Media Release

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 – also included.

Get behind your local real craft breweries and drink Australian real craft beer!

Kind regards

David Hollyoak

Chairman

On behalf of Australian Real Craft Brewers Association Ltd

PO Box 432, Cammeray NSW 2062

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For further details & comment please contact; David Hollyoak, Chairman, Redoak Brewery, mobile 0412 577 199 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

CRAFT BEER VENUES

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

Ph 07 5443 3884

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

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