Amidst the excitement and debate that has come to be part of the annual craft beer popularity poll, Canberra’s BentSpoke Brewing has claimed the title of Australia’shottest beer of 2020.
Local love reignites labelling issue
It’s been eight years since the ACCC last looked closely at beer labelling taking Byron Bay to task. Today it’s small brewers that are risking the ACCC’s ire…
GABS Hottest 100 Beers Live Countdown
Join Radio Brews News, the official podcast of the GABS Hottest 100, on Saturday 23rd January 2021 as we count down the GABS Hottest 100 Craft Beers of 2020 live
Brisbane Brew Partners closes
Brisbane Brew Partners closed in December leaving its plans to be an incubator brewery for up-and-coming brewers unfilled.
Broo’s China deal collapses
Beleaguered ASX-listed brewery Broo’s future hangs in the balance with the company announcing the collapse of its vaunted ‘ Take or Pay’ deal with a Chinese distributor.
BrewDog launches $10m Australian equity raise
Scottish craft beer business BrewDog has launched an Australian equity crowdfunding raise valuing the local business at $100 million.
Lion to build Lord Howe Island brewery
Lion Beer is doubling down on its strategy of developing small and local breweries with three new regional projects being planned, including one on Lord Howe Island.
Lion targets ‘big’ Stone & Wood with tap contracts
Australia’s largest brewers are apparently feeling pressure from smaller breweries as a current supply agreement comes to light in which Lion excludes Stone & Wood from uncontracted taps.
Editorial: If that’s competition, it doesn’t pass the pub test
When a business, many orders of magnitude larger than another, uses its advantages not to compete but to exclude an emerging competitor there either is a problem with competition law or with the competition regulator.
HPA launches 016 as Eclipse
Hop Products Australia has today announced the commercialisation of experimental variety HPA-016 as Eclipse, the latest hop to graduate from its breeding program.