Homebrewers Must-See Places
Australia's Oldest Brewery
Step back in time and experience the workings of the Cascade Brewery. See the production process of some of Australia's finest beers in the historic plant where brewing dates back to 1824. Take a walk through the magnificent Woodstock Gardens. Tour the Cascade Museum with all its colourful historic items. Taste the famous Cascade products. It's all part of the tour.
Tours are conducted 9.30am and 1pm Monday to Friday, excluding Public Holiday. There are extra tours at peak times based on demand.
Bookings are essential. Call 03 62241117
Email enquiries cascadetours@fostersgroup.com
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History of Beer and Brewing
Asia's first modern brewery
"In the late 1820s, Edward Dyer moved from England to set up the first brewery in India (later incorporated as Dyer Breweries in 1855) at Kasauli in the Himalayan Mountains. The Kasauli brewery launched India's and indeed Asia's first beer, Lion, which was in great demand by the thirsty British administrators and troops stationed in the sweltering heat of India. Lion was much appreciated as a beer, and one famous poster featured a satisfied British Tommy declaring, "as good as back home!".
"The brewery was soon shifted to nearby Solan (close to the British summer capital Shimla), as there was an abundant supply of fresh springwater there. The Kasauli brewery site was converted to a distillery, which Mohan Meakin Ltd. still operate. Dyer set up more breweries at Shimla, Murree (Murree Brewery), Rawalpindi, Mandalay, Quetta and acquired interests in the Ootacamund Brewery (South India)."
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Homebrewer Tips
Beer Tasting: 10 Reasons to start rating and recording your beer tasting experience.
1) A month after the last bottle is gone you will not remember how good or bad a particular recipe was.
2) It will help you understand how ingredients affect the quality of your brew.
3) Figure out what style you like best. It will help you decide what your next batch will be.
4) Learn the difference between "excellent","ok", "good", "bad" and "nasty" beer.
5) It will help you improve a recipe.
6) You will learn how to describe beer aroma, flavor and texture.
7) It will help develop your beer palate.
8) You will be a step closer to becoming a Beer Judge.
9) It will keep you from buying the same awful beer twice.
10) To compete with the wine snobs.
Beer Tasting Guide by alabev.com
Beer Tasting Form (.Pdf) by Trappistes Rochefort
Beer Tasting Form (.Doc) by ratebeer.com
Homebrewing Stats
Fellow homebrewer!
You are not alone...
... 1.25 million people in North America including Canada make their own beer.
... There are about 750 homebrew clubs in the U.S
... Around 9 million six-packs of beer are home-brewed annually.
... The average homebrewer spends between $100 and $150 per year on his/her hobby.
... The U.S. home-brew hobby market is estimated at almost $200 million a year.
... Most states allow you to brew 100 gallons of beer per person over the age of 21 per household, up to a maximum of 200 gallons per year...
Exercise your right!
Start brewing today!
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