Carlton brewhouse is currently offering one hour guided tours ,running from Monday through to Sunday, including a beer tasting and souvenier gift.
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Effen Premium Lager
It can be very easy for the aficionado to dismiss a contract-brewed beers as being slick but lacking substance. But can a contract brew still be a good beer. Effen oath it can…
Fat Yak
With its well-defined but less assertive hop character, the term ‘gateway beer’ is often used to describe a beer like Fat Yak. Does that mean it’s no good? We put it to the test.
Keeping it in the family at Coopers Brewery
With Coopers riding high on the premium beer wave sweeping Australia, you would be forgiven for thinking that Tim Cooper has had an easy ride in the family business. However, it’s not been all plain sailing for the Coopers Managing Director, or for the brewery itself…
A win….or maybe a draw
Thanks to Geoff Griggs for just updating me on the latest in the Monteith’s trademark saga. DB Breweries has cancelled the registration of its saison trademark, but not radler. The full media release is below, but it comes down to ‘we’re not using saison so will relinquish it, but we’re using radler and so we… Read more →
Carlsberg Jacobsen Vintage #2
Carlsberg’s Jacobsen Vintage 2 bills itself as “one of the world’s most expensive beers” and it’s hard to argue as the beer costs 2009 Kroner – or roughly A$422 depending on the day’s exchange rate – per stubby-sized bottle. But is it any good?
Crown Ambassador Reserve 2008
There has been much said about this beer in anticipation of its release. It has inspired passionate debate amongst beer geeks and home brewers as to the potential of a Crown variant at $50-60 a bottle. As always the proof of any beer is in the final experience that it delivers and it should be approached without prejudice.
The XXXX GOLD Boat Building Project
XXXX will today reveal a new advertising campaign for Australia’s largest mid-strength brand, XXXX GOLD, The XXXX GOLD Boat Building Project.