Beer Reflections

My GABS Hottest 100 2025 Predictions (and Why This Year’s Poll Feels Different) The 2025 H100 ballot is smaller and brewery participation is down, yet the 2024 Top 30 is intact. I’ve made 10 predictions (including a few outsiders), plus a quick watchlist and a look at what it means for the poll.

Participation has diminished even further.

Are you part of a brewery who decided to pass on the H100 this time round? Send me a message. I'd love to hear the reasons.

A Prelude to Predictions for the GABS Hottest 100 Craft Beers of 2025 A data-driven prelude to my GABS Hottest 100 2025 predictions. Participation is down, entries are tighter, and I’ve identified which 2024 Top 100 breweries are missing.

More Transparency Coming To Big Two Retailers' Private Label Beer More transparency is coming to homebrand beer labels sold by the country’s two major alcohol retailers following a review into the wine industry. The change is one of several, wine-focused recommendations that, if enacted, would likely benefit the beer industry too. The Review Of Regulatory Option...