Lagers to pale ales: Australian brewers look to classic beer styles

Some of the world's greatest beer styles are being overlooked in favour of newness and novelty.

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Meet the Australian brewer taking pilsner to Pilsen

Former Australian brewer Filip Miller is making pilsner in the home of the pale lager.

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Eight of the best Melbourne brewpubs

There's never been a better time to be a craft beer drinker in Melbourne, as these hoppin' craft breweries prove.

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Bodriggy and Molly Rose brewery bars open in Melbourne with more to come

Trend alert: a flock of new brewery and distillery bars are coming in hot.

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4 Pines take top gong at the Australian International Beer Awards

Here's cheers to the winner and grinners from the largest annual beer awards in the world, held in Melbourne on May 16.

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Are you ready for vegan beer and food matching?

Move over brisket and burgers. Vegan food and beer matching is becoming 'A Thing'.

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The problem with 'craft' beer

The term 'craft' is too confusing and we need to stop using it to describe beer, says Young Henrys' Oscar McMahon.

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Five Aussie beers to drink this summer

The beers you want to be cracking after backyard cricket.

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'Trust mark' certifies 100 per cent Australian cider

A world-first "trust mark" for craft cider identifies ciders made with 100 per cent Australian-grown fruit.

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The latest IPA beer has arrived, and it's a Brut

Despite beer's long history new styles are still evolving. The latest is Brut IPA, a very, very dry hoppy drop.

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