Drinks – Beer

GABS HOTTEST 100 FOR 2025

Posted on January 31st, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
The annual GABS Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers poll has been finalised, for the 17th year, finding familiar favourites and a flight of new additions. Australia’s yearly battle of the beers for 2025 proved a stand-off between nearly 400 of

AUSSIES VOTE ON HOTTEST BEERS FOR 2024

Posted on January 29th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
The 16th edition of the annual GABS Hottest 100 Craft Beer poll has dropped, reflecting consumers served entertaining voting campaigns, proving creativity an important part of the crafty market beyond merely brewing beer. Tens of thousands of votes were counted

AUSTRALIA’S TOP SELLING BEERS OF 2023

Posted on January 15th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
The list of the top-selling beers for 2023 finds Great Northern atop the podium again, as the cost of living and changing demographics see the humble brew bought by the few, rather than the many. Market research from Circana is

COOPERS GOES ALL-IN ON AUSSIE LAGER

Posted on June 30th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
The indomitable Coopers Brewery has provided a sneak peek into its upcoming major release and market move, heralding Coopers Australian Lager. The new Australian Lager will soon be rolling off the line, with ABV of 4.2 per cent. Branded in

CUB PLUGS PUBS WITH ‘LONG LIVE THE KEG’

Posted on April 5th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
CUB has produced its first major ad campaign for Carlton Draught in more than five years, championing an unashamed tribute to the pub by proclaiming “Long Live the Keg”. The ad (below) revives Carlton’s proud tradition of large-than-life ad campaigns,

AUSTRALIA’S HOTTEST BEERS FOR 2023

Posted on January 30th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
As has become the tradition, the Great Australasian Beer Spectapular's (GABS) Hottest 100 list was announced over the weekend, this year crowning a newcomer to the competition. The GABS Hottest 100 is released late January, following Australia Day, celebrating the

GABS CRAFT BEER RESULTS FOR 2021

Posted on January 31st, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Australia has voted for its favourite craft beer of 2021, in the latest Great Australian Beer SpecTAPular (GABS), welcoming back Bentspoke’s triumphant Crankshaft American IPA. After an anti-socialising pandemic and the latest viral strain made for a challenging festive season

COOL SUMMER BEER RELEASES

Posted on November 17th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Warmer weather is producing the customary bloom of new brews, forecasting drinking trends for the approaching summer. Modus Brewing has launched Modus Cerveza, billed as a crisp, easy-drinking classic beer, inspired by coastal Mexico and “the perfect thirst quencher” for

LION LETS LOOSE XXXX DRY

Posted on September 22nd, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Following the success of its release in the northern states last year, Lion has announced the national launch of XXXX Dry. Despite being made available only in Queensland and the Northern Territory, XXXX Dry became the biggest beer launch in

HOT BEER RELEASES FOR WINTER

Posted on May 31st, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
This month the biggest celebrations in Australian beer took place, and some of the strongest players were not shy putting their best new flavours forward. Current titleholder of the #1 beer on the GABS Top100 for 2021, Canberra’s BentSpoke Brewing