One of the most exciting things in 2016 is the growth craft beers

One of the most exciting things in 2016 is the growth craft beers

When I go out for dinner, I like to have a beer or Red Wine. If we Having dinner at Restaurant 10 years ago in Sydney, we would choice of Tooheys New, VB and if were lucky they might even have Coopers. Australian has had a reputation as a nation of beer drinkers loving a “coldy” this taking a hit because beer drinking per capita is at a 68-year low. Beer consumption per capita seems to be still falling across all demographics. Craft Beer is becoming the darling, continuing its strong growth. So now when you go out to dinner, you will find a list Craft & premiums beers to choose from. One area experiencing growth against the trend is craft beer, which currently enjoys 8.9% of industry revenue. There are now about 250 craft breweries in Australia, with major breweries also adopting or creating their own craft offerings.

Attitudes To Craft Beer When Eating Out

2016 Australian Craft Beer Survey Results If your Cafe of Restaurant is Licensed, you should realise your drinkers have given up traditional brands, such as Tooheys New & Victoria Bitter. They're more likely to ask for & want premium and craft beers and other beverages such as cider and wine. Craft beer sector has exploded, making up about 9 per cent of the Australian beer market, and estimated to be worth upwards of $400 million in 2015-16. Australia has 150 plus microbreweries, IBIS has forecast the industry will grow by 5% over the next five years. “People are turning away from traditional beer, so while craft beer is booming, actual beer consumption is dropping. Contrary to a lot of the sometimes accepted wisdom, it is younger groups that are becoming more health conscious. Although they are reducing their overall alcohol consumption, craft beer is a little less associated with excess drinking or binge drinking. It is seen as a bit more of an experience — an experience that can be enjoyed without the negative connotations of alcohol.” Andrew Ledovskikh - Senior Industry Analyst IBISWorld The Australian craft beer market is currently worth $160 million, driven by passionate craft beer makers with us having a more sophisticated beer drinkers and demanding a more boutique, unique, and premium product. Most of your customers would rather pay extra for a couple of premium craft beer, as part of their dining experience. “[People] don't mind paying an extra couple of bucks and drinking a few less at the end of the night, if they have drunk some quality beer — often lovingly produced in a small batch by the guy up the road.” Darren Magin - Beer blogger and brewer One of the most exciting things about the craft beer world is its constant experimentation. You'll find most breweries offer - like an IPA, a good porter or stout, or a solid Kolsch.

GABS Hottest 10 Craft Beers

2016 Australian Craft Beer Survey Results Pale Ale is Australia’s most consumed craft beer style, with India Pale Ales (IPAs) also widely enjoyed.

Check Out GABS Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers 2016

p> GABS Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers 2016 1 ****Australian Pale Ale Pacific Ale Stone and Wood Brewing Co BIG FRUITY HOPS... YEAST CLOUD... REFRESHING FINISH... Inspired by our home on the edge of the Pacific Ocean and brewed using all Australian barley, wheat and Galaxy hops, Pacific Ale is cloudy and golden with a big fruity aroma and a refreshing finish. 2 ****IPA IIPA Pirate Life Brewing Crafting great beer is all about balance. At one end of the scale, if you’re brewing a delicate Western European lager, you have to ensure that the four ingredients work in harmony. These more delicate styles take incredible skill to brew well as there’s nowhere to hide any miscalculations or mistakes throughout production. Launching to the almost extreme opposite, the realm of IIPAs, balance, surprisingly, is still a defining factor. Instead of delicacy in balance, it’s now big flavour in balance. Simplistically, to achieve a big flavourful IIPA you need: Big Malt + Big Hops + Big Fermentation. 3 ****American Pale Ale Hop Hog Feral Brewing Company Get a good whiff of this Feral Brewing Co beast that explodes with citrusy flavours and hop aromas, rounded out with a solid malt backbone. A farmload of American hops makes Hop Hog a uniquely Feral brew…and just a little fruity. 4 ****American Pale Ale XPA Balter It might be pale but there’s nothing weak about this bad boy. This XPA’s tropical and floral aromatics set off a fruity palette that will punch your taste buds in the pleasure zone. Tailored for those who enjoy a fully-hopped beer that’s still easy to drink. 5 ***American IPA IPA Pirate Life Brewing Designed for intelligent and sexy humans who'd like to be able to throw back a few cans of a zealously hopped ale, endowed with an ample malt chassis, and still get on with their day. Pairing suggestion: Cooking, eating, camping, sailing, lawn mowing, home brewing, in-law visiting, hiking, riding and doing. 6 ****American Pale Ale Little Dove Gage Roads Brewing Co The culmination of months of collaboration between the entire brew team. The project: to create the best tasting New World pale ale possible. Huge aroma of tropical nectar ranging from pineapple, to passionfruit, to guava. Sweetness from the tropical fruit character is perfectly balanced by robust bitterness 7 ****American Pale Ale Pale Ale Pirate Life Brewing The brief we gave ourselves for our flagship beer was that it should be able to be sent to any bar in San Diego and to stand proudly alongside the many great Pales produced in, and around, the west coast of the US. The schematic for a West Coast Pale Ale is bucket loads of big US hops, full malty backbone and a characterful yeast. That is what this Pale Ale is all about. Enjoy as fresh as possible. 8 ****American IPA Crankshaft BentSpoke Brewery Similar to a West Coast IPA. Floral nose with notes of citrus and pine. Medium bodied with a nice punch of hops and a solid malt finish. A great beer for lovers of big full flavoured brews – it cranks! 9 ****American IPA Former Tenant Modus Operandi Brewing Co CHAMPION AUSTRALIAN CRAFT BEER IN 2014, THIS BEER IS BURSTING WITH AROMAS OF PASSION FRUIT AND MANGO DUE TO A HEAVY HAND ON THE MOSAIC AND GALAXY DRY HOPS, THIS RUBY RED IPA HAS A COMPLEX BLEND OF CITRUSY HOPS AND SAVOURY CARAMEL MALT FLAVOUR FOLLOWED BY A SLIGHTLY SWEET FINISH. 7.8% ABV 10 ****American Pale Ale Pacific Ale 4 Pines Brewing Co American style pale ale with a bright ruby appearance. Hop-driven aromas of citrus, pine and grapefruit overlay a mouthfeel of rounded malty flavours, setting up for a tight and bitter finish.

