The Hop Harvest Fest is returning to the Inner West Ale Trail from 11-17 April with 11 breweries releasing exclusive new beers to their tap rooms. A brewery can write an airtight recipe, source top-shelf raw materials, and brew a flawless beer, but all those efforts are for naught if a draught system is dirty.
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Frenchies Brewery Head Brewer Sam McDonough spoke to Beer & Brewer about his decade in the industry, working with some of Australia’s most well-known craft breweries. 
The brewery will be celebrating the milestone limited release with a complimentary tasting, including other new beers, on 29 August. 
Good Drinks Australia has re-released old favourite beer, with the return of Gage Road Brew Co's Little Dove New World Pale Ale to taps and shelves. In craft brewery taprooms, water can play a role in creating the sense of belonging and safety intrinsic to building hospitable community spaces.
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Beer & Brewer spoke to breweries about the benefits of patron engagement events and how to host the right events for your brewery or taproom. 
A popular Sydney brewery teams up with a clothing brand, a sour highlights native fruit from the Kimberly, and a 20-year anniversary release. Brandon Hernández combed the desert and laid out a stellar septet of breweries to visit in Las Vegas.
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Pirate Life South Melbourne brings high energy food and beverage experiences to a former mechanics garage. Taprooms have long been community meeting places, and now some are choosing to welcome that community bright and early by using their buildings as coffee shops and all-day workspaces.
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