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Get behind your local real craft breweries and drink Australian real craft beer this Australia Day!
With the recent sale of Fosters to foreign ownership, now over 91% of all beer sold in Australia is foreign owned.
While it is sad to lose such iconic brands, not all is lost as 100% Australian owned Real Craft Brewers with real passion for Craft Beer continue to rise to the challenge and fill the void. It’s our very own Real Craft Brewers who are providing diversity, initiative and creating exciting new craft beers.
That’s where Australian Real Craft Brewers Association (ARCBA) fits in.
Australian Real Craft Brewers Association Ltd is a national body established in late 2011 to represent independently owned real craft brewers who practice the ‘craft’ of brewing. The Association is passionate about Australian craft beer and supporting the craft beer movement.
To celebrate the formation of the Association, a beer brewed on the day of its incorporation in October 2011, will be making its debut. What better day to choose for its limited release than Australia Day!
The beer was brewed by our Chairman and has been donated to ARCBA and is aptly named ‘100% Australian Owned Real Craft Brewed Australia Day Ale”. Kegs will be served in select craft beer venues in capital cities around the country.
Tasting notes: “100% Australian Owned Real Craft Brewed Australia Day Ale” is a big Australian ale with a large amount of hops and fresh fruit flavours, a lovely mouthfeel and huge bitterness. 6.5% alc/vol.
There are other craft beer venues promoting specially brewed beers for Australia Day too – see below.
Get behind your local real craft breweries and drink Australian real craft beer!!
Craft Beer Venues serving “100% Australian Owned Real Craft Brewed Australia Day Ale”
Melbourne
Cookie Bar, Level 1, 252 Swanston St, Melbourne, VIC 3000 Ph 03 9663 7660
Perth
Clancys Fish Pub Fremantle, 51 Cantonment St, WA Fremantle, Ph 08 9335 1351
Hobart
Preachers Bar, 5 Knopwood Street, Battery Point TAS 7004 Ph 03 6223 3621
Sydney
3 Weeds, 193 Evans St, Rozelle NSW 2039, Ph 02 9818 2788
The Royal Albert Hotel, 140 Commonwealth St, Surrey Hills NSW, Ph 02 9281 2522
Redoak, 201 Clarence St, Sydney CBD NSW 2000 Ph 02 9262 3303
CRAFT BEER VENUES THAT HAVE SPECIAL AUSTRALIA DAY RELEASES
A special beer brewed for Australia Day
Southerncross Lager, Brisbane Brewhouse, 601 Stanley Street, Woolloongabba, Ph 07 3891 1011
Australia Day Bitter
Sunshine Coast Brewery Bar & Restaurant, Cnr Ocean St & Horton Pde, Maroochydore
Special Australian Craft Beers on
The Steam Exchange, Lobethal Bierhaus, Brewboys, Barossa Valley Brewing
Adelaide, The Wheatsheaf Hotel, 39 George St, The Barton SA 5031, Ph 08 8443 4546
Special Australia Day Bitter
The Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel, 19 Kent St, The Rocks NSW Ph 02 9251 4044
Australian owned and brewed Real Cask Ales
Wig & Pen Tavern & Brewery, Canberra House Arcade, Canberra City,
Ph 02 6248 0171
Special Cask Conditioned Dark Knight Porter
Murrays have done a special Cask Conditioned Dark Knight Porter to spear on Australia Day to celebrate the History of Raising the Flag in 1788 when a cask of Porter was tapped to celebrate the occasion over two hundred years ago.
Murray's at Manly, 49 North Steyne, Manly NSW , Ph 02 9977 0999
Murray’s, 3443 Nelson Bay Rd, Bobs Farm Port Stephans NSW, Ph 02 4982 6411