Quality Beverages (QBV) has announced the release of Australia’s first-ever pineapple cider. While a number of producers around the world have released pineapple flavoured ciders in the past, according to QBV, Bear Essentials Pineapple Cider is the first to have been made purely with pineapple juice, making it a fully certified pineapple cider. Bear Essentials also believe this may also be a world-first product. It comes as no surprise then that ...

Kegstar has announced that existing investor Brambles has increased its 30 per cent ownership to acquire 100 per cent of the supply-chain logistics company. Under the new ownership, significant investment will be put behind Kegstar to expand the company into UK, which the company says will open up the opportunity for customers in New Zealand and Australia to export their beer there in Kegstar kegs. Kegstar first launched in December 2012 with 880 kegs, one ...

In response to the growing number of people wanting to have a go at making their own craft beers, Coopers Brewery has released a new series of DIY beer extracts. The series will mean at home brewers can now create all sorts of brews, including the most popular styles of craft beer. The new series is being released under Coopers’ existing Thomas Cooper label and includes an amber ale, American pale ale ...

This week, the Exclusive Heineken SPECTRE 007 Party was held at The Cell Block Theatre at The Courthouse, Darlinghurst, with a special appearance from actor and television presenter Luke Jacobz. Capturing the illusive nature of James Bond, the location of the event was kept top secret from guests up until the last minute. Guests were then greeted with a special appearance from Jacobz, who arrived in fashion, in the Heineken Monster Truck. ...

The Government of Western Australia has extended trading hours in the state. The reforms came into effect last weekend and allow hotels, taverns and small bars to trade until midnight on both Saturday and Sunday and nightclubs through to 2am on the following Monday morning. The WA Government hopes the changes, which form part of the 2015 Red Tape Reduction Report Card, will help to increase revenue and tourism for businesses. “The changes recognise modern community expectations and ...

Lion officially opened the new brewhouse at its West End Brewery on Monday, complete with a newly restored copper kettle dating back to the early 1930s. South Australian Premier, the Honourable Jay Weatherill, joined West End Brewery Director, Idris Jama, to unveil the $70 million dollar investment into one of South Australia’s most iconic landmarks. The new upgrade will allow the brewery to produce approximately 120 million litres of beer every ...

Around 150 customers of Carlton & United Breweries celebrated the relaunch of Tooth’s Pale Ale at The Oaks Hotel in Sydney on Thursday night. The Tooth’s Pale Ale launch builds on the success of heritage brands such as Resch’s and Melbourne Bitter, CUB Head of Craft & Australian Premium Tim Ovadia told drinks bulletin this week. For the Pale Ale relaunch, the CUB team engaged a historian to research Tooth’s ...

Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller have a largely complementary geographic footprint that once combined will create the first truly global beer company, AB InBev said this week. AB InBev and SABMiller on Wednesday announced they had reached agreement on the terms of their $US107 billion tie-up. At this stage the merged entity is dubbed Newco, a generic placeholder name commonly used for proposed merged companies to distinguish the combined entity with ...

The purchase of SABMiller by Anheuser-Bush InBev (AB InBev) has been agreed upon and in a joint statement this morning, both parties announced that a Belgian company, called Newco - set up for the purposes of the transaction - will acquire SABMiller. AB InBev will then merge with Newco and become the world’s largest brewer. The final deal saw SABMiller purchased for just over US$107bn. The transaction, comprising a cash ...

Little Creatures has reinvented its classic pilsner with a more distinctive taste. Inspired by the hoppier and bitter styles of the North German (Friesland) beers, the new pilsner is made with Pilsner malt and German Perle hops. The release of the new brew has also seen Little Creatures hit refresh on its packaging, now resembling the original Creatures’ design from its early days in Fremantle. The new Pilsner has not been idle in the accolades ...