This is where you'll find giveaways for cases of beer, festival tickets and more. And you'll be able to get your hands on merch and other member specials here too.
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The Crafty Cabal is a unique beer club for everyone who loves Aussie beer and wants to boost their beer experience.
Created by The Crafty Pint, Australia's leading beer site, it connects beer lovers with local brewers and beer venues via exclusive deals, events and giveaways.
It's fair to say that, even by past standards, Bridge Road Brewers have dropped a killer lineup for the 2025 edition of The High Country Hop.
Even if you were only into good beer or good music, let alone both, there's plenty of reasons to head along.
On the beer front, the region's brewers are joined by the likes of KAIJU!, Wildflower, Range and Love Shack (with more to be announced), while the music lineup is as eclectic as it is ace: Kaiit, The 5.6.7.8s from Japan, Darren Hanlon and more.
You can read all about the event on March 22 here – and look to get your hands on a double pass in another epic Crafty Cabal giveaway.
CoConspirators are set to celebrate three years at their Brunswick brewpub before the year is out, and have created five collaborations for the occasion with The Mill, Rocky Ridge, Bridge Road, Banks and Good Land.
Four of them are going into cans and they're giving us some mixed eight-packs featuring that quartet for Crafty Cabal members.
You can find details of their birthday plans here – and attempt to get your hands on a mixed pack by entering this giveaway before December 4.
Half A World Away was the winning beer in the People's Choice promo we ran with Holgate Brewhouse as part of their 25 Years of Beers celebrations.
The beer first appeared more than a decade ago as a collab between the Woodend brewers and Nøgne Ø in Norway.
It's a luscious imperial red ale you can read about here. And we've got three cases on offer for Cabal members.
Of all the beers released in Australia over the past 20 years, few need less introduction than Stone & Wood Pacific Ale.
The beer helped drive the rise of craft beer in Australia as well as helping popularise Galaxy hops globally.
Whether you're a regular drinking of Pac Ale or are keen to revisit, we've got cases to give away to Cabal members in the lead up to summer.
Fancy getting your hands on three of Holgate's funkier beers? Then get entering our latest prize draw.
The Woodend legends have offered up a case each of:
We've picked a winner! Congrats to Rebecca Waddell, who is the winner of the beers!
How do you fancy getting your hands on three cases of beers from one of Melbourne's newest breweries?
Fury & Son have just released their first three beers, all created by the man who won a Champion Australian Brewery title last year when at The Monk.
If you'd like to win a case each of their New World Pilsner, Pale and Scotch Ale, enter away.
UPDATE: And the winner is Tim R, AKA Cabalista LXXIX!
Nail Brewing put together an awesome prize pack for April's main draw featuring a case of each of its core beers:
And the winning Cabalista drawn from the hat was Ray AKA Cabalista CII.
Congrats! Details of May's prize pack up here soon.
For our fourth monthly prize draw, we head inside the Temple – the Brunswick brewery that's on the rise.
The lovely folks there have offered us a case of each of their packaged beers as well as a t-shirt. That means the winner in March's draw will receive a case each of:
To enter, just make sure you hit the button before the month is out.
Good luck!
Time for our third monthly prize draw. And this time the goodies come from the hottest brewery in the country right now: Pirate Life.
The SA brewery landed three beers in the Hottest 100 top 11 just ten months after launching. And they're giving us a case of all three: Throwback IPA, Pale Ale and IIPA.
Just click the button if you'd like to go into the draw and we'll pick a winner at the end of the month.
As for January's winner, congrats to Cabalista LIII, Matthew D, who won three cases of La Sirene's beers.
For our second monthly Cabal giveaway, we've lined up something pretty special from one of our very favourite Aussie breweries, La Sirène.
The Melbourne-based French / Belgian ale specialists are offering the following to one lucky Cabalista in January's competition:
If you'd like that turning up on your doorstep, simply click the button and cross your fingers!
At the end of August, Gage Roads announced plans to buy back the shares in the business owned by Woolworths to "Return to Craft".
