1) This week the long-running industrial dispute between CUB and the 55 workers it punted ended. The workers did have jobs to go to but they were with a contractor who would […]
Five Things About … Hoegaarden
Five Things About … CUB’s Sheaf Stout
1) Finding Sheaf Stout in the bottle shop is like finding a dinosaur in your backyard. Yes, it’s cool and all but it really shouldn’t be there. But I reckon Sheaf Stout […]
CUB rewriting history
CUB Beer executive #1: Hey, you know all those old breweries we bought ages ago? CUB beer executive #2: Yep. Exec #1: Well, we probably need to bring one of them back. […]
Five things about … Redd’s Apple Ale
1) I loved Billy B’s apple beer from Thorogoods…the second time I had it. The first time, they sent me a few bottles and I didn’t find it very nice at […]
Matilda Bay – a tale of too many beers
By now, you’ve probably heard that CUB plans to tinker with the Matilda Bay brand. A large part of that is spinning off Fat Yak to effectively make a new brand, […]
History in a Bottle #1 – The Foundational Orgy
Welcome to the start of the week I like to call History in a Bottle. The aim here is to talk about Australian beer and history. Not the boring history, the […]
AIBA Collaboration Beer – 2015
MEDIA RELEASE – AIBA Collaboration Beer 2015 The unique and highly-anticipated Collaboration Beer has become a highlight of the Australian International Beer Awards (AIBA), conducted by The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria […]
The Six-Pack – January 16, 2015
Number 1: This tweet from Steve Matthews The things they put in CUB kegs. Shocking. Via @theage pic.twitter.com/SOZ7FsXRqj — Steve Matthews (@stevemakesbeer) January 14, 2015 Number 2: Literature and Libation – How […]
The Six-Pack – December 5, 2014
Number 1: This tweet from Jeremy Danner of Boulevard Brewing Sour beers are here to stay, but it's time to educate. Sour isn't a style, but an attribute. We need to stop […]
Crown Golden Ale – pass or fail?
The news that CUB was extending the Crown stable to include a golden ale had some beer geeks cranky. The perception was that Crown was trying to sneak its way in the […]
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