
Malt Shovel's Mad Brewers have released a cracking Scotch Ale...
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Malt Shovel's Mad Brewers have released a cracking Scotch Ale...
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A beer writer is asked to sample plenty of different beers, often before they are released to the general public with the view to providing an opinion. With this privilege comes great responsibility. It is common for the little voice of your Mum in your head to remind you; “If you can’t say anything...
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The Malt Shovel Brewery’s offshoot label, Mad Brewers, has this week launched their latest offering — Hoppy Hefe. The hop-heavy hefeweizen certainly isn’t a common style, with Brooklyn Brewery making one, and partnering with German brewery Schneider to collaborate on one as notable examples. The first that I can recall in Australia was by...
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Pete Mitcham has another lash at the new brew from Lion Brewing's Malt Shovel Brewery, 150 Lashes.
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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...
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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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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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