Small breweries are finding it increasingly difficult to compete with their much larger rivals as consumers cut back on discretionary spending and opt for cheaper, mass produced beer.
Cameron Hines, who runs the Mountain Goat Brewery in Richmond and is also Founder of the Australian Association of Microbrewers, said the industry was struggling to gain a foothold because of the dominance of the two big producers.
"In the past few months I've heard of three microbreweries that have closed in Victoria," Mr Hines said. "We are in a market dominated by a duopoly. We don't have the economies of scale … we are using the very best ingredients to craft the best beer, yet we are taxed at the same rate."
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