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Doss Blockos Polished Man campaign reaches $50,000 target
East 9th Brewing exceeds its target for the charity working to stop violence against children.
Gage Roads Brewing unveils Good Drinks re-brand
The company has rebranded its national sales and marketing arm.
Westons brings Mortimers Orchard to Australia
The cider will be available in both 50L kegs and 330ml bottles.
Introducing Forest for the Trees
Fermentum has introduced a new business dedicated to farmhouse, sour and wild beer.
A Pint With… Kim Jordan and Dick Cantwell
We sat down for a pint with American brewing legends Kim Jordan and Dick Cantwell.
Little Creatures celebrates 18th birthday with new beer
The brewery’s ‘coming of age’ will also be celebrated with a series of events.
IBA launches Beer Labeling Guidelines
The Guidelines are available to all indie brewers, even non IBA members.
Good Beer Co launches Great Barrier Beer 2.0
Great Barrier Beer 2.0 aims to raise funds for the Australian Marine Conservation Society.
Cheeky Monkey to build new brewery to increase production
The new production brewery will be able to make 5,000 litres of beer a day.
Colonial Brewing Co plans major expansions
Upgrades in Port Melbourne and Margaret River are expected to increase capacity and consistency.
Cider Australia launches world-first trust mark
The world-first trust mark will identify ciders made with 100 per cent Australian fruit.
Willie Smith’s wins big at Australian Cider Awards
The Tasmanian cidery took home four out of the 10 awards at the Sydney event.
Wayward launches updated core range in cans
The core range features two brand new sessionable beers.
Lion proposes 61 brewery redundancies
Redundancies could be possible at Lion’s West End and Milton breweries.
WA brewers support strawberry farmers
Brew U and Beerfarm are buying strawberries from struggling farmers to make beers.
Dr Tim Cooper appointed head of the Institute of Brewing and Distilling
Dr Cooper is the first Australian to lead the IBD since Bill Taylor (Lion, 2004-2005).
Sydney Brewery claims two titles at World Cider Awards
Agave Ginger Cider and Manly Perry were chosen as the world’s best in their categories.
Black Brewing Co becomes Caves Road Collective
The brewery is now part of a venue that includes a winery and a distillery.
Iron Jack kicks off Working Dog Rescue partnership
The partnership will see Iron Jack provide AWDRI with financial and marketing support.
Best Guinness pourer in Australia revealed
Tanika Prowse from The Elephant British Pub in Adelaide is ‘Australia’s Best Guinness Pint Pourer’.
CUB discusses the future of drinking
CUB aims to increase its percentage of NABs and LABs to 20% by 2025.
Australia’s ‘first tower brewery’ to start brewing beer again after 80 years
Billson’s Brewery in Beechworth has been granted a licence to make beer, gin and whisky.
Hargreaves Hill introduces new Beatnik range
The Beatnik range will be the brewery’s first canned beers.