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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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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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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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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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Mini Comp Style Guide 2025

December 1, 2024 1. January: Lagers 2. February: Pale and Bitter Ales 3. April: Porters and Stouts 4. June: Belgians 5. August: Specialty Specialty-Type styles involve a transformation of a Base Style using...

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Wood and Warm Lighting: Clover Neighbourhood Bar 

August 24, 2024 By Troy The location may be familiar but the venue is new! Taking over the site from Suburban Social the owners of Clover have renovated the site with lashings of wood and warm lighting....

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Visit to the Rose & Crown

June 22, 2024 with Stuart McGregor Nestled amidst the towering structures of Southpoint and Emporium Hotel in South Brisbane, The Rose & Crown beckons with its charming blend of history and hearty...

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New Era

May Big Brew Day 2024

June 22, 2024 With Rob Zosars and Callan O’Neill May the 4th may be internationally celebrated as Star Wars Day, but on this day, you could say it was Star “Wort” Day? Maybe not. But it was our...

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Mini Comp Style Guide 2024

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Beer fault sensory training

Sensory Training 2023: Common Beer Faults

September 29, 2023 By Dion Clark Notes from one of our sensory training education nights held on September 2023. We used Siebel fault kits with tasters blind to the faults at first. Only common beer faults...

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