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Throughout history great beers have been made in many different parts of the world. Many different factors have played a role on the development and evolution of brewing traditions and practices around the world. Beer is an agriculturally derived product, so the specific characteristics of beer have historically varied from region to region depending upon...
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With today's release of the Local Taphouse Hottest 100 the term 'craft' beer has been hotly debated today? It's a good time to reprise this piece from last year pondering the question...
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The Poms are worried that their glass sizes are becoming more Australian. Brewing historian Dr Brett Stubbs reassures them they can cope with change with the history of New South Wales beer glass sizes.
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The Campaign for Real Ale – better known these days as CAMRA – is one of the world’s most active and successful consumer advocacy groups. Graham Reeks looks at the beer lovers who started it all…
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There is the notion that craft beer and cans just don’t go together, which might explain why Australia has only two on offer, but Malt Shovel’s Chuck Hahn and Coopers’ Nick Sterenberg say that this just comes down to image. “I think all craft beer should always be placed into bottles — and brown bottles at that,”...
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Jay R. Brooks takes a look at the history of beer in a can and ponders whether craft beer can too...
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With the resurrection of the Great Northern Brewing Co brand, CUB is making a play for parochial Queensland drinkers. But Australia's largest brewer has a long history in Queensland as historian Brett Stubbs explains...
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Brewer Richard Adamson takes a look at a world of beer styles and wonders which we have, or can, make our very own...
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Social media: what is it, how to do it and does it work. James Davidson plugs in his pint and finds out...
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With the recent release of the 2010 vintage Crown Ambassador Reserve, not to mention Coopers Vintage Ale and other beers designed to be cellared for a few years, Ian Watson explains the best way to look after your treasured beers…
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