To mark the news, and give a Cabalista a chance to check out why their beers have done so well recently, we asked if they'd like to put forward September's major prize. And they said yes.
Register now for a chance to win:
We'll pick a winner at the start of October. Good luck!
Our first monthly prize draw for Cabalistas is a cracker. Feral Brewing has offered us a 16 bottle cube of each of its core beers:
Hop Hog
Sly Fox
White
Smoked Porter
Boris
Karma Citra
WINNER! Congratulations to Dean Smith, Cabalista XXII, who is the winner of the above. A great way to start 2016.
We'll have details of January's amazing La Sirene prize up here in the coming days.
Cheers!
Since launching, Stockade Brew Co has wasted little time in getting its beers from its home at BrewPack as far and wide across the country as possible.
And they've wasted little time brewing a wide array of beers either. So, for October's prize draw, we've got three cases of different brews to give away.
They want to spread the love too, so the cases will go to three different Cabalistas, each with a bottle opener matching the cap and a Stockade cap too.
Register now for your chance to win and we'll pick a winner at the start of November.
WA's Cheeky Monkey have just launched a new look lineup of beers and to celebrate have given us a few cases to give away to Cabalistas.
We'll confirm the exact prize pool ASAP but, in the meantime, you can enter below and read more about the new brewery and their plans here too.
View our competition rules here.
We've got mixed cases of some seriously fresh & funky beers up for grabs for Cabal members this April:
To be in with a chance of winning one, enter the ballot below before the end of April (not March as we originally wrote... Thanks, Lucy!).
View our competition rules here.
Detour Beer Co is a new brewing company in the Yarra Valley you can read about here.
They've celebrated their launch by giving us four mixed cases featuring their four launch beers – Black Spur Draught, Trail Ale, XPA and IPA.
To be in with a chance of winning one, enter the ballot below before the end of March.
View our competition rules here.
Woolshed Brewery occupies a picturesque spot on the banks of the Murray in SA's Riverland region – you can even take a houseboat for a spin complete with taps pouring their beers.
If you'd like to see what they've been brewing, our first Cabal ballot of 2019 features mixed cases made up of Summer Ale, Amazon Ale, AAAmber Ale, Judas The Dark, Cherax Destructor, Bunyip Imperial Stout, Double Destructor, River Time Session IPA and The Big Orange.
Simply tap the button below to enter and we'll pick and notify winners mid-February.
You can view our competition rules here.
To close out 2018, we've put together our biggest prize pool yet for Cabalistas, featuring cases from a bunch of brewers and the Crafty fridges.
We'll pick the winners mid-Jan (even brewers are allowed a little downtime after New Year), with the cases on offer looking like this:
We might add to this too but, for now, make sure you enter the ballot for your chance to start 2019 with a case of beer landing on your doorstep.
View our competition rules here.
Fancy getting your hands on some limited release treats from Moon Dog?
The Abbotsford brewery has put up one of the most colourful prizes we've offered to Cabalistas yet, with four packs featuring the following up for grabs:
Simply enter the ballot below and we'll pick the winners at the start of November.
View our competition rules here.
Hop Hog is one of the beers that's helped define craft beer in Australia.
As it turns ten, the Feral crew has given us three cases plus merch to give away to Cabalistas.
Simply enter the ballot below and we'll pick the winners at the start of November.
View our competition rules here and read all about the story of Hop Hog here.
To celebrate the arrival of their fourth core beer, IPA, Philter has lined up a delicious prize pack for Cabalistas.
We've got a case each of:
to give away to four lucky members. Simply enter the ballot below and we'll pick four winners on September 30 and allocate them case at random.
Good luck!
View our competition rules here.
Tamworth may be best known as Australia's country music capital but since 2015, Tamworth BrewFest has been aiming to lift the regional city's beer profile too.
Held at the recently built Scully Park Regional Sporting Precinct, BrewFest invites breweries both local and national, large and small, into town to showcase their beers.
