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After this year's GABS, we had quite a few requests to add some homebrew elements to the festival. We have been putting our thinking caps on and speaking with potential sponsors/partners and will very likely be doing something next year.. We also thought there might be people on this forum...

Towards the end of Melbourne's Good Beer Week in May, the St Kilda Taphouse, ANHC and Grain & Grape are running an awesome event just for homebrewers. The Special Edition Taphouse BrewShare is on Saturday May 19th from 3pm and will see us joined by a VERY Special Guest, Kjetil Jikiun (photo...

Given the Taphouse BrewShare is currently happening only in Sydney, I thought it best to start a new topic. Here's also another reminder about the Darlo BrewShare on May 24th. Style (as voted last time) is Belgian Ales but, as usual, you can bring along anything! Homebrewers of all standards...

If anyone is interested in coming along to the Ale Star appreciation sessions in Sydney and Melbourne to hear from James Watt, the founder/brewer from Scottish 'punk' brewery, BrewDog, here's the info: Monday May 16th (Syd) - $35 inc BrewDog beers and pizza. Book via our Event Diary Tuesday...

Ben Kraus, Head Brewer with leading Australian craft brewery Bridge Road, is in Sydney today to attend the Ale Star session at The Local Taphouse in Darlo. Ben is one of the brewing scene's great guys so come along and listen to his stories and taste his beers! tix are just $35 which includes...

Given his extremely high standing in the Australian craft beer community, we are thrilled that Brendan Varis from Feral Brewery in WA is coming to the Darlo Taphouse as a special guest for the December Ale Star session on Dec 7th. Brendan is a world class brewer and his appearance at the Ale...

At last, The Local Taphouse can announce what we think will be one of our best ever SpecTAPulars... but we want help naming it.. SpecTAPular IX will feature a stellar lineup from four of Canada's finest craft breweries for the first time ever on tap in Australia. The festival will take place...

Next month The Local Taphouse in Darlingurst will have Murray's Brewing Co's head brewer, Shawn Sherlock, as a very special guest talking about Murray's and their beers. He will bring along their new seasonal as a special treat (plus something I can't mention). It's on Tues July 6th from 7pm...

With our Anzac SpecTAPular beerfest coming up on April 25th at both venues, we can confirm the following lineup of 10 NZ beers, none of which have been tapped in Australia before.. we think Croucher American Pale Ale 8 Wired Rewired Brown Ale Emersons 1812 IPA Epic Mayhem Renaissance Elemental...

On Tuesday March 23, we're hosting Litle Creatures fans and LC Head Brewer, Alex Troncoso, for a very special Meet-The-Brewer night. We will have all Little Creatures' beers on tap for the night plus a special brew - LC Pale Ale, Rogers, Pilsner and their new Single Batch IPA. The night is...

Some of you BAs attend the Ale Star sessions we run at the Sydney or St Kilda Taphouses so I thought I'd create a BA post updating the goings on. The next (March) Ale Star session in both venues is about bocks featuring: - Rogue Ales Dead Guy - Hunter Brewing Co. Bock (on tap) -...

Hopping Mad SpecTAPular is on next Sat at both Sydney and Darlo Taphouses.. Here's the final lineup (thanks for those that offered suggestions!). I hope to see some of you there - Scotty, please don't have your opening night on that night as I want to try and get there ;-) 1. Stone & Wood...

I've started this new post just for the Darlo BrewShare.. Before I put up a poll for the beer style for the next BrewShare (prob Feb), I would like to hear suggestions as to the 4 options to vote for. What do you think? Also, should we have one style for the newbie brewers (less than a...

After the fun of last year's poll, the '2009 Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Brews' poll is now open to lovers of craft beer across the country. We're not necessarily looking for the #1 SELLING craft beer nationwide. Rather, what are the BEST craft beers people have tasted this year? For the purposes...

Thanks to the generous support of Grain & Grape in Melbourne and Dave's Home Brew in Sydney, we're launching a new free night for homebrewers. To be held each quarter, Taphouse BrewShare is about homebrewers bringing their own home brew to barter and socialise with their peers. Even better...

Since opening, a lot of home brewers have suggested that we should run a homebrew nights @ The Local Taphouses.. Personally, while I don't have the time to home brew, I LOVE sampling what some of our customers are doing. That's what prompted us to sponsor the home brewer of 2009 to brew - with...

For those that have sampled (or heard great things about) NZ beers, we're bringing in 8 of New Zealand's finest craft beers on tap (for the first time ever) for our Autumn SpecTAPular beerfest on Anzac Day at both The Local Taphouse in Melbourne and Sydney. Well match them up with 12 great...

I'm not sure of the protocols of this forum so apologies (if necessary) as this is not meant to be a blatant plug! I just wanted to alert beer fans that we'll have the first Knappstein Reserve Lager kegs in Australia (except for the brewery) tapped on Jan 25 for our summer festival at The Local...