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24/01/2026

Ive updated my stats site with 50 to 100 of the 2025 GABS Hottest 100 Craft Beers.

Check out the additional tabs and see the biggest climbers/fallers, beer tally per brewery, style tally and tally by states.

23/01/2026

The 2025 H100 ballot is smaller and brewery participation is down, yet the 2024 Top 30 is intact. I’ve made 10 predictions (including a few outsiders), plus a quick watchlist and a look at what it means for the poll.

Participation has diminished even further. Are you part of a brewery who decided to pass on the H100 this time round? Se...
21/01/2026

Participation has diminished even further.

Are you part of a brewery who decided to pass on the H100 this time round? Send me a message. I'd love to hear the reasons.

A data-driven prelude to my GABS Hottest 100 2025 predictions. Participation is down, entries are tighter, and I’ve identified which 2024 Top 100 breweries are missing.

Remember Ballistic's Sleep When You’re Dead? Lachy Crothers is back, this time with FAFF Beer  — a direct‑to‑drinker, br...
31/10/2025

Remember Ballistic's Sleep When You’re Dead? Lachy Crothers is back, this time with FAFF Beer — a direct‑to‑drinker, brew‑small, ship‑fast project built entirely around freshness.

I tried FAFF #1, and it more than delivers.

“Fresh beer without the middlemen.” Lachy Crothers’ FAFF #1 shows what happens when a brewer designs an IPA for one perfect week of life.

20/10/2025

It's not just the brewery at Hepburn Springs Brewing Co. that's become bigger this year – they've been expanding their already-expansive core range too.

Daniel Ridd tucked into the latest classically-minded foursome and found Nick Galik continuing to deliver on his promise of full-bodied, full-flavoured beers.

🍺 Amber: https://craftypint.com/beer/11610/hepburn-springs-brewing-co-amber-ale
🍺 Vienna: https://craftypint.com/beer/11611/hepburn-springs-brewing-co-vienna-lager
🍺 Chocolate Vanilla Porter: https://craftypint.com/beer/11612/hepburn-springs-brewing-co-chocolate-vanilla-porter
🍺 Coffee Oatmeal Stout: https://craftypint.com/beer/11613/hepburn-springs-brewing-co-coffee-oatmeal-stout

12/08/2025
21/07/2025

More transparency is coming to homebrand beer labels sold by the country’s two major alcohol retailers following a review into the wine industry. The change is one of several, wine-focused recommendations that, if enacted, would likely benefit the beer industry too. The Review Of Regulatory Option...

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