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05/08 The Canberra Times welcomes Barons beers to The Nation's Capital with a review of the Barons Native Range and a word from Richard.

05/08 The New York Times list Barons ESB in their 'Tour of Bitters for the Summer'. Of the 25 ales tasted and compared, 17 were from England, 7 from the United States and 1 Australian representative. Barons ESB swept in the top 10! Read the judges' comments.

05/08 Barons Pale Ale features in a Good Living article on one of Sydney's most charming and well-known pubs.

5/08 The Daily Telegraph interviewed Richard Adamson on the budget, excise and the government's RTD tax increase. Oh, and there's a bit about beer too.

5/08 The Sydney Morning Herald has written a feature on the current excise restrictions surrounding draught beer. Boss Baron comments within.

4/08 Todd Haefer in the Coloradoan writes of the beauty of wattle seed in Black Wattle Ale.

4/08 The Illawarra Mercury features the Barons story and its early inception at Wollongong Uni.

4/08 In preparation of the Towradgi Beer festival the Wollongong Leader features the Barons boys and takes a trip down amnesia lane when they were students of the amber ale at the best Uni bar in Australia.

3/08 3D World celebrate their 900th issue with some Barons and a rollicking good time. In thanks some 3D Barons gave their opinion of the beers in print.

3/08 Bottoms up! The Brisbane Affair features Lemon Myrtle in its review of the best craft beers in Australia.

3/08 US Rugby teams now live in fear of the awesome Brooklyn Barons. Brewing Baron Richard's head is still spinning after his visit to the Lighthouse with some of the players last year and reckons the other teams will struggle to match the boys at the pub after the game if not on the field. Read about the Brooklyn Barons and the Barons Brewing sponsorship by clicking on the image below.

3/08 Barons is sponsoring a new music intiative called Livewired in NYC which will be streamed live by Columbia University's public radio station.

3/08 The US AFL team NYC Magpies are proud to announced the appointment of Barons Brewing as their major sponsor for 2008. As hugh Swannies fans Rich and Scott never dreamed of ever saying "Go the Pies!" Click on the image below to read.

2/08 Foodies rejoice with a Pale Ale in hand as Donna Hay matches the Barons with sticky pork. Yum!

2/08 Lemon Myrtle gets the nod from style leaders GQ Magazine.

2/08 John Kruger in the Beer Radar section of WBM is enthralled by the Barons Native range, particularly the Lemon Myrtle. Nice one John!

1/08 Barons Native Range is featured in January's Drinks Trade magazine.

1/08 Table magazine declares patriotism never tasted so good! They are talking about Black Wattle of course.

1/08 US Arrive magazine features Black Wattle in its First Class features.

1/08 Happy New Year! January's People Mag has Black Wattle listed in its Hot Stuff section. Grab a copy without guilt 'cause you are "reading the articles".

12/07 Charles Coll in National Liquor News sums up the year in beer hightlighting a few of the achievements Barons managed to gather in what was a very busy year!

12/07 Gourmet Traveller has a feature of Beers using different ingredients and recognises Barons leadership in the field of using native Aussie ingredients.

11/12/07 Melbournites catch up with the latest Barons news in the Epicure lifout in The Age.

2/12/07 SMH Spectrum discover Lemon Myrtle and decide that it is excellent with seafood. Yes please!

1 and 2/12/07 Barons lands in Tassie with a splash and loved the great reaction from the locals at the Tasmanian Beer Festival. Check out the articles below?

 

 

24/11 Our favourite quirky Novacastrian has reviewed the Barons Lemon Myrtle Witbier in the Newcastle Weekender. We think he likes it. Click below to make your own assessment.

11/07 Maxim USA tells their readers to put a Barons in their Christmas stocking. They also think all Aussies are criminals. We would rather be convicts than puritans...

21/11 Beer Guide reviews Barons Lemon Myrtle Witbier. It seems Nathan Bird is more than impressed- even the textured labels are a hit! Back of the net for Barons. Click here to visit the review at www.beerguide.com.au: an informative website for lovers of beer.

Inside Out: Christmas Issue- Barons Pale Ale features as the magazine celebrates Barons' 'range of outstanding quality beers'. Click the pic below to read the full article.

National Liquor News: Christmas Issue- Barons goes Native! Barons Native Range comprising of Barons Black Wattle Original Ale and Barons Lemon Myrtle Witbier grab a mention. A mighty fine stocking-filler come Christmas time! Click here to read the tasty tidbit.

