The Chief Operating Officer and Founding Brewer of Your Mate’s Brewing shares the personal and business lessons learned along the way. In a sea of juicy IPAs and lip-puckering sours, spice feels almost radical: an antidote to sweetness and a rebuttal to predictability.
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Barrel & Batch mourns Tait Micallef, a beloved leader whose passion shaped Australia’s craft beer scene. 
Don't miss your opportunity to vote for the 2025 Beer & Brewer Awards, celebrating Australia’s best brewers, venues and talent. Breweries across the country are turning up the volume, blending beer and live music to create unforgettable experiences.
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Voting is now open for the 2025 Beer & Brewer Awards, celebrating Australia’s best brewers, venues and talent. As drinkers diversify and tastes evolve, forward-thinking brewers are doing what they’ve always done best—experimenting, adapting, and creating new ways to connect through craft.
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Three moms—Whitney Selix, Lindsey Mrav, and Amanda McLamb—are putting their own spin on craft beer, building welcoming breweries where parenting, creativity, and community all come together.
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This Brewer Spotlight highlights Bracket Brewing’s Mike Meletopoulo who speaks to Beer & Brewer about his career built on finding balance. These emerging breweries are redefining what it means to grab a beer in Tampa.
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American craft breweries are finding surprising opportunities and eager consumers overseas.
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HPA’s new packaging and storage facility uses advanced technology to improve efficiency and product quality across the supply chain. 
Since 2022, the Cowaramup fuel stop has been operating as a taphouse for craft beers, in an area best known for its wine production. Craft sake brewers are bridging the gap between beer and sake by creating hybrid products, drawing in curious craft drinkers with innovative, approachable takes on traditional Japanese brewing.
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Inspired by travels during his twenties, Brett Philips shares how he found his love for beer in Europe and how that inspires his work today. 
The two renowned inner-Sydney breweries are combining their production facilities and distribution channels in a strategic venture. An Englishman’s dream pub sparked Indy’s craft beer scene, leading to generations of brewers chasing flavor, community, and good vibes.
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The IBA is urging indie beer lovers to consider which candidates are invested in the best interests of the the brewing community. Spiced beers aren’t just waiting for an occasion anymore—they’re now year-round, tapping an ever-changing cupboard of craft brewing.
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IBA Chair Evin Craney met with Federal MP Dr Helen Haines to discuss the long-term viability of the industry and encourage others to have their voices heard. 
Stavros ‘Stav’ Yiannoukas is National Sales Director at Hawke’s Brewing but his journey to the business was far from traditional. 
Festival goers can expect to find 120 festival-exclusive beers and cocktails at GABS, which is now in its 14th year. 
Evin Craney sat down with Beer & Brewer to reflect on his decade-long career in independent beer and highlight the initiatives he's driving forward as IBA Chair. Brewers are looking at how AI can improve efficiency and the overall brewing experience. But it's not yet poised to replace humans.
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The main harvest window for citrus fruits runs from November to March, so why isn’t that period citrus beer season?
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As we’re looking ahead to everything that 2025 will bring, we’d also like to take a moment to look back at some of the stories and people who defined craft beer in 2024.
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While women are currently a minority in the homebrewing community, they are increasingly taking on leadership roles and becoming the most outspoken proponents of the hobby.
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Dr Tim Cooper announces his retirement after 23 years, with Michael Shearer set to lead Coopers as Managing Director.