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The fight brewing over the beer giants that have captured the Australian market
The assistant competition minister says Australians are “paying too much for a schooner” and independent brewers say the consumer watchdog should investigate.
- by Rachel Clun
Why is beer so expensive?
Inflation for most goods and services has been falling since late 2022, but the price of beer has risen at its fastest rate in decades.
- by Rachel Clun
Opinion
Opinion
$16 a pint, in this economy? Stuff that, I’m starting a moonshine side-hustle
In recent years, I made the mistake of acquiring a taste for expensive booze. I would find beers with exceptional can designs and phrases such as “NEIPA” and “hazy pale” which made me feel special. Now I can’t afford the cheap stuff.
- by Doug Hendrie
Trouble brews in Australia’s craft beer industry, with ‘alarming rate’ of closures
More than a dozen independent breweries have been pushed to the brink of insolvency in the past 12 months.
- by Bianca Hrovat
Finding the world’s best beer is a religious experience – literally
Beer is a seriously complicated business in Belgium, especially when it comes to abbey beers, Trappist beers and, for that matter, beer beers.
- by Keith Austin
Beer at gunpoint: Myanmar generals deal with local boycott
Products linked to Myanmar’s military junta have been facing boycotts from consumers and businesses.
- by Chris Barrett