“The freedom in beer pairing is much, much bigger than with wine.”Rob and Bronwyn Kabboord have been responsible for some of the most enjoyable – and often spectacular – beer and food pairings I’ve ex...

Say: “McLaren Vale” and most people think wine. It’s a fair call as there are more than 80 cellar doors in the region. However, anyone who spends time there knows there’s a plethora of options for cra...

AFL fans heading to the 2026 finals series at the MCG will be able to enjoy beers from local brewers Bodriggy.The Abbotsford brewery's managing director Pete Walsh told The Crafty Pint the opportunity...

It's no easy time to be selling independent beer – not that it’s ever been a smooth ride; in craft's earliest days, there was the need to knock down doors and convince a publican this new thing might ...

Ever since the number of breweries to follow Batch's lead and make Sydney's Inner West their home began to multiply apace, Marrickville and its surrounding suburbs have become a bucket list destinatio...

Benchwarmer will close their West Melbourne bar next month, with founder Locky Jones telling The Crafty Pint the decision had been some time in the making. He says the ever-increasing price of beer an...

Bright Brewery have taken over Dainton Beer’s Croydon brewpub, with the site set to open as Bright Taphouse Croydon in the coming weeks. It’s one of two new venues on the way for the High Country brew...

The past couple of years have been particularly brutal for the more esoteric parts of the local beer world. Brewers and blenders of mixed-culture and barrel-aged beers have variously shut up shop, dec...

The 15 breweries on Sydney’s Inner West Ale Trail are joining forces and creating a collab beer to raise funds for Future Brewing as the team there “fights for its life” in a long-running legal disput...

Hobart Brewing Co have opened the doors to their new home in North Hobart, which was previously the site of Overland Brewers & Distillers. Marketing manager Nick Devereux told The Crafty Pint that the...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has once again rejected Kegstar's proposed acquisition of Konvoy. The ACCC said the organisation had assessed the likely impact Microstar's (w...

Warrandyte Brewing have been given the green light to open a taproom in their home suburb, nearly three years after they secured the site by the Yarra River. The brewing company is run by David and Bi...

The Tasmanian government has announced the arrival of Beer Tasmania, a collaboration with the Independent Brewers Association (IBA) and Hospitality Tasmania. The policy announcement follows Lion's dec...

For many visiting Saltline for the first time, the experience will feel familiar, but equally – and perhaps surprisingly – very different at the same time. The reason for this dissonance is straightfo...

Blackflag Brewing are opening a brewery in Bundaberg this weekend, making the new space the indie outfit's third home. However, the location has plenty of recent beer history: the Sunshine Coast brewe...

Reckless is in the name and the brewery's Same Day IPA is certainly a high-stakes affair. On August 6, around 20 bars will tap the brewery's latest double IPA at exactly 6pm - less than 24 hours after...

Sobremesa Fermentary & Blendery are winding up their business, less than six months after they announced they were moving into a site in Melbourne's north. Co-founder Casey Grieve told The Crafty Pint...

Judging at year one of The Beer Championships is underway, with 20 experts from across the country gathered in Melbourne to assess 260 beers from around 80 breweries.  The competition, launched by Jay...

Champagne bottles. Corks. Fine Ales. Talk of terroir. Vintages. Not a style name in sight. There's much about Malt Donkey that makes the operation look a little different to the local beer world in 20...

Adelaide Central Market is already one of the best places to visit in South Australia's capital and beer drinkers will have all the more reason to call in by the end of the year.  Shapeshifter Brewing...

The Central Coast's pioneering Six String Brewing have emerged from administration after creditors voted to approve a Deed of Company Arrangement (DOCA) today. The news means Chris Benson, who founded...

Beer, then gin, then whisky might sound like a great start to an evening but it's also an approach that follows the mind of Mick Wüst. (It's quite a mind too - how many other authors dress up as Capta...

Between bridal boutiques, high-end shopping and renowned fine dining destinations, High Street, Armadale has many claims to fame. Thanks to Otter’s Promise, craft beer is one of them. For close to a d...

The idea of growing your own food, or at least understanding and respecting its provenance, has long been a celebrated concept for restaurants and considered dining establishments. The idea is so prev...

One of Western Australia’s most ambitious new breweries opens this Friday (July 3). Located just over an hour south of Perth, Long Point Brewing is the initial piece in the jigsaw that will become the...

Dry July is a time of year when many look to take a break from alcohol. For some, it's driven by a desire to support cancer research via the fundraising organisation of the same name; for many, it com...

Kegstar has released a market update outlining its plans to address the ACCC's concerns around the business's proposed acquisition of Konvoy. In the update, Kegstar stated the undertaking would be cou...

We didn't respect them enough at the time, but video stores were once an important part of small towns in Australia. Walk through the doors and you had a genuine film fan, not an algorithm, on hand to...

The long-dormant Tasmanian Beer Trail is set to be relaunched after the Independent Brewers Association secured funding from the Tasmanian Government. IBA CEO Sabrina Kunz says the support from the De...

If Dark Mofo’s Winter Feast doesn’t quite satisfy your cravings, visitors to Hobart and locals have another option when it comes to food and beer.  Last week, the doors to Bierhalle opened for the fir...

Less than 18 months after moving into a larger brewery venue, Central Coast pioneers Six String Brewing have entered administration. In a statement issued today (June 10) the brewery owners said they ...

Good beer is once again flowing on the corner of Langridge and Raphael Streets as the former Carringbush Hotel is reborn as the Friendly Societies Hotel. Both the Abbotsford pub and the people who hav...

Over the past few months, beer expert Briony Liebich from Flavour Logic has offered handy advice on how to identify the flavours in your beer and how to present beer the best way possible. But what ab...

In the two months since the last entry in our Building A Brewery series, it feels like head brewer Calum White's answer to the question:

Lion will stop brewing beer in Tasmania from November, with the Kirin-owned brewing company announcing production will cease at James Boag Brewery in Launceston. In a statement, Lion said the brewery ...

The Indies are set to return in 2027 but will look quite different from the last time they ran in 2024. Rather than focusing on beer quality, the competition will champion those working in the industr...

Brewmanity are once again hosting another big fundraiser for FightMND ahead of the Big Freeze at the MCG on June 8.So if you're up for an afternoon of…

Fresh from being named Australia's Champion Nomad Brewer, Shack Bay Brewing are ready to reveal their plans to build a brewery and taproom in Inverloch. The brewing company launched in 2024 and to dat...

Zig Zag Brewery's history stretches back to 1888 but the genesis of the Central Tablelands brewery's latest rebirth is a little more contemporary. Having survived recessions and world wars, it was rec...

If your first encounter with Mog Brew has been at their Altona venue, you may well think they’re one of the newest breweries in Australia. With good reason too, given they only moved in at the end of ...

It was a big night for big craft as two of Asahi’s stable of Australian craft brands picked up major trophies at the 2026 Australian International Beer Awards. Mountain Goat won Champion Australian Be...

Bradford Tetlow's passion for quality, sensory and ensuring beer tastes just as it should has taken him across the world. As he returns to Australia to take up a role with Dad & Dave's Brewing, The Cr...

The George has watched over St Kilda since 1857, and in the last decade the beer has never tasted better. In 2016, the front corner of the grand building became Freddie Wimpoles: a bar with 14 taps an...