Drinks – Beer

GABS HOTTEST 100 AUSSIE CRAFT BEERS 2017 ANNOUNCED

Posted on January 27th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The GABS Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers for 2017 has been announced, with what has become the barometer for the industry in Australia again getting even more votes and beers. Over 1600 brews were in contention for this year’s list,

BLUETONGUE BOYS PEACHEY AND MACGRAW ON QUICKDRAW

Posted on December 16th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Old hands Daryl “Quickdraw” MacGraw and master brewer Bruce Peachey have teamed up to create their next big beer with Qbrew – and a little help from budding brewer Arthur Laundy. Peachey was one of the acclaimed brewers of Lion

DOVE & OLIVE INTRODUCES SAUCY NEW BEER TO MARKET

Posted on November 16th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The passion for crafted beers has bred another entrant to a tasty market, with Sauce Brewing Co launching last Friday in the Good Beer Company’s Dove & Olive. Sauce is the inspiration of former corporate professional Mike Clarke, who has

IMPERIAL HOTEL TO BREW LOCAL FAVOURITE FOR LION

Posted on October 31st, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Lion has made another move into boutique brewing, partnering with Eumundi’s Imperial Hotel to revive one of Australia’s original craft beer brands. Brewing engineer and developer John Lynch assembled investors for a new brewery in the Eumundi region, just north

FITZGERALD’S QUEST SEES WALKERS RETURN

Posted on October 19th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Amid the flood of ultra-modern, ground-breaking boutique beers entering the market, Australian entrepreneur Toney Fitzgerald is reviving a long-forgotten brand from Australia’s colonial past. Boasting business savvy and grit but little or no knowledge of making beer, Fitzgerald enlisted acclaimed

COOPERS NOD TO HOTEL ORIGINS WITH ‘FAMILY SECRET’ AMBER

Posted on October 14th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Coopers is releasing its second draught-only seasonal brew of 2016, shoring its credentials as Australia’s original craft beer. The new amber ale varietal is a step away from traditional Coopers beers, but cloaked in the legendary brewers’ shroud of history

NEW AUSTRALIAN BEER CO CRAFT RANGE GOES ‘BEYOND’

Posted on June 15th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The Australian Beer Company is tapping consumer preferences for artisan products with cultural provenance, releasing its new and limited edition ‘Beyond the Black Stump’ range of craft beers. Crafted to evoke drinkers’ imagination and celebrate Australian native ingredients, brewers were

DOWN-UNDER CLIENTS FLOWN TO HEINEKEN PARTY CENTRAL IBIZA

Posted on June 8th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The massive UEFA Champions League Final took place recently in Spain, and to celebrate, Heineken invited key Australian clients to a weekend party in Ibiza. Saturday, 28 May saw the culmination of the 61st Champions League for the UEFA (Union