We sat down with a beer with... Renn Blackman BLACKMAN'S BREWING We recently caught up with one of the country’s colourful brewers, Renn Blackman, Head Brewer and founding partner of Blackman’s Brewery down in Torquay to see what’s up…apart from the surf! 1. How was the brewery named? Jess, my wife and I are the founding owners, hence: Blackman’s Brewery! 2. What beers do you have at home in your fridge now?  In the fridge there’s always a good mix of Reginald IPA, Pivot City Lager, Mervyn Pale, Juicy Banger, Arthur Smoked Porter & Ernie Tropical Hazy. 3. Best tip for v ..read more

We sat down with a beer with... Rachel Freeman TEMPLE BREWING CO. We recently enjoyed a beer with head brewer Rachel Freeman at Temple Brewing Co and discovered how the brewery was named, and if in Melbourne, a great beer garden you can visit with your dog…and more! 1. How was the brewery named? The Brewery was named after Buddhist monks, who were prohibited from consuming alcohol and, therefore decided to begin brewing beer in their Temples. 2. What beers do you have at home in your fridge now?  Plenty of Temple Draught, some beers from the good folks at Good Land Brewing, and ..read more

We sat down with a beer with... Gareth Bowen AKASHA BREWING COMPANY We recently caught up for a quick chat with Gareth Bowen, head brewer at Akasha Brewing Company and discovered his go-to beer at home and the best time to visit the brewery. 1. How was the brewery named? It is the Sanskrit word for the fifth element: the “unknown” added ingredient that brings the others – water, earth, wind and fire – together. I think brewing is such a multi-faceted process. There’s definitely elements of science and creativity and I love the ‘art of brewing’ side of things – thinking up new recipes ..read more

We sat down with a beer with... GRANT SMITH & ANDREW NEWTON TWO MATES BREWING We recently chatted all things beer, and more beer with Grant “Shadow” Smith & Andrew “Chook” Newton, with a word from Head Brewer Michael “Govs” McGovan… 1. How was the brewery named? Two Mates: Hockey mates for far to many years, so why not open a brewery. 2. What beers do you have at home in your fridge now?  Chook – I like to try a few different crafties in the market, whilst always having my Two Mates fav’s on hand.  Two Mates Kiwi Hazee Lager in the kegerator, and cans of Lager and C ..read more

We sat down with a beer with... Sam CLAYMAN SAUCE BREWING CO We asked the tough questions from pineapple on pizza, to what’s in a brewer’s fridge. Find out below as we were on the “Sauce” with Sam… 1. How was the brewery named? I spent a Saturday night on the laptop looking up synonyms for booze (there are a lot!). I liked Sauce (i.e. to get on the Sauce) and after checking availability, registered the domain names and business name on the spot. It was around 2am at this point and I was several beers deep. The next day, sober, it still sounded good, so it stuck! 2. What beers do you ..read more

We sat down with a beer with... Matt Wilson MOFFAT BEACH BREWING CO Learn from Matt the tips on how to geek out on a beer visit at Moffs – to the best beer to pair with dinner, read on! 1. How was the brewery named? Our original brewpub has awesome views over Moffat Beach, the brewery is named after our local beach. 2. What beers do you have at home in your fridge now? I currently have some of our Passenger Pale Ale and Trilogy IPA but I also have some Black Hops East Coast Haze, Balter Handsome Elvis and a few different Range beers. 3. Best tip for visiting the brewery? If you are l ..read more

We sat down with a beer with... SIMON MACEK BLACKFLAG BREWING We recently kicked on with Blackflag Bewing Head Brewer, Simon Mackek for a peek in his fridge and take on the current craft scene… 1. How was the brewery named? Blackflag was born on the beers! 2. What beers do you have at home in your fridge now? Low fills off the canning line! And some experimental beers that I’ve been working on. 3. Best tip for visiting the brewery? Come on a weekday when production is in full swing. Our taproom overlooks the production floor, so you’ve got a birds eye view of a brewery in full swing ..read more

We sat down with a beer with... Lewis “The Big Lew” Kerr Bright Brewery We recently caught up with Bright Brewery Head Brewer, Lewis “The Big Lew” Kerr. We chat origins of the brewery, future of craft, and learn what’s inside a brewer’s fridge at home! 1. How was the brewery named? Bright Brewery was named due to being located in Bright. It’s the home of our venue and our production facility, and home base for many of the action sports and activities we all like to get up to in our spare time. 2. What beers do you have at home in your fridge now? Bridge Road Shrooms of Doom, Bojak Ca ..read more

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