Beer
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How a $13 schooner pushed me past the pint of no return
Why can’t we know how much a beer costs before we buy it?
- Paul Marshall
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At $30b and rising, alcohol-free booze is becoming big business
The market for non-alcoholic booze grew by roughly 20 per cent in 2023, compared with 8 per cent for alcoholic drinks. How big will it get?
- The Economist
Is a seltzer a beer? The Tax Office is trying to figure it out
When is an alcoholic beverage a beer? Here’s how brewers say a tax tweak could send some zany craft brews down the drain.
- Millie Muroi
Council says XXXX should be allowed more ethanol tanks next to church land
Plans to expand the brewery in Milton should go ahead, the Brisbane City Council says, despite a legal challenge by the Anglican Church.
- Cloe Read
Beer lovers to be protected by metal detectors at Oktoberfest
In addition to 600 police officers and 2000 security staff, more than 50 cameras will be installed across the grounds of the festival to prevent stabbings.
- Stefanie Dazio and Pietro de Cristofaro
More than 20 craft brewers have fizzed out in the past year. What’s happening?
It’s been described as “far more brutal than anyone imagined”. What’s behind the great boutique brewery bust?
- Konrad Marshall
- Magazine
- Good Weekend
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Tax is bursting the craft beer industry bubble
Australia now has the world’s third-highest beer tax after Norway and Finland and it’s wrecking the brewers, says the Independent Brewers Association.
- Abe Maddison
No booze? No problems. These six drinks will see Perth through Dry July
Whether you’re staying in or hitting the town, saying no to alcohol no longer means no to flavour or excitement, and this list will definitely get you motivated.
- Max Veenhuyzen
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