1) Once upon a time, if you wanted to find a good beer you had to go to a local brewery, or have the inside word on which bars and bottle shops […]
Five Things About … Stone & Wood’s Forefathers
Different but still the same
These six beers, they all look so different. But they do have something in common. Can you guess what it is? They’re all owned by Woolworths. Well, technically by “Pinnacle Drinks” which […]
Five Things About … Speakeasy Session IPA
1) I’ve always held that, if you want to take the temperature of the penetration of good beer in the broader community, don’t bother with going to a craft beer shop. […]
Five Things About … Little Creatures IPA
1) Okay, so I’ll just come right out and say it. I reckon this is the most important IPA in Australia. I’m not saying it’s the best, because the fact Hop Hog […]
Duff drama is good news for Woolworths
By now you probably know that Woolworths got in trouble over Duff Beer. The Alcohol Beverages Advertising Code panel decided the product could appeal to kids under 18 due to its connection […]
The Thursday quote
“Woolworths, which owns Dan Murphy’s and BWS, and Coles, which owns Liquorland, First Choice and Vintage Cellars, leverage their duopoly regularly to undercut competitors, using heavily discounted alcohol as a loss leader. […]
An IPA? No way
It’s probably a sign of beer geekery that, even if you don’t think much of a certain brewery, that you hunt down a special release of theirs. Or maybe it’s just a […]
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