We republish a fascinating article about the early days of Matilda Bay, written in its first 18 months…
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Colonial and Imported Lager Beer
The Brisbane Courier, Monday 1 February 1892, page 7 COLONIAL AND IMPORTED LAGER BEER. A CUSTOMS SEIZURE IN MELBOURNE. About 11 a.m. on Thursday, the 21st instant,two bodies of revenue officers simultaneously took possession of the premises of Messrs. Lange and Thoneman, William-street, and the Foster Lager Beer Factory, Rokeby Street, Collingwood. Action was taken… Read more →
Some recent history of the taxation treatment of small breweries in Australia
In the wake of the recent excise concessions for small brewers, Australia’s leading beer historian, Dr Brett Stubbs, takes a close look at the origins and history of the current excise regime…
Short history of brewing additives in Australia
Brewing industry veteran John Harvey takes a look at what additives can be added to beer, and what has been used through history…
Going old school with growlers
It’s common to think that the use of take home draught beer – or growlers, in the modern parlance – is a new thing. As John Harvey shares, every old is new again.
Radio Brews News goes a-mythbusting
Today we meet British beer writer and historian Martyn Cornell. Martyn is the creator of the Zythophile site through which he writes about beer and beer history and, along the way, debunks a few myths.
Tim Cooper on Coopers
Tim Cooper on Coopers, as told to Matt Kirkegaard. Article first published in 2007 Beer occupies an important place in Australian society. It also occupies a fairly important place in my family’s history. So it is exciting to see how vibrant the Australian beer scene is at the moment including the rapid growth of craft… Read more →
Queensland’s breweries in the 1893 flood
As Brisbane deals with a major flood crisis, historian Brett Stubbs looks at how past floods have affected the city’s brewerys…
Book Review: The Brewery and The Australian Pub
Those with an interest in the history of the making and drinking of beer in Australia will be delighted to know of the recent publication of these two significant books. Although both are welcome additions to the growing literature on beer in this country, they are quite different in their subject matter and scope. One… Read more →
CUB in Queensland
With the resurrection of the Great Northern Brewing Co brand, CUB is making a play for parochial Queensland drinkers. But Australia’s largest brewer has a long history in Queensland as historian Brett Stubbs explains…