Beer Reflections

Beer, wine, food and technology. Musings and thoughts.

[Beer Reflections @BeerReflections]

Can Mountain Culture retain the top spot with Status Quo? Will Cervezas make a splash? Will some long-time favourites drop out altogether? Read along as I make predictions for 28 beers.

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[Crafty Pint @TheCraftyPint]

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.

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[Crafty Pint @TheCraftyPint]

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

[Crafty Pint @TheCraftyPint]

Chuck Hanh has spent decades introducing Australians to beer styles they weren't familiar with.

At Chuck and Son's, he's still helping keep classics alive with Touring Radler: https://t.co/7yS0rWb895

And an IPA inspired by the 1990s: https://t.co/d8gu7LxNhT

[Crafty Pint @TheCraftyPint]

Cornella's Bendigo On The Hop beer, a red IPA featuring Belgian dark candi sugar called Roxanne, is one of two new reds from the Heathcote crew.

It's joined by old-school Old Town Red Ale, while lager lovers are catered for by their returning Festbier.

https://t.co/VX1VlZfvB6

[Crafty Pint @TheCraftyPint]

Our man in Central Vic swung by Shedshaker and ended up with an eclectic tasting.

Their pillowy NEIPA is back, the subtle depths of their Belgian Dubbel return after four years, and Heart of Darkness BA imperial stout is doing its best to divide opinion.

https://t.co/cdZhivlSkF

[Crafty Pint @TheCraftyPint]

On Bendigo On The Hop Eve we're hosting @holgatebeer for a journey through their first quarter century matching beers that inspired them with their own.

Tickets cost just $30pp ($25 for Crafty Cabal members) – plus there's 25 Years Trivia afterwards.

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[Crafty Pint @TheCraftyPint]

Burnley Brewing are closing their taproom and switching to takeaway sales, citing "circumstances beyond their control".

We're speaking to the owner about plans for the rest of the business on Tuesday and will update the article once we know more.

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[Crafty Pint @TheCraftyPint]

The Crafty Pint Podcast is live!

Join us as we set out our stall for the podcast before chatting to Gab & Chris from Sailors Grave about their plans for Dunetown, their pre-brewing days, their insights on creating a unique brand and much more.

https://t.co/7yIRXdYqZM

[Crafty Pint @TheCraftyPint]

In part two of a mini-series on voluntary administration, a number of those running businesses that have been through the VA process highlight the unique, unprecedented challenges facing the industry and the human cost they bring with them.

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[Crafty Pint @TheCraftyPint]

Cornella Brewery's popular double IPA homage to cult Leeds club night Cosmic Slop is back.

Their other new release also looks to the UK for inspiration, but to a very different era: Old Town is a malt-driven dark ale with fireside supping in mind.

https://t.co/9f9giUzpmE

[Beer Reflections @BeerReflections]

Keep an eye on these guys. A promising operation.

[Crafty Pint @TheCraftyPint]

As one door closes, another opens...

Less than two weeks after Black Hops confirmed the permanent closure of their East Brisbane taproom, Hiker are moving in.

It gives them a second venue less than 18 months after launching their brewery in Salisbury.

https://t.co/fSslSBdWzJ

[Crafty Pint @TheCraftyPint]

Black Brewing is the latest brewing company to enter voluntary administration in this tough year for the beer industry.

Less than a year after winning Champion WA Brewery at the Indies, the business is to close its Caves Road restaurant this weekend.

https://t.co/LeXoz86FEb

[Crafty Pint @TheCraftyPint]

Lion plans to close the Malt Shovel Brewery in Camperdown in August.

The decision brings to an end to nearly four decades of brewing history on the site where Hahn Brewery was founded in 1988.

https://t.co/pFa7YadOUv

[Crafty Pint @TheCraftyPint]

Shawn Sherlock has taken full control of FogHorn Brewery almost a decade on from launching the Newcastle brewpub.

He's acquired Mighty Craft's remaining shares, with the "craft beer accelerator" relinquishing its final stake in the craft beer industry.

https://t.co/SxP59GfAIH

[Crafty Pint @TheCraftyPint]

BREAKING: WA icon Feral to return to independence.

Beerfarm to acquire their production facility as they eye up national and international expansion; fellow WA trailblazers Nail and a consortium of investors taking on the brand, beers and employees.

https://t.co/uIyUch1LNF

[Beer Reflections @BeerReflections]

@MatthewBeggs You've opened it. This was the one that some found to be 'ropey'. DB said they'd keep an eye on it and let ROS members know when it has "turned the corner and is good to go"

[Crafty Pint @TheCraftyPint]

Sydney's Akasha Brewing have become the latest brewery to enter voluntary administration with the team making the decision so they could restructure the company operations and "come to terms with creditors."

https://t.co/TSlxX1LbDh

[Crafty Pint @TheCraftyPint]

If you called into Kardinia Park over the weekend to watch the Cats play the Saints, you might have spotted some Blackman's beers pouring.

Following the stadium's latest expansion, the brewery's beers are now available on tap and in tins across the site.

https://t.co/vr8cweXJ2E

[Crafty Pint @TheCraftyPint]

Ahead of St Paddy's Day, Cornella Brewery have crafted Old Town; a classic stout that comes in a nitro'd can.

Joining it is another expression of the brewery's ongoing love affair with Nectaron: Electro Dude.

https://t.co/WBS6SRoVi0

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

Bugs Bunny was on another level