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The craft beer insurgency in Brisbane continues to grow strength as the inner-city beer Guerrilla’s continue to fight the good fight for great beer. Now another specialty beer bar has opened in the shadow of Queensland’s iconic XXXX Brewery sign. The Scratch has been set up by three beer loving blokes wanting to celebrate...
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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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In the giddy aftermath of World War II George Orwell penned an essay on the fictitious English pub, the Moon Under Water, outlining the ten criteria it fulfilled as the perfect pub. Curiously (given he frequently included descriptions of pubs in his books, and even described the life of a hop-picker in Kent*) Orwell...
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In Perth with a few hours to spare? Why not head off to the Swan Valley and visit some breweries? The Swan Valley is a mere twenty five minutes from the Perth CBD and is packed with wineries, coffee roasters, great places to eat and most importantly craft breweries. If you have just a...
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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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Aaron Caruana visits Harts Pub on a cold Sunday afternoon and finds it the perfect weather for a pint...
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Pete Mitcham explores a bar that demonstrates that high tech wizardry only matters when it is backed up by people that really know beer...
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Aaron Caruana checks out an Adelaide icon and comes away smiling...
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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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Victoria’s Red Duck Brewery have just announced their latest venture, Red Duck Provedore. The brewery’s cellar door, located in the main street of Camperdown, offers light meals including Red Duck pies, toasted La Madre foccaccias, gourmet cheese and tasting platters, and great coffee. Naturally it also offers Red Duck beers on tap, Red Duck...
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