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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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Kefir Made Easy

February 10, 2026 By Callan O’Neill This article was originally written as part of our “alternative fermentables” education night. What is kefir? Kefir is soured, tart, fermented milk with...

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February 10, 2026 / Comments (0)

BJCP Scoresheets 2: Scoring the Beer

April 11, 2025 In part one we discussed how to describe the beer in the middle section covering: Aroma, Appearance, Flavour, and Mouthfeel. Now we turn our attention to scoring. It’s common to score...

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April 11, 2025 / Comments (0)

BJCP Scoresheets 1: Describing the Beer

March 11, 2025 In our BABBs mini-competitions we collaboratively judge beers according to the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) standard. We use the BJCP 2021 scoring guidelines, download them here,...

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March 11, 2025 / Comments (0)

A Trip to Hip Hops Brewers

March 11, 2025 By Rob Zosars *This trip to Hip Hops Brewers is before the recent takeover of Bacchus by Hip Hops. Having moved to Ferny Hills, I am pleasantly surprised to discover that Moreton Bay City...

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March 11, 2025 / Comments (0)

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