Amid expectation as global title-holder, the best Australian bartenders will soon compete in the national finals of the latest Angostura Cocktail Challenge. State winners from NSW, WA, SA, Victoria and Queensland will go head to head at Castle Hill’s Hillside Hotel on Monday, 31 August – in the spotlight of defending Angostura Global Brand Ambassador […]
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Sydney craft brewer Endeavour is celebrating its fifth birthday at one of inner-Sydney’s beer havens, which is fronting up a hundred ponies for the party. The Forest Lodge, across from Sydney University and in the heart of beer-lovers heaven, will play host to the Endeavour Vintage Beer Co and its expert brewer, Andy Stewart, Thursday
Cider Australia has released its style-guide resource, and opened to entries for its 2015 Awards. Anticipating a record number of local and international entries for Awards in the booming category, the national representative of cider and perry growers and producers has created a comprehensive guide for the benefit of producers, sellers and drinkers. (download below)
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Sunshine State staple XXXX has continued its brand push, re-opening its self-titled brewery bar after an extensive three-month renovation. Touted as the freshest place on earth to enjoy XXXX beers, brewed on-site, including the country’s number one mid-strength, XXXX Gold, and the new XXXX Gold Pale Ale, the venue is a complete immersion in the
Australia’s favourite mid-strength beer has taken a pioneering step, to service Australia’s fastest-growing beer category. XXXX Gold Pale Ale offers the XXXX Gold “more flavour than you’d expect from a mid-strength” while tempering the hoppy flavour of a pale ale for a less bitter “easy drinking” result. The much-anticipated release burst out of taps and
Tooheys has released a pale ale, recognising the booming crafty category and giving a nod to its brewing heritage amid a “refreshed look” for the brand. In honour of the celebrated Tooheys brothers, John and James, Tooheys Darling Pale Ale was named after the pair’s first beer operation – Darling Brewery, in Darling Harbour. Acknowledging
Cider Australia has resolved to further champion the benefits of artisanal products in the booming category, pronouncing a drive to improve labelling and install a version of the WET tax. Following its recent AGM, where Sam Reid was returned as President, the organisation representing all major cider-producing regions in Australia declared a fight in the
Two celebrated Australian brewers have recently joined forces for a cross of styles that embodies the pioneering spirit of craft beer. The collaboration of Sydney’s Australian Brewery head brewer Neal Cameron and Perth’s Feral Brewing head brewer Brendan Varis is an East-West partnership spawned of independent participation on the panels of national judging events. Each
The ubiquitous Carlton Draught continues to blur the lines between craft and big beer as ‘Fresh and Unpasteurised’ permeates all manner of pubs. Unpasteurised beer is not heated (to 70 degrees) during the brewing process, and its delicate nature is considered one of the hallowed grounds of beer production. One of the most wide-spread draught
One could suggest that craft beer has come of age; the child has grown into a man through patient nurturing and the blind avalanche of praise that appears to pass for parenting nowadays. The beard has definitely grown big and bushy and with this maturity comes the time to speak a few home truths to
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