Updates from Hop Nation following its Mornington Peninsula acquisition as well as Pirate Life’s casino venture, Modus Operandi’s Newcastle site and more in this edition of the Bintani Brewery Radar.
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Brewery Radar: August 2020
New breweries are opening up across the country, and the Bintani Brewery Radar aims to keep track of their progress. This month, new breweries for Queensland whilst projects progress in New South Wales, Victoria and SA.
Hop Nation snaps up Mornington Peninsula Brewery site
Victoria’s Hop Nation has acquired Tribe Breweries’ Mornington Peninsula site as it looks to scale up production.
Positioning hard seltzers as brewery ranges evolve
As beer evolves and breweries branch out into everything from kombucha to hard seltzers and RTDs, the question of how to integrate branding with your core range has come to the fore. Designer Tyson Sheean weighs in on the trend.
News Bites
News briefs from Red Hill Brewery, New Zealand’s Good George Brewing, Brisbane’s Range, Hop Nation and more…
Hills Hazy Beer Fest
Hills Hazy Beer Fest will take place November 17th at The Australian Hotel and Brewery. Enjoy tasting paddles of Hazy beer and a range of event chef specials
Hop Nation to launch second Footscray site
Melbourne’s Hop Nation is looking to launch a brewery and taproom on a site close to its current home in the suburb of Footscray.
Live from My Beer Dealer: BeerMatt in conversation with Dave Padden
Join Matt Kirkegaard (Australian Brews News & BeerMatt) in conversation with Akasha’s Dave Padden for the first ever Live from My Beer Dealer.
New Beers Wrap
This week we’ve got a couple of collaborations, including the Citrus Haze IPA from Barcelona’s Garage Beer and Sydney’s Sauce Brewing Co, and a brew from Hop Nation and Akasha, as well as new beers from Feral, Balter and Bright.
Beer is a Conversation: Sam Hambour
This week we hear from Sam Hambour, co-founder of Hop Nation along with Duncan Gibson. We hear about their brewing philosophy and how they were a little blindsided by their run in with ABAC over Jedi Juice.