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 Nathan, where he first met MacGraw. He became the brains behind the sensation that was […]
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Carlton & United Breweries continues its strategic approach to the shifting beer market, with Carlton Pale Ale the latest targeted release into pubs to leverage off insights and a big name brand. Carlton Draught remains the top-selling keg beer in the country, reportedly making up one in four taps nationally. It is also third-highest selling
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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 enthusiastically home-brewed for years before ditching the office to launch the brand. Passionate about quality
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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 of the Sunshine Coast. The venture purchased the Imperial Hotel and installed a brewery, which
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 brewer and judge of fine brews Neal Cameron, who spoke with PubTIC about the hops
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 with the title of ‘Family Secrets Amber Ale’. This ‘Secret’ is based around a Coopers
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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 asked to design beers ‘beyond the black stump’ – representing the point beyond established civilisation.
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Australia’s only listed brewer is rolling out its new national craft beer on-premise focus, after reducing its commitment to brew for Woolworths and winning the AIBA top award. Based in Western Australia, the ASX-listed Gage Roads Brewing (GRB) has brewed big success making high-volume beers under contract for Pinnacle Liquor Group P/L – a subsidiary
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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 of European Football Associations) play out in Madrid, with two teams from that city fighting
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A week out from GABS 2016, Coopers has revealed it will offer up a special edition IPA “inspired the Coopers brewing dynasty”. Brew ‘A’ is based on founder Thomas Cooper’s first ever beer recipe, employing generous amounts of Enigma and Cascade hops said to produce a native bitterness of 60 IBU* at 6.0 ABV. This
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