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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/growlerwerks/the-ukegtm-pressurized-growler-for-fresh-beer?ref=popular These things look awesome!

For Brussels, Cantillon is a must see, one of my favourite breweries in the world, but in a bit of a dodgy part of town, locals may not know it, or may know it as the Gueuze Museum (Musee de la Gueuze). Find it and set aside some time, taste all the things. Moder Lambic is an awesome craft beer...

http://themallow.com.au/beer/ Stop into The Mallow for a meal and a pint while in Ballarat. Great food and best beer lineup in town.

Yeah mate, not that kind of festival. Worth the trip though, was a good day out last year, heaps of brewers and beer (although they underestimated our thirst at some, they'll have a better idea this year I'm sure), some good grub and beer/cheese matching sessions etc. And apparently it'll be...

PSA mate, could you do us a favour and let your fellow Kiwi's know that Aussie means "from Australia". The people are Aussie, we love an Aussie sunburnt country and a good Aussie beer, and have an Aussie sense of humour, but the Country itself is Aus, or Oz, or 'Straya. I'm on the phone with...

The Chief is back on at the beer hall, and tasting very good too. It's one of those beers that runs the knife edge for me, not always a favourite of mine, but every time a new batch comes out I make sure I try it. Sometimes it's just one pint and I'm meh, back to the Growler or maybe a James...

GABS was great. Word is that the Saturday day session was pretty slammed for lines,but every other session just had a rush at the start. I was at the Sat Evening session, the lines were pretty stacked for the first hour and a half, (to be expected when you're trying to pump 2000+ people through...

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Was a good day out, bigger than I expected, and bigger than the brewers expected too from the couple I was speaking with. I reckon next year should see a few more breweries rock up with a bit more beer, and I wouldn't be surprised if the organisers find a way to let more people through the...

Yeah, it's a pretty new thing. Since Dallas took over the pub from Paddy O' he's given it a bit of a facelift and has visions of a bit of a VicCrafty tap lineup. Seems to be on the right track so far. I'll be along for the Beer Fest myself, an I'll be stopping by the B.A.R. to meet some fellow...

The Mallow Hotel on Skipton st has Mountain Goat IPA and Steam Ale, and White Rabbit Dark on tap as well as a small selection of bottles in the fridge. Great meals at a reasonable price. This would be my pick. http://www.facebook.com/themallow GeeCees is on the main drag (Sturt St) and has a...

That's the one, The Black IPA is called Full Nelson in the 750ml bottle http://craftypint.com/beer/brewery/kooinda...aka-full-nelson

Perverse Sexual Amalgam is a great beer. Good to see an aussie brewery stepping over to the dark side and exploring the world of Sours. A nice lactic pucker and my mate Brett, bringing the funk like Ben Harper. The cherry plum fruityness came through, and it cut through my palate fatigue leter...

I'd recommend BBC Bluestone (St Kilda Rd) over Eureka if you can book it out. Both great places with pretty much the same beer list, but Bluestone's got the gardens for a nice day outdoors. I'd also back the True South suggestion, well worth a look.

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