Tasmanian Pale Ale
Farm Ale
Farm Ale is a pale ale made with barley, wheat, oats and hops from Tasmanian farms.
In 2016 we started making craft beer. For Cheese Makers, we makes bloody great beer!
Locally grown ingredients and an eye towards Tasmania's seasons and sensibilities are what guides our beers down an unconventional path. Much like our cheese, our beer is an artisanal product that strives to be the best expression of the seasonally variable ingredients available in our region.
Because the development of beers is very much an ingredient-driven process, we place a lower priority on adhering to common ‘styles’ of beer. We do not strive to make the best ‘lager’ or ‘pilsner’, not only because we are not in Europe, but also because we are in Tasmania, and this is a special place and deserves special beers to call its own. The unlimited potential for creating products expressing distinctively ‘Tasmanian’ characteristics is far more exciting than trying to copy something that makes another part of the world special.
To achieve this, we use locally grown grain wherever possible, 100 per cent Tasmanian grown hops, Bruny Island honey, and Bruny Island water.
We frequently experiment with non-traditional or unusual beer ingredients, such as quinoa, spelt, and native plants, for no other reason than they are grown here in Tasmania. We actively forge links up our supply chain and within our community, whether it is working closely with farmers to source to particular ingredients, or having access to freshly emptied whisky barrels to mature beer in.
In keeping with our dairy roots, a collection of decommissioned milk vats was repurposed into a 15 hectolitre brewhouse, located behind our cheesery. All our beers are open fermented, bottle conditioned and free from preservatives.
Nick’s vision for the brewery is delivered by Head Brewer Luke Rutland. True to the ethos that underpins our farming and cheesemaking, the goal in our Brewery is to create intrinsically Tasmanian flavours and explore the rare opportunity offered by a Brewery and Cheesery operating alongside each other.
OUR BEERS
Pale Ales
Summer Session Ale
Honey Pale Ale
A bright and refreshing Tasmanian pale ale with delicate honey sweetness, citrus notes and a smooth, balanced finish.
Tasmanian Pale Ale
Urban Farmer
Hazy golden and easy drinking, Urban Farmer brings fruity hop aromas, smooth bitterness and earthy cereal sweetness.
Pale Ale
Great Bay Pale
Great Bay Pale is a 5.1% Tasmanian hazy pale ale with smooth bitterness and a solid hop aroma.
IPAs
Raw Wheat IPA
Cloudy Bay IPA
A hazy IPA with deeply Tasmanian roots, Cloudy Bay IPA delivers big, juicy hop flavours with a smooth, refreshing finish.
Tasmanian IPA
Jubbly IPA
Bursting with tropical and stone fruit aromas, Jubbly IPA balances delicious malt flavours with refreshing dryness and a firm bitterness.
IPA
J.W. IPA
Packed with tropical and stone fruit aromas, J.W. IPA pours deep copper with refreshing dryness and bitterness balanced by rich malt flavours.
Red Ales
Session Red Ale
Lighthouse Ale
A 2.8% Tasmanian red session ale with biscuity malt, firm bitterness and subtle fruity and floral hop notes.
Red Session Ale
Adventure Ale
Rich in malty goodness with savoury-sweet cracker and raisin flavours, Adventure Ale balances fruity notes with a firm bitterness and dry finish.
Dark Ales & Stouts
Dark Ale
Bruny Black
Rich and roasty, Bruny Black combines coffee, toffee and toast with subtle citrus, spice and plum notes.
Sweet Stout Enriched With Whey
Whey Stout
Whey Stout is a roasty 5.8% milk stout enriched with lactose from our own cow’s milk whey left over after cheesemaking.
Raspberry Stout
Black Pudding
A limited 6.0% Tasmanian stout with dark chocolate, roasted malt and Derwent Valley raspberry character.
Oatmeal Stout
Return of the Mainlander
An oatmeal stout with cereal sweetness, coffee and dark chocolate flavours, a toasty bitter edge and a smooth, full-bodied texture.
Saisons & Sours
Saison
XX 20th Anniversary Saison
Discover XX, our special release 20th Year Anniversary Saison, a golden farmhouse-style beer with banana, pepper and spice, rounded out by a light bitterness and dry, refreshing finish made to pair with Raw George.
Raspberry Sour
Rambles
Our limited-release Raspberry Sour, with a refreshing gentle acidity and delicious Westerway raspberry flavours, delivering a bright, approachable and quaffable beer.