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Time to kick off our Year In Beer series for 2024. Join us as we look beyond the headlines, taking a deep dive into the key trends and changes in the nation's beer scene before the series continues with podcasts focusing on each state and territory. https://t.co/waTrz76GI4
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Whenever we get together to brainstorm what should make up our annual review of the year in beer in Australia, it pays to look back at the previous year's article. In part, it's a handy way of...
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Join The Crafty Pint for the GABS Hottest 100 countdown livestream on Jan 25. The show will feature deep dives, interviews with brewers and beer lovers, hot takes and more. Subscribe to The Crafty Pint Podcast on YouTube for the full video experience. https://t.co/M95XezBQQW
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For the best expert analysis served with a dash of opinion and plenty of banter, be sure to tune in to The Crafty Pint’s GABS Hottest 100 Video Podcast…
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Bendigo Brewing's arrival at the end of 2024 had been a long time coming but it's been worth the wait. They pair classic beers featuring traditional techniques, storied ingredients and contemporary twists with pizzas – plus a handpump and modern styles. https://t.co/5DoEOg0maE
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Bendigo Brewing only welcomed their first guests in late 2024, yet theirs is a brewpub soaked in history. Starting with the current operation, the modern taproom is in many ways a culmination of a...
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The hugely entertaining Catfish Pub Poker Walk returns on Jan 18. This year it comes with an added bonus too – QI: Beer Edition featuring panelists from @CoConBeer, Mountain Culture and The Crafty Pint. Gather your team and get ready to hit the streets! https://t.co/B9tVfgFgbG
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The Catfish’s annual Pub Poker Walk is making a welcome return in 2025, with a chin-scratching twist. On January 18, the fun and friendly competition…
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Shapeshifter Brewing Company are known for their innovative beers but they've also turned their Findon warehouse into a community hub. If you'd like to join the Adelaide brewers, they're looking to grow their hospo team. https://t.co/hNf1ucNpmi
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Shapeshifter Brewing call Findon home and have built a community around their welcoming taproom. If you'd like to help welcome people inside, the Adelaide brewers are searching for some casual duty...
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Broken Bay Brewing are part of the vibrant Brookvale beer scene, named after the nearby bay where founders Brenton Fischer and Andrew Forster love to sail. Read about the beach-themed taproom and beer garden and beers via their new listing on Crafty. https://t.co/8boKADHVGP
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It started with a phone call. Andrew Forster was on holiday with his wife in 2022 when his close mate Brenton Fischer rang with a brainwave. “I won't lie - I'd had a few beers by that stage,” Brenton...
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Hop Nation's brewery is a substantial production space that, alongside their many beer releases, is set up to brew seltzers and non-alcs. If you're looking for somewhere to have your beer made, the craft brewers currently have capacity. https://t.co/8iPdiUYVpR
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Hop Nation's Mornington Peninsula facility is an impressive brewhouse that's been responsible for many awards over the years. If you'd like to have your beers, non-alcs or seltzers brewed there,...
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For many, Pacific Ale is a reminder of time spent in Byron and if you're flying from Sydney, your holiday can start a little early. Sydney Aiport is now home to a Stone & Wood bar pouring their core range and a rotating lineup of limited releases. https://t.co/l5f3pFTGqJ
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Sydney's travellers will have some craftier options when they take flight, with Lion's Stone & Wood opening a new bar at Sydney Airport. The venue sits inside the T3 Qantas terminal and will pour...
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Weighing up a post-festive season health kick? Then how about a story on running to keep you on track? Admittedly, it also involves chugging beers, "reversals" and sprinting with eskies, but it's a start of sorts... https://t.co/vYr3q4Xsvk
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If you were to run a mile in Nick Finch’s shoes, expect to chug a beer or four along the way. He’s the current record holder for the Aussie Beer Mile, a frantic and often funny foot race where...
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Hobart Brewing turn 10 in style with two beefed-up versions of Harbour Master; one is barrel-aged and I find it hard to believe the "straight" one isn't as it's that lavish. Then there's a cracker of a 60-day pilsner and a fulsome modern West Coast IPA. https://t.co/AVbqKmB62v
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Hobart Brewing Co were among many breweries and other indie beer businesses to turn ten in 2024, and celebrated the occasion with a quartet of celebratory beers. Two saw them take the beer with which...