10/11 Halliday's Top 20 Beers featured in the Weekend Australian. Barons ESB and Barons Black Wattle Superior were given the prestigious nod, meaning Barons beers accounted for 10% of James Halliday's highest selections! Click the pics to read the comments and view the rest of the winning pack.

2/11 The Daily Telegraph. Boss Baron, Scott Garnett is asked his thoughts on the rising US dollar and the implicit ramifications for Barons' exports. Click here to read the article.

1/11 Barons of Brooklyn- Barons gets involved in Rugby in New York! See attached Lighthouse Tavern Bar & Grill Website…

http://www.lighthousetavern.net/

30/10/07 Catch a Barons bus around Sydney! For the next month, Sydney-siders will notice our Brewing the Dream campaign on buses. Here are some pics of what you can expect. Have you spotted one yet?

27/10 Richard chats to Live 105.3 Dallas, TXa Radio Station in Texas- pouring the presenters a beer at 10.40am. If you believe the presenter, "Aussies are practically Texans", click here to find out why. Richard- Interview Live 105.3 Dallas, TX

Live 105.3 is one of Dallas' favorite radio stations and available everywhere streaming online for free. Live 105.3 includes top radio personalities like Jagger, Pugs and Kelly, Russ Martin, Tom Leykis and Big Dick Hunter.

25/10 Not to be outdone, Brewer Baron Richard Adamson has two great 60 second Radio spots on The Wolf under his belt .  The Wolf is a country music station in the DFW TEXAS market with a very broad reach. Richard is a NATURAL!

Click Richard and the Wolf-1 and Richard and the Wolf-2 to listen to Richard weave his magic in Texas.

24/10 More global press for Barons in Russia! Free Time Magazine- (St Petersburg) Click below to read. Unfortunately, there's no link to an English version but you can safely assume it is positive!

19/10 Barons lands an article in Five Stars Magazine. Five Stars Magazine (St Petersburg) Click below to view.

14/10 Our very own Boss Baron, MD Scott Garnett lent his Golden Tonsils to ABC Radio, statewide with Madeleine Randall. Click the link below to hear the Barons Story and a little about how Scott and Rich have progressed from experimental brewing to the world-class offerings of today's Barons Premium and Barons Native Ranges. Please note Scott's blatant disregard for the Station's no-branding policy- he is good!

Scott Garnett talks to ABC Radio-statewide

 

9/10 Don't miss "Big Steppes Forward" in today's SMH Good Living, Monique Butterworth details Barons expansion into the Russian market. Click below to read.

Out 15/10 St Petersburg web magazine "365" Please see the link that includes a photo of Barons Brewing Directors and Michael Demine, our Russian contact in St Petersburg - Russia.

21/09 Check it out! Barons Black Wattle Superior is today's Beer of the Day on FHM.com. Click below to read.

19/09 Barons blast into Russia. If you can read Russian (we hear it's all good) click through and check out the article in St. Petersburg on Nevsky. Clcik below to read.

12/09 Barons Black Wattle in today's Dining Out section of The New York Times. Click below to read

07/09 The New York Daily News article entitled "Desserts are Getting a Brewed Awakening", features Barons Black Wattle. Click below to read.

 

04/09 Barons Black Wattle is reviewed in the Rocky Mountain News"What's on Tap" column. Click below to read

27/08 CigarAficionado.com chats to Scott Garnett about Australian Craft Beers Released in America. Click below to read.

08/08 Alpha Mag outlines how to judge the good beers from the bad ones. Click below to read.

08/08 US Website - The Bachelor Guy discovers Australian wattle and Barons Blackwattle Superior. The Bachelor Guy. Click below to read.

08/08 Barons Lager is liquid gold according to Tradie Magazine. Click below to read.

02/08 Barons Black wattle was featured on Food with Barbara Rolek, a food blog for The Times of Northwest Indiana. (Who is Barbara Rolek?) Click below to read.

1/08/08 All Hail the Pale Ale - Brewer (Barons) Lord Richard Adamson selects his favourite pale ales in Bars & Clubs. Click below to read.

2/08/07 Ray Jordan and Vic Crossland give the low down on the riches from the East in The West Australian. Click below to read.

28/07/07 Blackwattle as Australian as they come. The Newcastle Herald discovers Blackwattle Superior. Click below to read.

