Breweries opened at an average of one a week across Australia in the second half of 2017, bringing the year’s overall tally to 46 new breweries.
Exploring the chestnut beers of France
Many French beers have recipes incorporating chestnuts, occasioning research by Dr Brett J Stubbs into the origins of the genre.
A Brewing Life: Samuel George Mason (1851–1910)
Historian Dr Brett J. Stubbs looks at the many English brewers who came to Australia in the nineteenth century and contributed to the development of our own nascent brewing industry.
Twenty new breweries so far in 2017
Apart from in Queensland, there has been somewhat of a slowdown in brewery openings so far in 2017.
A Brewing Life: Howard Norman Sleigh (1870–1957)
Sleigh is a name remembered in Australian history more in the contexts of shipping and petroleum than brewing.
Updated: 51* new breweries in 2016
Thanks to input from Brews News readers, we were able to add another three breweries to Brett’s 2016 tally, arriving at a total of 51 openings for the year.
A Brewing Life: James Liddington (1856–1907)
Born into a brewing family, James Liddington had a colourful brewing career that stretched between Britain, New Zealand and then Australia.
Australian Small Brewery Update January 2015
Historian Dr Brett Stubbs looks at the recent openings and closings in the Australia small brewing industry.
Australian Small Brewery Update – November 2014
Historian Dr Brett Stubbs looks at the recent openings and closings in the Australia small brewing industry.
Australian Small Brewery Update – September 2014
Historian Dr Brett Stubbs looks at the recent openings and closings in the Australia small brewing industry.