Chuck Hahn is one of Australia’s elder statesmen of beer, so the opportunity to meet him again is not one to be lightly missed. When offered the opportunity to have lunch with Chuck and James Squire’s head brewer Tony Jones it was eagerly accepted. The occasion was to publicize One Fifty Lashes, the new...
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In episode 5 we have a wide ranging discussion with Malt Shovel’s Dr Chuck Hahn, we take a stab at the thorny issues of tap contracts, some new Squire beers and the history of the James Squire brand.
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With a passion for brewing unique, flavoursome beers, the brewers at the Malt Shovel Brewery have once again come up with another gem to add to the James Squire family of handcrafted beers – James Squire One Fifty Lashes Pale Ale. Currently only available on tap in a small selection of venues Australia-wide, this permanent addition to...
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Don’t be fooled. No matter what size the brewery, no matter how crafty the brew, beer is all about marketing. Sure, flavour counts to an extent, but we humans are suggestible types really who are easily influenced by labels and advertising. Don’t believe me? There’s a swag of psychological studies that show just that....
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Malt Shovel Brewery brings the smell of wood smoke back to the Australian summer barbeque.
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Australia's biggest brewers are so scared of losing market share they would rather see the beer market whither while tying hotels to exclusive tap contracts...
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The Malt Shovel Brewery has released the first details of their pending summer limited edition beer. The Lion-Nathan owned brewery has announced they have brewed “a unique version of an Australian lager”. “Not the pale golden easy quaffing standard fare, but a beer that captured the essence of an Australian summer,” Head brewer Tony...
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The degustation meal is not uncommon at higher end restaurants. The restaurant will design a complimentary and interesting menu of smaller dishes with a flight of wines selected to match with the various food courses served. Sometimes it may even be the other way around with dishes being designed to match a wine. For the recent degustation...
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The inaugural Royal Queensland Food and Wine Show beer competition was held in Brisbane yesterday with a local brew picking up the trophy for Champion Beer of Show. Gold Coast-based Burleigh Brewing collected the gong for their Bavarian-inspired hefeweizen, Burleigh Hef, which also collected the Trophy for Champion Queensland Beer of Show. Other big winners included...
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James Davidson visits Melbourne's James Squire Brewhouse and finds that its two hundredth brew is something to celebrate...
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