22/7/07 The New Yorkers love our Blackwattle! The New York Post gives Barons the thumbs up. Click below to read.

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You Tube

6/6/07 Viewers of The Chaser would have seen a fan of Barons bailed up by the Citizens Infringement Officer. Watch the video below, it's the chap at the end.

2/6/07 Jason Clout of the Australian Financial Review caught up with the Barons boys and talked about kicking the company off, current strategy and future directions. Click below to read.

5/07 Barons beers are suitable for Vegans. Aduki magazine gives the low down. Click below to read

25/5/07 The Manly Daily takes in the Baronial Splendor. Click below to read.

22/5/07 Florida's The Ledger has blogged about the immenient release of Black Wattle to the US. Taste buds are a wash with anticipation!

22/5/07 US Complex Magazine has featured Barons in their News Blog. Too cool for school!

15/5/07 Beer & Brewer Australia Magazine has been launched with Barons making the cover story. Click below to read.

5/07 US Playboy magazine features a blurb on Black Wattle Superior. They seem to like it. Click on the pic below to read...

8/5/07 The Brew section of SMH's Good Living sees Willie Simpson sampling Barons Lager, Pale Ale and the fledgling Wit Beer to his satisfaction. Click below for the column. Witbier lovers can sup the new release that's only available on tap (for the moment) at The Rose Hotel in Chippendale, the Phoenix Hotel in Woollahra and the Sackville Hotel in Balmain.

5/5/07 Saturday's Telegraph has Barons Pale Ale as the featured beer in the Weekend section. Cheers!

1/5/07 The Courier Mail has an article on Barons, Black Wattle beer and the impending release to the USA. Queenslanders can get their hands on Barons beers before New Yorkers, just ask your local to get it in!

19/4/07 The Australian International Beer Awards results have been announced with Barons picking up medals for Black Wattle, Barons ESB, Barons Lager and Barons Pale Ale in the Large International Brewery Section. Congrats to all winners. Photos from the awards dinner the after parties have been uploaded to the Event Gallery (link above).

14/4/07 The Sydney Royal Easter Show is well and truly under way. Barons Brewing's Richard Adamson caught up with 2UE's John Stanely at the Show to talk beer. Click here to listen (wma file).

13/4/07 Barons Brewing was excited to be the beer sponsor for the Sydney launch of Elle Macpherson's Boudoir collection of lingerie. Our MD Scott Garnett was more excited to meet the star of the show...

4/07 The Perth Royal Show's Beer Competition Results have been announced with Barons Lager and Black Wattle picking up medals. Congrats to all medal winners!

4/07 Barons has launched the Now That's Brave campaign with a billboard on Parramatta Rd. Look out for more Bravery to come.

26/3/07 The NSW Brewers Guild has been lobbying the Federal Government to change the current excise regime to encourage diversity in beer and the growth of small and regional business. Richard Adamson, Brewing Baron and director of the NSW Brewers Guild, spoke to Kelly Burke of the Sydney Morning Herald about the issue. Read the story here.

13/3/07 The Daily Telegraph has run a story on the Barons US invasion. Click on the image below to read.

8/3/07 The Stamford Advocate of Connecticut has a feature on USB and the agreement to import Barons beer. To read the story click below.

3/07 Virgin's Voyeur magazine has a feature on Australia's unique beers and Barons Brewing rate top mention with Black Wattle. The pick below leads to the read if you are not the jetsetter type.

3/07 Food Retailing Today has a story on imported beers in the US market and covers the Barons agreement with USB for National Distribution. Click below to read the story.

3/07 Barons is proud to announce the launch to two new beers in the portfolio, Barons Lager and Barons Pale Ale.

27/2/07 Barons is excited to announce an agreement to export and distribute Barons premium beers to the USA. For the full press release click here.

26/2/07 The inaugural Sydney Royal Show Beer Award results have been announced. In a tough competition where no Gold medals were awarded Black Wattle picked up a Bronze medal. Congrats to all medal winners.

17/2/07 Us boys at Barons Brewing are huge Monty Python fans. However, it wasn't until the Brookston Beer Bulletin pointed out the link between Black Wattle and the Philosophers of the University of Woolloomooloo that we realised how genius we were to put wattle seed in beer!

1/2/07 The infamous Barons hand will be travelling around on the back of a ton of buses throughout the Sydney CBD and metro areas. Keep a look out but make sure you keep your eyes on the road if driving...


