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Nectaron® – a signature New Zealand hop
Other Half Brewing’s Sam Richardson believes NZ Hops’ Nectaron® variety is New Zealand’s answer to Citra.
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Local Cicerone trainings and exams confirmed
A number of in-person events will be staged in Melbourne and Sydney in the coming months.

Frenchies’ Oktoberfeast returns October 21
The brewery is bringing their house-made beers, German food menu and themed games back next month.

The Aussie’s three-day Beer Fest is back
The Australian Heritage Hotel’s three-day Beer Fest is returning to The Rocks from October 6.

Willie the Boatman updates core range beers
The brewery’s refreshed approach includes new designs, name changes and recipe tweaks.

Moo Brew’s Manky Sally’s launch tours
The brewery’s Hobart venue is now hosting 30 minute tours Thursday to Monday at two separate time slots.

Batch unveil rebrand ahead of tenth birthday
The Marrickville brewery’s new look includes new names and recipes for some of their core range beers.

Temple Brewing tops GABS Can Design Awards
Melbourne brewery’s collab with Amazing Greys Greyhound Rescue has won the 2023 trophy.

Senses Working Overtime: Barrel aged beers
Sensory analyst Briony Liebich delves into the exotic world of barrel aged beers and the flavours they deliver.

Frozen in time: A fresh take on wet hop beers
Three new local beers out this week – including two from Mountain Culture and Balter – are changing the game.

The 12 best beers from our spring magazine
Of the 116 releases reviewed in the latest issue these are the ones our tasting panel felt were the standouts.

Fox Friday acquires Carwyn Cellars
The brewery has continued its rapid expansion by buying our reigning beer venue of the year champion.

Yakima Quality Hops’ new proprietary variety
Elani boasts notes of pineapple, guava and white peach plus citrus aromas of tangerine, lime and orange zest.

Check out our spring 2023 magazine
Get a taste of Beer & Brewer’s latest edition that’s out now in good newsagents and home brew stores.

Strong panel set for Cider Awards judging
We chat with new chair of judges Briony Liebich ahead of the Cider Australia competition in October.

Nowhereman welcomed to the Otherside
Otherside’s parent company Triple-1-Three is set to acquire Nowhereman’s assets in a share swap deal.

Hop Nation to unveil revamped taproom
Set to reopen September 28, the refurb includes an all-new purpose built kitchen called Good Pizza.

Applejack look local to help reignite the Taphouse
After a three-month refurb, the Sydney pub will reopen September 13 with a largely independent tap list.

Hawke’s add 1.75% XPA to core range
Also, Frenchies’ birthday beer, Reckless’ new sour, a WA classic returns and James Squire add a low carb pale ale.
WHAT’S BREWING

PakTech tap into burgeoning demand
In partnership with Visy, the US-based company are establishing an on-the-ground presence here.

The finest sustainable barley of 2023
Joe White has selected Certified Sustainable barley as its Signature Malt for this year.

The brewing yeast for typical German ales
Fermentis’ SafAle™ K-97 is a German ale brewer’s yeast producing subtle fermentation character.

Belgian infusion malts now available
Belgomalt’s Creative Series is now available in Australia via Joe White Maltings.

Steinecker are ready for EquiTherm
The energy recovery system is either integrated directly on new brewhouses or can be retrofitted with ease.

NZ Hops unveils new Superdelic variety
Kiwi hop co-op’s new cultivar comes with the “wow” factor and is set to delight craft beer fans the world over.