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Barrel-aged beer lovers Boatrocker and Pohjala have created distinctive, smoky Baltic porter Virvendus together. The former have also released Vintage Ale: Banshee barleywine aged 18 months in an ex-PX barrel used to finish a batch of Ramjet Whisky. https://t.co/ohqaRNDeUn
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Every festive season, Boatrocker like to drop a few hefty releases (admittedly, there are few times of the year they don't deem suitable for higher ABV beers), and the most recent was no different....
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Eagle Bay's sixth Hoops release, Brett IPA, spent four years conditioning in stainless before seeing light of day. Guy Southern reckons "the dance of bold hop aromatics and flavour that tango with Brett and time itself are cause for one to slow down." https://t.co/jo5RsNAqpH
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Slinking into 2025 comes Eagle Bay’s Hoops #6, a Brett IPA that has zero sense of urgency yet brings a diorama of flavour as a result, as you’re about to find out. The latest instalment in this...
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Slipstream released their first barrel-aged wild ale as 2024 drew to a close. The beer has been years in the making, the result according to Mick Wüst: "New and old. Rustic and schmick. Clean and funky. A beer to celebrate, and a beer to celebrate with." https://t.co/WfZbYUYLbT
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Where to begin with talking about this beer? It’s a juxtaposition of new and old, rustic and schmick, clean and funky. Slipstream haves put out fantastic beers from day one. They’ve been releasing...
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And that's a wrap! After completing the full set of states in our Year In Beer 2024 series, it's the turn of ACT and the Northern Territory as we're joined by Mat from @canBEERra, Tim from Page Bottler, and Kyle from Alice Springs Brewing Co. https://t.co/5IAUxUhc3X
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The final episode of The Crafty Pint's Year In Beer 2024 series is a double-header with a triple dose of guests. After completing the full set of states, it's the turn of ACT and the Northern...
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We thought they might not quite make it for 2024 but Moon Dog Craft Brewery are welcoming people inside their brand new Beach Club from today. The Frankston venue features four bars, daybeds, beer gardens, prawn buckets, cabana huts and more. https://t.co/r8OadezH2q
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Ready for another dose of Moon Dog's Marvellous Medicine? You'd better be because the brilliantly madcap Melbourne brewers are all set to celebrate…
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Sweet Nectar Inn opened their doors last week and their dream of building a community hub became a reality. We asked the couple behind the Coburg haunt to join us for our Beer Slingers series to chat about the space and their vision behind it. https://t.co/SobEqqNrIw
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Like with homes, you can tell if a bar’s been designed by a couple or by a company. Sweet Nectar Inn is such a place, with the small bar, bottleshop and pantry in Coburg being completely the...
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Good Land wouldn't let Christmas go by without some suitable treats. Their latest Pastel Neon Sour combines boysenberry, blackberry and raspberry, while Shadow Perception is a barrel-aged imperial stout made with coconut, banana and marshmallow. https://t.co/ZAXsebkp3N
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We head to New South Wales for our final podcast episode before Christmas to reflect on the year in beer with Meesh from Wildflower, Nick from Bucketty's and Crafty writer Jason Treuen. https://t.co/MeLIUwgHVB
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The Crafty Pint's Year In Beer series for 2024 looks and sounds a little different to those that have come before. Following the launch article analysing national trends, we've switched to podcasts...
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Venom have brought their nostalgia-fuelled Portello Sour back for summer. There's a new look and a rather more sessionable ABV, but while the potency has been reined in, the vibrancy remains intact. https://t.co/t06C9TWg3s
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The team at Venom first decided to bring a drop of liquid nostalgia to the beer world via a Portello-inspired beer back in 2020. At that stage, it was an imperial fruited sour we likened to a [
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Plenty has changed since we first welcomed Hard Road onto Crafty. So we paid Ange, Lein and team a visit at their Bayswater home to taste new beers, grab photos, and bring the story of their locals-focused, community-centric brewpub into the present. https://t.co/BQYcjEwBHN
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At one point during our chat at their brewery taproom in Melbourne’s east, Lein Jenkins points out how surprised he and wife Ange were to discover the name “Hard Road” hadn’t already been taken by...
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Bonehead Brewing's Brewhouse Series sees them focus on the classics and their latest is a wonderful beer for summer. Sure, many breweries might turn to fruited kettle sours but in Bonehead's Belgian Witbier, we find nothing but layers of refreshment. https://t.co/troIF8dSok
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