Tusk is soon to make a very rare appearance on the east coast...
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Hottest 100 craft beers of 2012

January 26, 2013
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It's Australia Day and we find out what were the hottest 100 beers in Australia of 2012 as voted by you...
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Hottest 100 schedule announced

January 24, 2013
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Just two days to go until we find out what you have voted as the Hottest 100 beers of 2012. Here's the announcement schedule...
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Moo Brew sets up bushfire appeal

January 15, 2013
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Tasmania's Moo Brew brewery have established a Bushfire Appeal for those affected by the Tasmanian fires. Help us reach their target...
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Australia’s hottest beers of 2012 poll opens

December 14, 2012
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The hunt is on again for Australia's Hottest 100 beers as voted by the people who hand over their hard-earned money every week to buy them....
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Limited edition of Coopers history on sale to the public

August 25, 2012
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To commemorate its 150th anniversary, Coopers Brewery’s will release an updated edition of their official history, A Jolly Good Ale and Old, later this year. A special limited run of 500 books will also be published, and these have now been offered for sale to the public for a short time. Each copy of...
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Colonial and Imported Lager Beer

July 15, 2012
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The Brisbane Courier, Monday 1 February 1892, page 7 COLONIAL AND IMPORTED LAGER BEER. A CUSTOMS SEIZURE IN MELBOURNE. About 11 a.m. on Thursday, the 21st instant,two bodies of revenue officers simultaneously took possession of the premises of Messrs. Lange and Thoneman, William-street, and the Foster Lager Beer Factory, Rokeby Street, Collingwood. Action was...
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Craft beer association launched

May 16, 2012

Twelve months after the working group first met to discuss forming an industry association for craft beer, the Australian Craft Beer Industry Association today held its inaugural annual general meeting. With 26 brewer members in attendance, the association that has been consulting the craft beer industry under the working title Craft Beer Limited met...
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Australians win medals in US

May 6, 2012
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Australians have picked up up four medals in the World Beer Cup announced overnight in the United States. Burleigh Brewing and Redoak collected Gold Medals while Stone & Wood and Endeavour Brewing collected silver. The Gold Medals confirm the international quality of the beers from Burleigh Brewing and Redoak, both of which have previosly...
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