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Beer and sport

By Rory Gibson

March 1, 2010

With beer sponsorship in the news, Rory Gibson takes a look at why beer and sport are such a great match.
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Beer is a living beverage that changes over time. From the moment beer leaves the brewery, its flavour characteristics are evolving and changing. Sometimes this is a good thing...but sometimes good beer just goes bad as Chris Bible explains
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Is my beer bad?

By Neal Cameron

February 19, 2010

William Bull Brewery head brewer, writer and educator on the subject of beer, Neal Cameron, takes a look at some common faults in beer. Aged/Oxidised The best conditions for storing beer are short, short, short, cool and dark. Australia is big, big, big, hot and sunny. You do the math. Look for the best before...
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Top four brewers make half world’s beer

By Editor

February 9, 2010

With news that the four biggest international brewers make more than half the world's beer, Australian Brews News takes a closer look at who owns what and how that translates to the Australian marketplace.
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Death by Beer

By Dr Brett J. Stubbs

February 3, 2010

To many beer lovers, death by beer might sound like a great way to go. But as historian Dr Brett Stubbs has discovered, it's not always so. It seems as though making beer is fraught with many dangers...
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