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Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers have promoted the noble hobby of home brewing since 1977.

We’re friendly beer people who love to talk about beer, expand our beer knowledge, and strive to improve our own brewing processes. We meet monthly for socialising, beer tasting, sensory evaluation, and learning about the judging process. Cheers!
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Sensory Training 2023: Fault Notes

September 29, 2023 Notes from out sensory training education night held on September 2023. We used Siebel fault kits with tasters blind to the faults at first. Only common beer faults were discussed. Notes...

Written by:Dion

September 29, 2023 / Comments (0)

BABBs for GABS Brew Day: ‘Hold the Pork’ Sweet and Sour Rice Lager

March 30, 2023 By Nick Holt Late last year, Phil and Dan from Hiker Brewing in Salisbury asked BABBs to collaborate on a GABS beer this year. They asked us to come up with a concept and they would help us...

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March 30, 2023 / Comments (0)

Review: Targeting Great Beer at Archer

March 15, 2023 By Tony Van Der Linden It was only late February but already feels like an age ago, Nick, Snow and I paid the new Archer brewery at Newmarket a visit. An easy train ride from the city after...

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March 15, 2023 / Comments (0)

The great Northside Crawl 2023

January 30, 2023 By Nick Holt Each year, between a few friends, we make the long and far pilgrimage to the Northside to visit venues that we don’t often get to go to. This year we decided that the crawl...

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January 30, 2023 / Comments (0)

Brisbane Water Analysis 2022

December 3, 2022 The table below table shows the full results of laboratory water analyses commissioned by BABBs in November 2022. Several areas of Brisbane are represented, but be aware that there is some...

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December 3, 2022 / Comments (2)

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