New South Ales

The very first beer book I ever owned was the Australian Beer Companion by Willie Simpson, Australia’s foremost – and likely first – beer journalist. By the time I picked…

It’s GABS time again! That fantastic festival where breweries get to try out-do one another with weird, unique and interesting beers to take home the People’s Choice trophy. Once again,…

For brewers and bartenders, identifying off-flavours in beer is an extremely important skill. For Cicerone candidates, it’s a requirement in order to pass the exam. Arguably the hardest part of…

I tried to homebrew once. Once. It didn’t go very well, but I got some nice pictures out of it. People told me it’s the kind of thing you’re supposed…

It’s that time of year again! 156 of Australia and New Zealand’s best brewers make something they’ve never sold before, and the results are unique, often sweet, and sometimes downright…

The federal budget was announced on Tuesday, bringing with it a change in tax excise that slated to greatly benefit craft brewers. There’s plenty of speculation on what this is going to mean for consumers, so we got the opinion of an industry expert.