The Crafty Pint

Established in 2010, The Crafty Pint is an online magazine dedicated to the vibrant Australian craft beer scene. We share stories from all aspects of the local beer landscape and offer valuable information for beer enthusiasts, helping them become more knowledgeable and confident in their appreciation of beer and its culture. As an independent, family-run publication, The Crafty Pint maintains a traditional journalistic ethos, ensuring that our content is free from sponsored news or paid features.

National

English

Online/Digital

Outlet metrics

Domain Authority

Ranking

Global

#688765

Australia

#20055

Food and Drink/Beverages

#83

Traffic sources

Monthly visitors

Articles

Episode 047: Charlie Bamforth: A Life In Beer

1 week ago | craftypint.com | Will Ziebell

"I’m the one who can have a beer and advertise my endowment. The Edward Teller professor of nuclear physics is not walking around with uranium. And you can join the pet food industry, but on a Friday night you can’t have a few cans of Chum." Charlie Bamforth is a name and voice familiar to many in the beer world. He’s one of beer’s great storytellers and has worked in the industry since 1978, the year he started at the Brewing Research Foundation before moving to Bass in the UK.
From Hop Monsters To Lager Lovers: The Metamorphosis of KAIJU!

1 week ago | craftypint.com | Will Ziebell

What’s the secret behind a champion beer? Freshness? Balance? A huge sack of cash delivered in the dead of the night? (To head off any defamation proceedings: I’d like to specifically point out that last one is definitely a joke, nobody is bribing beer judges.
Brew & A: Julia Santos Muriel

1 week ago | craftypint.com | Will Ziebell

In November 2016, Julia Santos Muriel came to Australia as a backpacker. She planned to be back home in Spain before the Northern Hemisphere's summer. More than eight years on, she's still here and forging ahead with a "random" but amazing career in beer. The technical brewer looks after quality and sensory at Capital Brewing, recently judged at the Australian International Beer Awards, and helps others enter the world of judging via Pink Boots Society's Pathways To Judging.
Soaring Success: The Story Behind Wedgetail Brewing's Champion Beer

2 weeks ago | craftypint.com | Will Ziebell

There’s speechless and then there’s Pete “Macca” McDonald collecting the Champion Australia Beer trophy at the Australian International Beer Awards speechless. The Wedgetail Brewing co-founder said the moment took him by complete surprise; a week on, he and fellow founder Howie Croft are still reeling from the major honour. “I was completely unprepared for it,” Macca says.
Episode 046: The Making Of A Serial Trophy Winner

2 weeks ago | craftypint.com | James Smith

Play the full episode The Making Of A Serial Trophy Winner Subscribe and listen Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube RSS "I got the feedback and it was brutal. But I didn't get upset; I just took it on the chin." Who better to feature on the podcast the week after the country's biggest beer awards than the man whose beers have won more trophies in recent years than any other?
Mountain Culture Acquire Fox Friday From Administrators

2 weeks ago | craftypint.com | James Smith

The upward trajectory of Mountain Culture looks set to continue apace after they announced they're buying Fox Friday and the brewing company's associated assets, including Carwyn Cellars, from administrators. While details at this stage remain scarce, a brief statement from Mountain Culture co-founders DJ and Harriet McCready said: “We’re so excited. We really respect Fox Friday not just for their awesome beer, but the local communities they have built.
Episode 045: Australian International Beer Awards 2025

3 weeks ago | craftypint.com | James Smith

Play the full episode Australian International Beer Awards 2025 Subscribe and listen Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube RSS There’s a special edition of The Crafty Pint Podcast this week as we come to you from the Australian International Beer Awards. The country’s biggest annual beer competition, which is now into its fourth decade, took place at the Melbourne Showgrounds on May 15, where hundreds gathered to see which beers and brewers would be heading home laden with trophies.
Tiny WA Brewery Wedgetail Win Champion Australian Beer At 2025 AIBAs

3 weeks ago | craftypint.com | James Smith

The 2025 Australian International Beer Awards delivered an impressive blend of the familiar and fresh-faced, the large and small, the old (very old in one case) and new as hundreds of people gathered at the Melbourne Showgrounds for the local industry's annual showpiece awards dinner.
Pint of Origin 2025 Is Here!

1 month ago | craftypint.com | James Smith

"The thing I like about the festival is everything. There's nothing I don't like about it." As testimonials go, the words of Rosemarie Ensink – someone who has "completed" a few Pint of Origins over the years – are pretty high praise. Hopefully, as the festival launches across Melbourne for a thirteenth time tomorrow, it will once again live up to her expectations, as well as those of the thousands of others who will be making their way to one, some, or all of the 23 host venues over the ten days.
Episode 044: The Malt Maven

1 month ago | craftypint.com | James Smith

Play the full episode The Malt Maven Subscribe and listen Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube RSS "There's so much more than just drinking a beer. It's about the environment, the culture, and sharing it with friends." Most people in their very early 30s are probably just about working out what they want to do with their lives. In Steph Howard's case, she's already off to start a new career having left an indelible mark on the beer industry on both sides of The Ditch.