For one lucky Cabalista, we've got a VIP ticket to give away. That ticket includes early access to the festival, ten tasting tokens, a branded BrewFest sample cup and access to a VIP area with complimentary food
To be in with a chance of winning one, simply enter the ballot. We'll pick the winner. View our competition rules here.
Black Dog is the little brewery that can, run by James Booth at his family's winery near Glenrowan.
As well as making all of Taminick Cellars' wines, he produces a wide range of beers and is putting together four mixed cases for Cabal members to get their hands on.
Each one is made up of 11 different beers, covering pales and IPAs, stouts, Belgian ales and even a lime gose.
We'll pick winners and notify them via email in the first half of August.
View our competition rules here.
Clare Valley Brewing Co has just launched its first two cans: XPA and Red IPA.
To celebrate, they've given us three cartons of each for a Cabal giveaway. That means there will be six lucky Cabalistas drawn out the hat in early July.
Just enter the ballot below and we'll pick and notify winners via email. View Crafty Pint competition rules here.
Rocks Brewing turns ten later this year and is starting the celebrations early.
And they're doing it with some style, putting together four epic prize packs for Crafty Cabal members.
From May's main prize draw, four lucky Cabalistas will end up with:
Pretty sweet, hey! Just enter the ballot below and we'll pick and notify four winners in early June.
View Crafty Pint competition rules here.
Blizzard Brewing is one of the growing number of breweries found in the Victorian High Country, operating from a brewpub in Dinner Plain.
They've recently revamped their core range and, to celebrate, are offering up four mixed cases for our main April prize draw. The cases will feature a mix of:
To be in with a chance of winning one, simply enter the ballot. We'll pick four winners in the first week of May. View our competition rules here.
Hargreaves Hill has just launched a new look and added two new beers to its core range.
They're the JNR hoppy mid-strength and a Dortmunder style Lager.
We've got two cases of each to give away.
Enter below and we'll pick the winners and notify them via email in early April.
View our competition rules here.
New England Brewing Co has steadily been building a fine reputation for its beers over the past few years.
They recently moved into cans and added new beers to their lineup too.
To celebrate, they've put up three cases of their Pale Ale for our February prize draw.
Enter below and we'll pick the winners and notify them via email at the start of March.
View our competition rules here.
Obsession is the new session IPA from Fixation.
If you'd like to have some land on your doorstep, enter January's main Crafty Cabal prize draw as we've got three cases to give away to three supporters.
We'll pick the winners at the start of February and notify them via email.
For Crafty Pint competition rules, head here.
For December's main prize draw, we've lined up some goodies from Bodriggy Brewing, the Melbourne operation currently building a brewery and venue in the warehouse where we held our rebrand launch party in April.
To be in with a chance of winning one of three cases of Bodriggy beer, simply enter the ballot below.
We'll pick winners on New Year's Day.
You can view our competition rules here.
Wolf of the Willows was one of the very first Aussie brewing companies to release an XPA. And now they're packaging it in cans for summer 2017/18.
To celebrate this, they've given us three cases to give away to Cabal members.
Simply enter the ballot below if you'd like to be in with a chance of winning one.
View Crafty competition rules here.
Cheeky Monkey has been in the news recently after securing a spot on Singapore Airlines flights in and out of Perth.
If you'd like to get your hands on some of the brewery's beer, you need to enter this ballot. We've got a case of each of Cheeky Monkey's core beers – Australian Lager, Pale Ale, West Coast IPA & Session Red Ale – to give away (four cases for four winners).
We'll pick the winners early in November.
Crafty Pint competition rules can be viewed here.
Young Henrys has just launched a new look for its tinnies – and a tweak to its flagship Newtowner pale ale.
To celebrate, they've put up a whopping six cases of the beer for September's main Cabal prize draw.
Enter the ballot before September 30 if you'd like to be in with a chance of having one sent your way. We'll contact winners in early October.
You can view our competition rules here.
Newstead Brewing is about to relaunch its range with a new look and in tinnies too.
We've had a sneak peek and it's a pretty sweet reinvention (which we'll be able to post photos of soon).
