After 10 years in the game Queensland’s Beard and Brau Farmhouse Brewery has closed its doors. Founder Chris ‘Fish’ Herring discusses the proliferation of ‘bad beers’ and the industry’s preoccupation with marketing.
North West Brewing Co wants to put WA beer tourism on the map
North West is set to launch before the end of the year, so we spoke to founder Daniel Scott about Pilbara region beer tastes and being one of the most remote breweries in Australia.
Shopping centres provide a new home for craft beer
Shopping centres, airports and stadiums are opening up to breweries. We look at the implications and requirements of going mainstream when it comes to your venue…
Bottle shops and venues in the ABAC firing line
Bottomless brunches, 8% abv cruisers and national bottle shops face the ire of anonymous complainants to the ABAC board in a raft of judgements released this week.
Will hard iced teas take off in Australia?
The rise of hard seltzers and spiked iced teas has taken the US by storm, and revamped RTDs are a trend which looks set to head this way. We spoke to 4 Pines-owned Brookvale Union following the launch of its Vodka & Peach Iced Tea.
One year on…Urban Alley Brewery
Melbourne’s Urban Alley has had a rollercoaster of a year with changes to management, their approach to selling beer and sustainability plans. We spoke to head brewer Shaya Rubinstein and COO Rob Stevenson about the past 12 months.
Tribe brews ‘best thing since sliced bread’
Tribe Breweries has teamed up with supermarket giant Woolworths to launch a limited edition pale ale, made with 350kgs of unsold bread. Josh Gaudry, head of marketing and innovation at Tribe, explains how and why.
Lockout U-turn a step in the right direction say Sydney beer venues
Lockout laws are set to be mostly rolled back, but Sydney will have to deal with reputational damage and other issues before nightlife is back to its former glory, according to the city’s craft beer venues.
Melbourne brewpub Two Rupees opens its doors
Two Sri Lankan entrepreneurs and homebrewers have launched Two Rupees Brewing Co in the Melbourne suburb of Clayton.
Brewing industry should unite to reach sustainability goals says Stone & Wood
The industry needs to work together to reach sustainability goals says Stone & Wood sustainability manager James Perrin, discussing the relative merits of bottles vs cans at this year’s BrewCon.