Brews Cruise

Rick Besserdin makes another stop on the High Country beer trail, this time in historic Beechworth, where he stops by Bridge Road Brewery for a beer and a pretzel...
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I love Bridgetown and have visited the town perhaps ten times in the last four years. The small valley settlement is a two-and-a-half hour’s drive from Perth and is best known for two things: being one of the prettiest towns in WA’s south-west, and for hosting Blues at Bridgetown – the state’s largest blues music festival....
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Even though Beervana is the biggest reason to head over to New Zealand this year, some might decide the Rugby World Cup has it's attractions. In his first outing with Brews News, Kiwi beer writer Martin Craig tell us where to head for a good beer in between matches...
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UK brewer Meantime's beers have been available in Australia for some time - and we all know the history of IPA as a beer than can travel, but it’s always good to sample a beer at its source and see for yourself, as Aaron Caurana discovers.
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Travelling widely around Australia for his day job, Aaron Caruana has had a good chance to check out the Australian beer scene on the ground. This is what he found...
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Beer and seafood is always a good pairing, but Graham Reeks finds a restaurants that is all about scales and ales...
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The long-awaited Moody Cow Brewery in Western Australia’s Ferguson Valley opened for business for the first time this week. Moody Cow is the creation of Grant McClintock, the latest in a growing line of Australian homebrewers to take the logical but daring next step to commercial beer production. The name of his business fits neatly...
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The newest addition to South Australia’s small but impressive contribution to the country’s craft brewing sector is the family-owned and family-operated Goodieson Brewery in rural McLaren Vale. Founding brewer Jeff Goodieson, a food technology and malting and brewing graduate from Ballarat University, tossed in his job at Lion-Nathan in Sydney to set up this...
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For all of the development that is going on in the world of beers, Belgium is still a Mecca for beer lovers. Here is your chance to visit Belgium in the company of exciting Australian brewer Ben Kraus from Beechworth’s Bridge Road Brewers. This September Ben is guiding a small, private tour to Belgium...
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The family-owned and family-operated Mountain Ridge Wines near Berry, south of Wollongong, has recently diversified into beer-making. The vineyard was planted in 2007 by Barry and Monique Starkey and their sons, and in mid-2009 they added Mountain Ridge Brewery to their operation. Barry brews in 300 litre batches, using a custom-built stainless steel system,...
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