Killer Sprocket have set down roots for the first time after seven years of nomad brewing, marking a growing trend which has seen contract breweries invest in bricks and mortar, customer-facing sites.
Brewery Openings
Stomping Ground opens Melbourne Airport brewery
Stomping Ground have opened Australia’s first airport brewery at Melbourne today, offering 30 taps of craft beer to travellers.
Meddings family to launch US brewpub
Bintani director and BentSpoke co-owner Phil Meddings has teamed up with a US-based businessman to launch a brewpub, Bay 13 Brewery, in the US city of Miami.
Revel set to launch second Brisbane brewpub
Brisbane’s Revel Brewing Co is opening a second brewpub in the city, moving into a heritage-listed building as it looks to expand production to meet demand.
Nomad brewers CoConspirators set to open taproom
CoConspirators Brewing are launching their first taproom, in the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick, after three years of nomad brewing.
Former Stone & Wood brewer teams up to launch Red Earth
Red Earth Brewery has launched on New South Wales’ Tweed Coast with beers from former Stone & Wood brewer Zeke Hower.
Shout Brewing launches in Newcastle
Shout Brewing has joined Newcastle’s lineup, launched by four friends with homebrewing backgrounds juggling brewing and full time jobs.
Hervey Bay set to welcome Cauldron Brewing
Cauldron Brewing has received final council approval for its Hervey Bay site, and owner Martin Potter discusses some of the hurdles in getting the brewery started, including finances, supplier and town planning concerns for new breweries to be aware of.
BrewLab set to launch in 2020
The state government has invested in a BrewLab for Queensland’s brewers to enable sensory and quality testing as part of its Craft Beer Strategy.
Kenilworth Hotel pub expands brewery
Queensland’s Kenilworth Hotel, located in a town with a population of 550, has expanded its microbrewery as demand from customers soared after 18 months of craft beer.