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A new world, a new way: Shene Estate and modern distilling in historic Australia
By: Shane McNamara
01/03/2018
In the small town of Pontville, Tasmania, lies one of Australia’s oldest buildings, now home to one of its newest distilleries. The picturesque drive to the Shene Estate, located just 25 minutes north-west of Hobart city centre, follows the River Derwent and takes you past the world famous Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) and on to the open landscape of Pontville. The distillery is housed in lovingly restored buildings on a 200-year old estate.
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What goes around comes around: The rise and fall and rise again of continuous brewery operations
By: Roger Putman
01/03/2018
As a raw young brewing student at Birmingham in the late 1960s I remember seeing a tower continuous fermenter at Cape Hill and a cascading stirred fermentation arrangement as well as a steaming, wheezing and clanking continuous wort production set-up at Watneys in Mortlake. At the time the case for continuous operations was beguiling...
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Apples from heaven ... Willie Smith’s celebrates heritage and innovation
By: Shane McNamara
01/03/2018
The journey to Willie Smith’s took me down the windy A6 highway just 35 minutes south of Hobart to the small town of Huonville in the Huon Valley, Tasmania. The first thing you notice here is the fresh air (an appreciable difference to London), in fact, this is one of the most untouched places on earth and the air in Tasmania is officially recognised as some of the cleanest air in the world. The prevailing winds travel over one of the largest expanses of virgin forest wilderness in Australia before reaching the valley. With an annual average rainfall of 700mm, additional water is available from the Mountain River that flows through the Sleeping Beauty mountain range. Suffice to say – this is a little slice of heaven on earth – and the perfect place to start a cider business.
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Hopster’s paradise: The unique qualities of the New Zealand crop
01/03/2018
The official tourism slogan for this humble country of ours is: 100% Pure New Zealand – a motto which highlights our world-class environmental and scenic credentials. We also produce some of the finest beer ingredients which are in huge demand around the world – and rightly so.
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Welcome to Wellington: Explore the Past to Discover our Future
By: Steve Curtis
01/03/2018
Welcome to Wellington, New Zealand and to the 35th Institute of Brewing and Distilling Asia Pacific Convention.
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The New Zealand malting industry - Local malt for local brewers
01/03/2018
New Zealanders like their beer. It’s the most popular alcohol beverage here, and while our consumption has been falling, an explosion in craft brewing is turning that trend on its head.
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Let it Beer - SIBA BeerX 2018
By: Steve Curtis
01/03/2018
Welcome to SIBA’s BeerX 2018. After five hugely successful years in Sheffield, the UK’s biggest independent craft brewing trade show will be held in Liverpool, Wed 14th – Thu 15th March 2018.