Melbourne Function Venue recommend A surprising number of IPAs (India pale ales) and imperial-style beers muscled past my bias and into the best this year; when the hop, malt and alcohol regimens in these drops are finely tuned they are hard to beat. Note also how the craft industry has embraced cans, which are lighter, cool faster and protect beer better than glass. by Melbourne Function Venue There’s never been a more exciting time to be a beer drinker. Make the most of it. Pirate Life Brewing IIPA Doubling down on the standard IPA with “big malt, big hops, big fermentation”, the pirate team in Hindmarsh, South Australia, have produced a beer that manages better balance than a lot of […]