Globalization of Rougue Brewing Co.

I was at a beer festival in Warners at the Bay NSW Australia. The bottle shop at Warners has the best selection of US micros/craft beers as well as a full compliment of International beers. At the festival the importer of Rougue Beers in Australia had a big stall next to the Murray's stall. Great guy with great beers, I really enjoyed seeing a product I had sold so much of in the states being tasted by Aussies for the first time, who are just learning what real full flavoured beers taste like.

My only gripe about any of the imported beers to Australia is the excessive price, mostly driven by antiquated excise tax and high gst. The excise which is regulated by ABV is repressive in comparrison to wht the wine industry is paying.

At this time I only have one solution and that is to brew my own clones of my favorite beers and develop a few more along the way. But I would still be happy if the prices came down.

In this global warming crisis I have done the unthinkable. I placed my beer fridge under the pergola last Australian winter as it was convenient for power and easy access. Fast forward top summer and temps have climbed to 35c+ and my poor fridge is heating up, not only is my home brew Janet's ale turning to foam but my next ale certainly is not lagering in a good way. I will fix the problem and only wish I had got a clue earlier as I really want one of the perfect beers I usually pour for myself.

Tomorrow I will be attending the Warners @ the Bay Beer Festival in NSW Australia, I will let you know what good beers I come across.

Drink good beer and brew often!

Autralian Beer

I am an American living in Australia working for a small craft brewery. At this moment I am eating pork belly braised in Murray's Sassy Blond, served with rice and some leftover spicy hot wing sauce. I'm drinking an Aussie version of Tasty McDole's Janet Brown Ale; fantastic malt with super hop taste and aroma. The beer was brewed by me at Mark's Home Brew here in Newcastle. All I can say is, "Yum".

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