7/1/07 & 13/1/07 Gary Walsh at Winorama has decided to use his well developed pallete for the forces of good (to write about beer, not just wine). This capital move has resulted in great reviews for Barons ESB and Black Wattle.

2/1/07 Beer Guide Australia has named Black Wattle Superior as their inaugural BEER OF THE YEAR. The Barons and Baronesses at the office and brewery will be toasting this award with a few Black Wattles and we hope you will do the same!

1/07 Happy New Year! Barons has kicked things off with a huge billboard on Parramatta Rd in Sydney. Look out for it if you are driving through Lewisham.

12/06 Barons is advertising on Sydney's Nova 969 4-7pm throughout December with Bianca Dye. Tune in on the wireless and check out the Dirty Big Spunk's website.

12/06 - 01/07 The dapper chaps at Mens Style know a good thing when they taste it. Barons ESB is featured in the Summer edition. Click below...

6/12/06 Sydney's Central Magazine has a piece on the Barons founders in their Yokel section. Click on the picture below to read the article.

12/06 The top blokes at Ralph implore their readers to have a Barons ESB in their December Issue. It's the one with Jamie Pressly on the cover. Yum....

11/06 The brewing nuts at OZ Craftbrewer have a popular radio podcast that's listened to around the world. In November they did on-air tasting of Black Wattle (mp3, 800kb) and Barons ESB (mp3, 1.2mb, LANGUAGE WARNING - the hosts get very excited!). To listen to the entire programs go here and download the shows from November. The broadcast from the 19th features a technical interview with our Brewing Baron, Richard Adamson.

27/11/06 3D World has covered the Barons Sydney city launch at Ryans Bars in their beautiful people social pages (well, there's a picture of our own Rob Appleby in there so I use the term liberally). If you attended and can't find yourself below, go to our Event Gallery to see if you made the cut.

22/11/06 The Canberra Times has reviewed Barons ESB and given it 5 Stars. Cheers! Canberrians can now pick up Barons beers at Local Liquor stores.

Canberra Times

21/11/06 Beer writer Willie Simpson in the Good Living section of the Sydney Morning Herald has writing a feature on Barons Brewing. Click on the photo below to read the article.

Good Living

18/10/06 The Barons Extra Special Bitter launch is covered in the Wentworth Courier today where it was noted that the women guzzled as much ESB as the guys. You go girls! Click on the picture below for a scan of the 'Red Carpet' page.

WC Red Carpet

15/10/06 The official launch for Barons Extra Special Bitter was held at the London Tavern in Paddington last Wednesday night. Both the Sunday Telegraph and Sun-Herald covered it in their social pages today. Click below on the bar for the Herald's 'booze bashes' coverage and the hand to see the Tele article. Thanks to all that came along to make it a great night. Weren't there? There will be more events coming so don't miss out and sign up to the Squadron.

Herald Tele

11/10/06 The Wentworth Courier has a feature on the Barons founders and the early days of craft brewing at home. Read the story on their website (plugin required) or click on the picture below to bring up a scanned copy.

Wentworth Courier

1/10/06 Barons is proud to announce the launch of Barons Extra Special Bitter (ESB).

29/9/06 Sam de Brito in his popular "All Men Are Liars" blog has asked you to write in about the best beer you ever had and urges all beer lovers to attend the Beer Festival this long weekend at the Australian Hotel.

29/9/06 MX, a daily metro newspaper in Sydney, writes on Barons Brewing involvement in the Australian Heritage Hotel's Australian Beer Festival held over the October long weekend. Click on the image below to read the story.

MX

22/9/06 ABC TV News and Business story on the Premium and Craft Beer market of Australia features Barons as the new up and comer. Click here to view clip (WMV 4.5mb).

15/5/06 Black Wattle features in Kemeny's Select Dozen special offer.

11/5/06 Barons is pleased to announce that Black Wattle has won Best In Class (No. 31 Specialty) in the Australian International Beer Awards 2006 (AIBA). The AIBA is the second largest beer competition in the world. This year's AIBA received 974 entries from 130 breweries across 31 countries. The AIBA remains the largest showcase for premium beer and brewing excellence in the Asia Pacific Region and has also been instrumental in helping to promote the Australian brewing and related industries internationally.

27/3/06 Black Wattle will feature in the Beer Lovers mixed case offer during April.