A Western Australian brewery has produced the top beer in the country for the second time in three years, with Gage Roads Brewing Company taking home the top prize at the Australian International Beer Awards overnight.
Feral Brewing Company has been knocked off the top spot of a poll of Australia's 100 best craft beers for the first time in five years, with the Swan Valley-based brewery's Hop Hog named by punters
Craft brewers are maintaining WA's reputation as the premier beer-making state in Australia, but the challenges they face are as diverse as the breweries themselves.
Swan Valley microbrewery Mash Brewing plans to open a second venue in Bunbury as part of an expansion plan that includes establishing a presence on the east coast and retailing its boutique beers through bottle shops and other pubs.