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Our Network Partners include, Beerducation, the South Coast Ale Trail, the South Coast Tap House, and We Love Craft Beer, which all help to connect drinkers, brewers, venues and the wider beer industry. Our mission is simple: to educate, inform and inspire Australia's beer community while celebrating the people, places and stories behind every great beer.
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Beer Down Under News
Beer Championships
The Beer Championships Finalists Are In — And Australia’s New Beer Competition Is Doing Things Differently Earlier this year, Beer Down Under reported on a new Australian beer competition promising
Read moreSomething is brewing at Beer Down Under
For the past decade, one of Australia’s larger online beer communities has continued to evolve alongside the people who are part of it. What began as We Love Craft Beer
Read moreIs It Time Australia Finally Fixed Beer Tax?
Australia’s independent brewers have renewed their call for major reform of the country’s alcohol excise system following an announcement that the Australian Taxation Office is stepping up scrutiny of businesses
Read moreHobart Brewing Starts a New Chapter
For years, Hobart Brewing’s Red Shed at Macquarie Point was one of the city’s most recognisable beer destinations. Now the brewery has started again. Hobart Brewing has relocated its brewing
Read moreBARREL-AGED BEER
There was a time when spotting a wax-dipped 750ml bottle of barrel-aged imperial stout or wild ale in a craft beer fridge wasn’t particularly unusual. Today, they’re becoming much harder
Read moreFuture Brewing – Love thy neighbour
Sydney’s famously collaborative Inner West beer community has come together to support one of its own, with all 15 breweries on the Inner West Ale Trail backing a fundraising beer
Read moreFelons Takes Beer to the Ferry
Sydney commuters can now enjoy a local craft beer with their harbour crossing, thanks to a new partnership between Felons Brewing Co. and Manly Fast Ferry. Passengers travelling between Circular
Read moreBeer & Brewer Awards Open for 2026
Nominations are now open for the 2026 Beer & Brewer Awards, giving the industry a chance to recognise the people helping shape Australian beer. The annual awards celebrate excellence right
Read moreBrewing Beer with Bitcoin Heat
A New South Wales brewery has found an innovative way to turn excess solar energy into something every brewer needs – hot water. Hawkesbury Brewing Co has installed a system
Read moreSaltline Brewery Opens in Dunsborough
Western Australia’s South West has another brewery to add to the list, with Saltline Brewery officially opening its doors in Dunsborough. The brewery has taken over the former Southcamp Brewery
Read morePowder Monkey Finds a Home
One of Australia’s newest brewing groups has officially put down roots, with Powder Monkey Brewing opening its first dedicated brewpub in the historic Sydney suburb of Camden. While the Powder
Read moreSouth Australian Breweries Celebrate Independents Day
Thirteen independent breweries and cider producers from across South Australia are joining forces for a new event called Independent’s Day on July 4. The event is designed to celebrate local,
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