The supply chain
Founding Contributors
The unsung heroes of the industry — the yeast, hops, malt, steel, glassware, and software that every brewery depends on. This is the B2B map no rating app bothers to build.
Category
Hops
Hop Products Australia (HPA)
Tasmania & Victoria, Australia
Australia's dominant hop grower, source of Galaxy and other Southern-Hemisphere varietals prized for tropical aroma.
Hop Products Australia (HPA) — official site ↗ · checked 2026-08-16
Category
Kegs & Logistics
Kegstar
Sydney, Australia
Keg pooling and tracking service letting breweries rent tracked kegs rather than own and chase their own fleet.
Tally's TakeOwning kegs means losing kegs. Pooling turned a brewery's most-stolen asset into somebody else's problem.
Kegstar — official site ↗ · checked 2026-08-16
Category
Guild / Association
Independent Brewers Association (IBA)
Australia
Fights legislative battles and buyouts for indies, and administers Australia's certified Independent seal.
Australian International Beer Awards
Melbourne, Victoria
Serves International
An Australian-run international beer competition.
SuppliesInternational judged beer and cider competition.