Beer Reflections

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.

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.

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...