GABS Hottest 10 Craft Beers 

1. Pacific Ale - Australian Pale Ale - Stone and Wood Brewing Co 2. IIPA - Double IPA - Pirate Life Brewing 3. Hop Hog - American Pale Ale - Feral Brewing Company 4. XPA - American Pale Ale - Balter - NEW 5. IPA - American IPA - Pirate Life Brewing 6. Little Dove - American Pale Ale - Gage Roads Brewing Co - NEW 7. Pale Ale - American Pale Ale - Pirate Life Brewing 8. Crankshaft - American IPA - BentSpoke Brewery 9. Former Tenant - American IPA - Modus Operandi Brewing Co 10. Pale Ale - American Pale Ale - 4 Pines Brewing Co 11. IPA - American IPA - Fixation Brewing Co 12. War Hog - American IPA - Feral Brewing Company 13. Beechworth Pale Ale - American Pale Ale - Bridge Road Brewers 14. 150 Lashes - Australian Pale Ale - James Squire 15. Pale Ale - American Pale Ale - Little Creatures 16. Newtowner - Australian Pale Ale - Young Henrys Brewing Company 17. Indian Summer Ale - Australian Pale Ale - 4 Pines Brewing Co 18. Kolsch - Kölsch - 4 Pines Brewing Co 19. Barley Griffin - Australian Pale Ale - BentSpoke Brewery 20. Throwback IPA - IPA (Specialty) - Pirate Life Brewing 21. Sonic Prayer - American IPA - Modus Operandi Brewing Co 22. Taco - Specialty Beer - Two Birds Brewing 23. India Red Ale - American IPA - Prancing Pony Brewery 24. Golden Stout Time - Sweet Stout - Big Shed Brewing 25. Korben D. - Double IPA - Akasha Brewing Co 26. Single Fin - British Golden Ale - Gage Roads Brewing Co 27. Three Sheets - Australian Pale Ale - Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel 28. Cloud Catcher - Australian Pale Ale - Stone and Wood Brewing Co 29. Karma Citra - IPA (Specialty) - Feral Brewing Company 30. Atomic - American Pale Ale - Gage Roads Brewing Co 31. Coffee Ramjet 2016 - Wood-Aged Beer - Boatrocker Brewing Co - NEW 32. Tusk – Nov 2016 - IPA (Specialty) - Feral Brewing Company - NEW 33. Nail Red - American Amber Ale - Nail Brewing 34. Ramjet 2016 - Wood-Aged Beer - Boatrocker Brewing Co - NEW 35. Dark - Dark Mild - White Rabbit Brewery 36. Summer Ale - Blonde Ale - Mountain Goat Beer 37. Wild Yak - Australian Pale Ale - Yak Ales - NEW 38. Steam Ale - California Common - Mountain Goat Beer 39. Kosciuszko Pale Ale - Australian Pale Ale - Kosciuszko Brewing Company 40. Grizz - American Amber Ale - 2 Brothers Brewery 41. Small Ale - IPA (Specialty) - Colonial Brewing Company 42. Dog Days - American Wheat - Little Creatures 43. Footscray Ale - American Pale Ale - West City Brewing 44. Spearhead - Australian Pale Ale - Cricketers Arms 45. Vanilla Milk Stout - Sweet Stout - Thirsty Crow 46. Modus Pale - American Pale Ale - Modus Operandi Brewing Co 47. Furphy Refreshing Ale - Kölsch - Little Creatures 48. American Amber Ale - American Amber Ale - 4 Pines Brewing Co 49. Nail VPA - American Pale Ale - Nail Brewing 50. Californicator - American IPA - Big Shed Brewing 51. Freshie Salt & Pepper - Gose - Nomad Brewing Co 52. Mt Tennent Pale Ale - American Pale Ale - Pact Beer Co 53. Fat Yak - American Pale Ale - Yak Ales 54. Kung Foo - Pale Lager - 2 Brothers Brewery 55. KRUSH! - American Pale Ale - KAIJU! Beer - NEW 56. Windjammer - American IPA - Green Beacon Brewing Co 57. Reginald - American IPA - Blackman’s Brewery 58. Pale Ale - American Pale Ale - Hawkers Beer 59. Session Ale - Australian Pale Ale - Mismatch Brewing Company 60. Calypso - Pale Ale (American-style) - Odyssey Craft Brewing Co 61. 8BiT - American IPA - Stockade Brew Co - NEW 62. Hop Thief 8 - American Pale Ale - James Squire - NEW 63. The Chop - American IPA - Hop Nation Brewing Co - NEW 64. Sunset Ale - American Amber Ale - Two Birds Brewing 65. IPA - American IPA - Little Creatures 66. Rogers' Beer - American Amber Ale - Little Creatures 67. Watermelon Warhead - Berliner Weisse - Feral Brewing Company 68. Hop Culture - American IPA - Mornington Peninsula Brewery - NEW 69. Miss Pinky - Soured Fruit Beer - Boatrocker Brewing Co 70. Bright Ale - Blonde Ale - Little Creatures  71. Sly Fox - American Pale Ale - Feral Brewing Company 72. Hop Thief 7 - American Pale Ale - James Squire 73. Praline - Belgian Specialty Ale - La Sirène Brewing 74. Copy Cat - American IPA - Mash Brewing 75. Elsie The Milk Stout - Sweet Stout - Batch Brewing Co 76. Fancy Pants - American Amber Ale - Mountain Goat Beer 77. The Fox - Vienna-style Lager - Rabbit & Spaghetti Brewing Co 78. Growler - American Brown Ale - 2 Brothers Brewery 79. IPA - American IPA - Hawkers Beer 80. Peanut Brittle Gose - Gose - Bacchus Brewing Co 81. Rare Breed: Pulped Fiction Blood Orange IPA - Double IPA - Mountain Goat Beer - NEW 82. Yenda Pale Ale - Australian Pale Ale - Australian Beer Co 83. Garden Ale - Australian Pale Ale - Stone and Wood Brewing Co 84. Hazelnut Brown - Brown Ale (UK-style) - Bad Shepherd 85. Bling Bling - Double IPA - Bridge Road Brewers 86. Beach Ale - Blonde Ale - Odyssey Craft Brewing Co. - NEW 87. Mornington Pale - American Pale Ale - Mornington Peninsula Brewery 88. Fred - IPA (American-style) - Murray’s Craft Brewing Co 89. Imperial IPA - IPA (Specialty) - 4 Pines Brewing Co - NEW 90. F-Yeah - American Pale Ale - Big Shed Brewing 91. Session IPA - American IPA - Modus Operandi Brewing Co - NEW 92. Bling - American IPA - Bridge Road Brewers 93. Project #22: Bert (The Royal Albert Collab) - Australian Pale Ale - Colonial Brewing Company - NEW 94. Sourpuss - Berliner Weisse - Wayward Brewing Company 95. B.F.H. (Barrel Fermented Hog) - American IPA - Feral Brewing Company 96. 28 - American Pale Ale - Burleigh Brewing Company 97. Thanks Captain Obvious - American IPA - BrewCult 98. ALT Brown - American Brown Ale - Balter - NEW 99. The Chancer - Blonde Ale - James Squire 100. Hopsmith - American IPA - Akasha Brewing Co  NEW - First brewed in 2016 So as check this beer list I noticed I have given this top beer list a good dent So What your favourite craft beer?  

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