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GABS HOTTEST 100 NEW BEERS LIST RELEASED
After a hugely successful GABS Hottest 100 countdown, the First Choice Liquor Market NEW Craft Beer list has been released which covers beers released for the very first time in 2023, as they ranked in the GABS Hottest 100.
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New release round-up: Better-for-you market continues to grow
New low carb lagers and an Australian rollout of a popular non-alcoholic stout hit the shelves and beer taps.
GABS Melbourne to relocate
After 12 years at the Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton Gardens, new restrictions have forced the Melbourne arm of GABS to find new digs.
Pirate Life opens first Victorian venue
Pirate Life South Melbourne brings high energy food and beverage experiences to a former mechanics garage.
Brewer spotlight: Leave your title at the door
10 Toes’ Rupert Hall discusses his successful 25-year career and how the brewery builds community support.
Have we passed peak hazy?
Beer writer Michael Donaldson suggests the trend remains strong, with new styles gaining some traction at the New World Beer and Cider Awards.
Moffat Beach Brewing Co named Australia’s best beer
The Sunshine Coast brewery claimed Grand Champion Beer at the RNA Royal Queensland Beer Awards for the third year.
Coopers Brewery launches juniper-infused beer
Coopers Botanic Ale was designed to appeal to the crossover of craft beer and gin drinkers.
Reckless and Gage Roads release special IWD beers
Sales of the International Women’s Day releases will raise money for local women’s health services and scholarships to support women in brewing.
Modus joins global initiative to rebuild Ukrainian brewery
Modus will be the first brewery to partner with Ukraine’s Ten Men Brewery, raising money for the foundation of a new brewery in Lviv.
2024 AIBA entries closing soon
Entries to the 2024 Melbourne Royal Australian International Beer Awards close on Friday 8 March, with trophies awarded on 16 May.
New CEO and $1 million capital raise for Gravity
The hard seltzer brand will invest in innovative product development in the year ahead, led by new CEO Greg Mitchell.
Lion continues its commitment to gender pay equality
Lion says it welcomes the publication of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency’s (WGEA) gender pay gap analysis.
Heaps Normal call for National Half Day
Heaps Normal will provide participating businesses with slabs of Half Day Hazy, and is popping up for free tin giveaways in major cities.
Canberra Beer Festival promises a bumper weekend of brews
The 17th edition of Canberra’s Craft Beer & Cider Festival on Saturday, 17 March promises to deliver another fun-filled weekend.
Unlocking the flavour code of yeast
In her continuing series of sensory-focused columns, Briony Liebich explores the multi-faceted impact of brewer’s yeast in unlocking the flavours of beer.
Customer service excellence with Good Drinks Australia
After another year of national expansion, Managing Director John Hoedemaker speaks about GDA’s commitment to customer connections and becoming the partner of choice on- and off-premise.
Napoleone Cider Festival returns for 2024
The day-long garden party will return to the Orchard Bar in Coldstream to champion Australian-grown craft cider and international guest ciders.
Holgate Brewhouse celebrates 25 years with 25 beers
The brewery is marking its milestone anniversary by collaborating with old brewers on a series of limited releases.
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Help Modus rebuild Ukrainian Brewery
Modus join 100 collaboration beers worldwide as the first partner to support TEN MEN Ukraine. $5 from every case and $1 from every schooner sold will be donated to rebuild.
IBC hosts oldest brewery in the world
Spend an evening with some of the most brilliant minds in the craft beer industry and listen to the inspirational story of Weihenstephan at this year’s International Brewer Conference.
Selecting the best lager yeast
The Fermentis range of active dry yeasts equip brewers with the tools to create exquisite lagers.
The new wave of local Mexican beer
Modus Brewing have expanded their Mexican range with the bottled Cerveza and Australia’s first spiked Tepache.
Rewarding the craft of great can design
The GABS Craft Beer Can Design Awards showcase the power of grabbing attention through design.
PakTech tap into burgeoning demand
In partnership with Visy, the US-based company are establishing an on-the-ground presence here.