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 […]
James Squire’s The Swindler has just stolen Gold over the weekend, at the World Beer Cup, in Philadelphia. Competing against 6,596 beers by 1,907 breweries, hailing from 55 countries around the globe, The Swindler took the gong for English-style Summer Ale. The Swindler became part of the James Squire regular line-up with its draught release
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Lion has announced the next stage in its strategy to grow burgeoning brands, with the acquisition of boutique brewery Byron Bay Brewing Co. It is almost a year to the day since Carlton & United Breweries announced it was cutting ties with the NSW North Coast brewery. This came roughly a year after the ACCC
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Built on a passion for beer appreciation above and beyond merely brewing the stuff, 4 Pines has released another special edition ‘Black Box’ nod to beer history. GM Jaron Mitchell spoke with PubTIC about the origins of the concept and the beers. Located on Sydney’s idyllic northern beaches, 4 Pines Brewing is one of the
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The Australian Beer Company is targeting the great untapped frontier of craft beer, showcasing its Yenda range by taking it on the road to the average Joe. Australian Beer Company’s range is distributed exclusively in Australia through drinks giant Coca-Cola Amatil, and the Yenda range is its flagship in-house craft brand. Increasing awareness of Yenda
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Lion continues to drive opportunity in consumer insights, releasing new products and styles that tap the minds of Aussie beer drinkers. Last October Lion’s segment-leading James Squire brand launched its new Summer Ale – The Swindler – in venues nationally. Responding to the growing style, it has seen unprecedented success and today begins further distribution
Australia Day saw the countdown of the iconic Triple J Hottest 100, and the 2016 instalment of the increasingly essential GABS Hottest 100 list of craft beers in Australia. The diverse list is a window into the ever-changing preferences of consumers, bridging flavour bombs and easy-drinking, newcomers and commercial successes. Organisers of the Great Australian
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Amid emerging experts in everything from tastebuds to taxis, international judge, celebrated brewer, lecturer, author and beer boffin Neal Cameron ponders the perils of enthusiasm versus expertise. So you go to a restaurant, and whilst perusing the menu you read that the chef has just opened the restaurant, after being a keen home-cook and
CUB has consummated its rebirth of the old Tooth’s brand, with a successful tasting launch hosted by one of the original brewer’s pubs. Tapping squarely into the increasingly sophisticated beer drinkers’ preferences, the Good Beer Company (GBC) operates the Keg & Brew near central, which still sports the original Tooth’s tiles on the exterior. Wednesday
Acclaimed Scottish craft brewery BrewDog may have missed the market with a new beer engineered to sympathise with and appeal to the transgender community. Last week it released its ‘No Label’ Kolsch, citing its use of a variety of hops that change sex prior to harvest, collaboration with a London-based community group and significantly –
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