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Coopers Celebration Ale Released
Coopers have announced the release of the celebration ale that we have been eagerly awaiting for the past few months. According to the press release, it is a hoppier red ale with an abv of 5.2%. The Nelson Sauvin and Centennial hops will add some complexity and fruitiness, while a crystal malt will add some nutty flavours. We are looking forward to getting our hands on some these. By the sounds of it, it will be … Read entire article »
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The Chicken, the Pig, & the Goat
Serves: 2 Preparation: 20min Cooking: 35min No, it’s not a children’s bedtime story; it’s a love story. This rich flavoursome … Read more »
Black Dog Brewery
Driving along about five kilometres of dirt road through the township of Taminick, we come to a … Read more »
Endeavour True Vintage Beer Review
The boys at Endeavour Beer have a great philosophy. They noted that wines have seasonal variations, each … Read more »
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Australia’s Largest Brewery
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Port Dock Brewery Hotel (South Australia)
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Australian beers win at World Beer Cup
Brewers from Australia received awards from an elite international panel of judges in the 2012 Brewers Association World Beer Cup in Boulder, Colorado, USA. The winners were amongst our favourite brewers. Burleigh Brewing won Gold for Hef, Redoak won gold for Redoak Bitter, Stone & Wood won silver for Pacific Ale and Endeavour won silver for their 2011 Reserve Pale … Read entire article »
Free Beer at Great Australasian Beer SpecTAPular!!!
Now that I have your attention, the Great Australasian Beer SpecTAPular is looking for 550 volunteers for the festival between 11 and 13 May 2012. In return for volunteering, each GABS volunteer can attend a free session and will receive a free festival glass, free beer and food tokens. All volunteers will also receive an exclusive GABS volunteer t-shirt and food … Read entire article »
Coopers Celebrates 150 Years of Brewing – Update
Coopers have released more details of the impending 150th Anniversary of their first commercial brew. The following is the full press release. Coopers Celebrates 150 Years of Brewing Coopers Brewery is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year (2012) and is already setting its sights on the future. Now the largest remaining Australian-owned brewer, Coopers has been securely in family hands since its founder, Thomas Cooper, a former … Read entire article »
Coopers Celebrates 150 Years of Brewing
Australia’s iconic Coopers Brewery is celebrating 150 years of brewing quality ales this year. It was in May 1862 that Thomas Cooper brewed his first commercial brew. One and a half centuries later, the world has changed considerably and so has the beer market in Australia. However, Coopers is still a family owned company, noted for brewing fine ales. It was … Read entire article »
The Chicken, the Pig, & the Goat
Serves: 2 Preparation: 20min Cooking: 35min No, it’s not a children’s bedtime story; it’s a love story. This rich flavoursome recipe combines everything we love about food. Chicken fillets are fried in bacon juices, and then served with a rich sauce made from bacon, butter, and beer. It also makes for a perfect romantic dinner for two. Making a pan sauce is a great … Read entire article »
Sautéed Prawns & Scallops with Celeriac
Serves: 4 Preparation: 20 min Cooking: 30 min This time of year is a good time to get together with friends on those balmy hot summer afternoons. It’s also the perfect time for enjoying lighter meals, salads, and cool refreshing beers, like Australian pale ales. In this recipe we not only marinate the scallops and prawns in beer, we also boil the celeriac in … Read entire article »
Sweetwater Brewing Company
We are talking to Sweetwater’s Peter Hull, sitting at the back of a winery in Tawonga South (Mt Beauty). There are crimson rosellas flying over the luscious green vines, as the wagtails flit around on the ground. Looking out past the trees, we see the imposing peak of Victoria’s highest mountain, Mt Bogong. Peter left his job in Melbourne and moved up to … Read entire article »
Bridge Road Brewers
In the centre of Beechworth sits the impressive old Tanswell’s Commercial Hotel. The brick building was built in the heady days of Victoria’s gold rush to replace the earlier wooden building. A brick coach house and stable built in 1859 to service the original building still stands at the rear. Walking down a covered laneway to the old coach house, the … Read entire article »
Bright Brewery
Driving past hop fields and grape vines that replace the former tobacco fields, we arrive at a large tin shed in the middle of Bright, in Victoria’s high country. Two large fermenters stand out front like silent sentinels guarding the brewery within the shed. Two large doors on the side of the Bright Brewery connect the bar to a beer … Read entire article »