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What exactly is an “imported beer”?

Is it one that is brewed overseas and shipped to Australia? Or is it a foreign beer brewed under licence in Australia? This really hit home recently when I ordered a Peroni from an Italian restaurant. However when I tried the Peroni it tasted different, really different. How can a Peroni made and brewed in Italy taste close to Heineken? After checking the bottle, I found that this had been “brewed...

The Muscles from Brussels meets Marlon Brando. Stella Artois

Belgium, home of Jean-Claude Van Damme, the Manneken Pis (I’m not making that up, Google it) and some of the weirdest beers you’ll ever have in your entire life. I once had “mandarin flower” flavoured beer in Brussels. A mistake that I will make only once in my life.  I walked out thinking those crazy Belgians will try to ferment anything if it stays still long enough. So when the opportunity aros...

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