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Travel, they say, broadens the mind. Nick Race has decided to broaden his palate instead, with a look at who drinks what in the Rugby World Cup.  more info

From plumber to Australia's first professional beer sommelier. Ian Watson's living the dream as head brewer at Sunshine Coast Brewery, and beer 'n' food matching consultant du jour to restaurants across Australia. Matt Kirkegaard reports.  more info

Chef extraordinaire Matt Kemp of Sydney's Restaurant Balzac takes a world tour for his most memorable 12 beers.  more info

Say what you will about the Germans but they like to do things properly. From cars and autobahns, to beer and strange sausages, Dan Holland finds the same rules apply.  more info

A man's drink? Think again. Beer is the most feminine of elixirs, a gift from a goddess, brewed by females and perfected via a woman's touch, says Angus Fontaine.  more info

There are more craft breweries 'per capita' in New Zealand than any other country on the amber planet. Beer & Brewer gave Luke Scott strict orders to leave no bar unturned finding out why.  more info

The mission? Start small, grow fast, aim high, taste heaven. Barons' boss Scott Garnett reveals the inside story of how his little brewery conquered the biggest beer market in the world.  more info

It aint easy brewing green, reckons Mountain Goat Brewery's co-founder Cam Hines, but the future is about eco-beers that deliver lobal warming... without the hangover.  more info

PAUL MERCURIO saves his toughest judgments for the colourful beers that have danced across his palate  more info