Brews Views

Even if you don't like them at first, somethings just have a taste worth acquiring. David Downie says that beer is one of them. Of course for it to be acquired, beer needs a flavour...
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‘Not in my back yard’ is the phrase commonly heard when planning approval is sought for something a little controversial in our cities. It’s a phrase that brewer Richard Adamson was confronted with on the front page of today’s Sydney Morning Herald in relation to his attempts to get Young Henry’s, his proposed restaurant and...
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Here’s something to think about as you sip your next beer. That beer is up to 95% water. That’s quite a bit of water. But, as the brewers’ saying goes – if the water was that good on its own, you wouldn’t bother turning it into beer. So if beer is so much water, just how important is...
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One of the classic beer fables in that of St Arnold of Metz who, legend has it, warned his parishioners to drink beer not water. It is asserted that the good Bishop of Metz had clued to the fact that polluted water was the cause of much illness and had noticed that once it...
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Pete Mitcham ponders what last week's Hottest 100 poll means for - dare we say it - craft beer...
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Beer sponsorships don’t generally cause much of a stir at Australian Brews News, especially when it just involves one generic mid-strength lager substituted for another at the football. But Carlton & United Breweries’ snaring the sponsorship rights for the Queensland Reds, ending Lion Nathan/XXXX’s two decade association with Queensland Rugby, marks just how aggressive...
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A “Three week Christmas” is both a blessing and a curse for the hospitality industry. Christmas Day falling on a Saturday this year means only three usable weekends were available. That means that every restaurant and bar in the land that takes festive group bookings had to squeeze the usual four weekend’s worth of...
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A new survey released by VicHealth shows that Australian beer drinkers continue to fall for the myth that low carb beers are a healthier choice than other varieties. The report says the survey was...
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Did you you that the people who made many of the highly sought after beers on bottleshop shelves don’t actually want you drinking them? Australian Brews News says listen to them - don't buy grey market imports.
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When homebrewing is mentioned most people probably think of a bunch of fat old guys with beards getting pissed amongst exploding bottles. However, there is much more to a homebrewing conference than your old uncle and his exploding bottles, as Aaron Caruana discovers...
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