The 2016 Australian International Beer Awards - Australia’s largest annual beer competition - is now open for entries. Entries should be submitted online at www.rasv.com.au and will close on Thursday 24 March. Brewers this year could stand to win from a number of 30 trophies, including the inaugural New World Pale Ale Trophy, which will recognise one brewer’s distinguished use of New World hops predominantly from New Zealand and Australia. “RASV, ...

The Gaming and Liquor Administration Amendment Act 2015 came into effect this week, establishing the new regulatory body Liquor & Gaming NSW, which encompasses both the Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing and Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority. The act was passed by the NSW Government towards the end of last year with the purpose of creating a stronger and singular state regulatory body for the liquor and gaming industries. ...

New Zealand’s award-winning Rochdale Cider is now being distributed through Dan Murphy’s in Australia. The family-owned brand, which uses only natural ingredients, is one of the country’s most popular ciders and its “honest” approach is also driving consumers to Rochdale in Australia according to the retailer. The cider is gluten free and has no added sugars or preservatives, which makes this product on trend according to General Manager of Dan Murphy’s ...

In under a year since opening, Teeling Whiskey Company’s new Visitor Centre in Dublin City is being celebrated as the Visitor Attraction of the Year. The centre, which has welcomed over 30,000 visitors since June last year, received the title from Whisky Magazine’s Icons of Whisky Rest of World Awards. The awards are judged by the magazine’s independent editorial panel of judges and were established to celebrate the people and ...

A survey conducted by Diageo Australia has found that a large percentage of consumers in this country are unsure about the volume of alcohol they’re consuming. When asked about the number of standard drinks in a beer, wine and single serve of spirits with a mixer, half of respondents said lower than the actual amount. The survey asked just under 1,000 Australians, both men and women, aged 18 or over, and 500 of those ...

Dreamgirls and Bada Bing in the Kings Cross precinct, Sydney have been closed for selling illicit drugs to undercover officers. Both venue licences have been suspended for six months and could be suspended for longer by the Office of Liquor, Gaming & Racing and NSW Police Force. Back in December 2015, undercover officers were able to purchase cocaine from staff at the strip clubs, who were also observed openly taking the drug. In an ...

Australia has topped the number of awards received at the recent China Wine and Spirits Best Value Awards. Australian wine producers were awarded 311 medals - more than any other country - reaffirming that the future is bright for exporters to China. China has been a market of particular interest for Australian wine producers since the Australia-China Free Trade Agreement was approved last year. The agreement opened up significant opportunities for Australia in ...

Two Queensland bartenders have taken out the spring and summer rounds of Diageo’s World Class Drinking Steeped & Spritzed competition. World Class Drinking competitions are run with Diageo on-premise customers and the winners this year were Adam Bastow from Black Coffee Lyrics on the Gold Coast and Tristan Green from Canvas Bar in Brisbane. The competition tested bartenders’ ability to create a batched cocktail using a specially designed World Class ...

Business is still going strong for Southern Independent Liquor a year on since it sold its liquor wholesaling and marketing group to ALM. SIL has said that business has been steady over the last 12 months, following its change over to a new service as a bonded storage and third party logistics provider for liquor and general goods. “Last year’s asset sale agreement between SIL and Australian Liquor Marketers was a ...

The Office of Liquor, Gaming & Racing has issued the New England Hotel in Armidale with several penalty notices for serving alcohol to an intoxicated person as well as breaching a licence condition. The sentence, which was decided on Monday, also includes fines of up to $3,000. According to the office, an employee of the New England Hotel was seen serving three vodka based drinks to a male patron who was already ...