In the meantime, they've given us three cases to give away as August's main Cabal draw.
Register below and we'll pick winners at random at the end of the month then notify winners via email.
You can check our competition ts & cs here.
We've got five double passes for the first Goose Island Flock Party in Melbourne.
The brewery's recently arrived IPA will be pouring at Paradise Alley in Collingwood, alongside some recently flown in beers from the Chicago brewery's wider range, while there will be American fare and tunes from Bootleg Rascal.
Entry gets you access to all the above. If you'd like to be there, simply register for the competition below BEFORE 3PM ON FRIDAY AUGUST 4!
We'll pick the winners at random and notify them via email soon afterwards.
Venom Beer is a Victorian gypsy operation that launched with a well received Golden Ale and has since added a Pale Ale and seasonal Black IPA to its packaged lineup (with a Refreshing Ale available on tap too).
They've given us a case of each to give away as July's main prize draw for Cabal members. Simply register before the end of the month for your chance to win one of them.
And if you're around Yea, call into Venom's new home, the town's refurbished Country Club Hotel.
It's fair to say June 2017 represents the biggest and beastliest Crafty Cabal prize draw to date.
Murray's has given us a case each of:
to give away to mark its annual Dark Beer Month.
Simply register below and we'll pick three winners at the start of July.
Odyssey Craft Brewing is the brewing operation born from Odyssey Tavern on the Surf Coast of Victoria.
This month sees them add the remaining beers in their core range to their packaged offering.
So they've given us three mixed cases to give away to three lucky Cabalistas. Simply register below for your chance to win one of them.
We'll pick the winners at the end of May.
Good luck!
We've got two VIP passes and token packs to give away to Cabalistas for GABS Melbourne and Sydney. These are already sold out for the general public so this is your last chance to get a hold of them!
The Melbourne winners have already been notified, so now it's time for Sydney!
To be in with a chance of winning one of the Sydney passes register below and we'll pick two winners at the end of April.
We've got two VIP passes and token packs to give away to Cabalistas for GABS Melbourne and Sydney. These are already sold out for the general public so this is your last chance to get a hold of them!
The Melbourne winners have already been notified, so now it's time for Sydney!
To be in with a chance of winning one of the Sydney passes register below and we'll pick two winners at the end of April.
We've got two VIP passes and token packs to give away to Cabalistas for GABS Melbourne and Sydney. These are already sold out for the general public so this is your last chance to get a hold of them!
To be in with a chance of winning one of the Melbourne passes register here and we'll pick two winners on April 17.
The ballot for GABS Sydney will open as soon as we've picked the Melbourne winners!
Sailors Grave has been exciting beer lovers in Melbourne and, more recently, Sydney since launching last year. They brew off kilter beers and send them into the world in eye catching cans.
If you'd like to win a mixed case featuring six of their beers, register now - we've got three to give away to Cabalistas at the end of March.
Few breweries have taken the Aussie beer scene by storm like Balter.
The Gold Coast brewery with four famous surfers among its founders and a trophy winning brewer at the helm has been winning over fans across the country since launching with an XPA in 2016.
Now, for our February main prize draw, they've given us a case of each of their beers – XPA, ALT Brown and Pilsner – plus some merch to give to one lucky Cabalista.
Just register for the ballot below and we'll pick a winner at the end of February.
For our final main prize draw of 2016, we've got a rather colourful lineup for one lucky Cabalista.
Given it's Christmas, there's a case of Red Hill's latest Christmas Ale.
As it's Summer, there's a case of Doctor's Orders Tonic.
And as we've got so much beer at Crafty Towers, there's a mixed case of beers old and new from the Crafty fridges.
Register below to enter and we'll pick a winner mid January!
We love saisons at Crafty Towers and, having run a Blind Tasting on the style as well as an article on how to pair them with food, we figured we should give some away.
So we've lined up three of the beers that did best in the Blind Tasting for one of you to win. They are:
All very different. All very tasty.
Congratulations to Michael Walker, winner of