Hawthorn now available in Singapore

Our beers can now be found in the following fine establishments:

Jones the Grocer - Dempsey Hill Block 9, #01-12 Dempsey Road, Singapore, 217698
Jones the Grocer - 333A Orchard Road, Level 4, #21-23 Mandarin Gallery, Singapore, 238897
Alchemy Bar & Bistro - 3 Magazine Road, #01-02 Central Mall, Singapore, 059570
Hogs Breath Cafe - 30 Victoria Street, Block A, #01-26/27 Chijmes, Singapore, 187996
Little Part 1 Cafe - 15 Jasmine Road,Singapore, 576584
SQUE7 - Magazine Road, #03-03 Central Mall, Singapore, 059570
East of Avalon - 281 Joo Chiat Road, Singapore, 427535
Four Seasons Gourmet Market - #B2-49 Marina Bay Link Mall, Singapore, 018984

Hawthorn Brewing on TV

Hawthorn Amber Ale was recently reviewed by the Aussie Beer TV boys - check out their video below. Hope those who picked up some of our Amber Ale special deals are enjoying them !!

New Stockists!

1st Choice Chadstone - Ground Floor, Chadstone Shopping Centre
1st Choice Tooronga - Corner Toorak & Tooronga Road, Glen Iris
1st Choice Albury - 417 Dean Street, Albury
1st Choice Bendigo - 25 Myers St, Bendigo
Australian Club - 110 William Street, Melbourne
The Drunken Poet - 65 Peel Street, West Melbourne - On Tap!!!
Monty's of Williamstown - 44 Thompson St, Williamstown
Royston Hotel - 12 River Street, Richmond - On Tap!!!
Vintage Cellars - Rear of 673 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn
Vintage Cellars - 31 Anderson Street, Yarraville

Hong Kong here we come !: Hawthorn beers expand further into Asia

This time it's our Amber ale and our Pilsner making the journey northward, heading to Hong Kong! Our beers will be on the ground in Hong Kong next week and we'll keep you up to date on which venues you'll be able to find them flowing in, and more importantly, where the launch party will be happening. Stay tuned!

Singapore wrap from Beerfest Asia

Beerfest Asia '11 saw the debut of Hawthorn Brewing Co, and our beers were flowing over the 4 days of Singapore's version of Oktoberfest. Plenty of beers from all over Asia and beyond were on hand in either the blues or the rock 'n roll marquees. We had a great time, well the times we could remember, and as a result you can find our Pale Ale at a number of venues on the Island. Check out our stockists lists for more details.

Asia Beer Festival: Singapore

Hamish and Darren head to Singapore next week for the massive Beerfest Asia held at the F1 Tracks, Marina Promenade over 4 days!

Hawthorn Brewing Co. will be part of the showcase with our AIBA dual award winning Pale Ale flowing throughout the festival. For those in Singapore for the fest, ensure you come and find us in amongst the beers of the world at Booth B2.

See you there!

AIBA Awards 2011

There's a few Aspro Clear's getting popped this morning after last nights Australian International Beer Awards dinner. Hawthorn Brewing did well picking up 3 medals out of 4 entries:

Silver - Pale Ale (draught)
Bronze - Pale Ale (bottled)
Bronze – Amber Ale (bottle)

Now off to the Exhibitor's Tasting Day to do it all again!

New Stockists!

24 Moons - AC/DC Lane (off Flinders Lane), Melbourne
Ten Minutes by Tractor Wine Co. - 1333 Mornington-Flinders Road, Main Ridge
Chez Regine - 270 Russell Street, Melbourne
Gusto at Barkly - 587 Barkly Street, West Footscray
University Hotel - 272 Lygon Street, Carlton
The Turtle - 1 Ormond Road, Elwood
Cellarbrations Berwick - Shop 21, 95 Eden Rise Village, Berwick
Toorak Cellars & Wine Bar - 18 Beatty Avenue, Armadale

See here for a current list of all stockists.

Hop Harvest Brew Day!

It's hop harvest time with Hawthorn-grown Cascade and Fuggles hop flowers being used late in the kettle this batch is sure to have plenty of hop aroma and flavour much like my hop filled car on the drive down!

Here's a funky view inside the giant tea bag as it gets ready for a late boil dunking!

Two wins for Hawthorn Brewing Co.

The votes have been tallied and Hawthorn Brewing Companyhas picked up 2 People's Choice Awards at the recent Victorian Microbreweries Showcase held at Federation Square. Our Amber Ale was voted best Dark Ale whilst our Pilsner picked up Best Lager.

We are extremely proud of these achievements, especially gievm the calibre of the other exhibiting breweries.

Thanks to all who sampled and voted for our beers. See full results here: http://craftypint.com/news/post/the-people-have-spoken/

Hawthorn hop harvest coming

With what may be the only inner-city hop farm in Melbourne, Hamish has used his horticulture qualifications and turned his Hawthorn backyard into a hop jungle of Cascade and Fuggles vines. While this may have had the neighbours scratching their heads, the good news is we've been able to harvest enough fresh hop flowers to produce a Special Release Hop Harvest batch of our Pale Ale. Exciting stuff!!

This limited release batch will be available in late April. Keep an eye out for the tell tale stickers on the 6 packs.

Pale Ale ranks 10th in Hottest 100 Aussie craft beers!

Voting has now been collated in the Hottest 100 Aussie craft beer online survey. Our Premium Pale Ale has come in at number 10 (up from 24 last year). This is a great result for our flagship brew. Our Amber Ale also came in at number 39 in its first year. A huge thanks to all who voted for us..now lets grab a beer and get back to the barbie. Happy Australia Day !!!

See a full list at Hottest 100 craft beer results.

Seasons Greetings!

Hawthorn Brewing Company would like to wish everyone a merry Christmas and happy new year. It has been a busy year here with the launch of two new products and bringing the Pale Ale on tap. We have big plans for 2011 and look forward to sharing them with you over the coming year.

Have a safe and enjoyable festive season!

New Stockists in NSW and ACT!

Bay 88- 88 Bayswater Road, Rushcutters Bay

Best Cellars – 91 Crown Street, East Sydney

Beer Cartel – Online

Berry Bottle Shop – 112a Queen Street, Berry

Debacle - 30 Lonsdale Street, Braddon – ACT

Leura Cellars – 169/171 Leura Mall, Leura – Blue Mountains

Northmead Cellars – 30 Kleins Road, Northmead

Shady Pines Saloon - Shop 5, 256 Crown St, Darlinghurst

See here for our updated list of all stockists.

Pale Ale now available on tap at Terminus Hotel

Hey Crew, our Pale Ale is on tap at Terminus Hotel, 492 Queens Parade, Clifton Hill

Pilsner launched!

The Flavour Merchants at Hawthorn Brewing Co. are excited to announce the release of their third beer, a hybrid German-Czech Pilsner. The first shipment was dispatched last week so keep an eye out for it at our stockists.

New Stockists!

Gertrude's Brown Couch - 30 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy
Highton Cellars - 90 Barrabool Road, Highton
Jimmy Watson Cellars - 163 Whitehorse Road, Balwyn
Lower Plenty Cellars - 101- 105 Main Road, Lower Plenty
Murmur - 17 Warburton Lane, Melbourne

See here for our updated list of all stockists.

Hawthorn Brewing Co. Pilsner hits the market in time for summer!!

We're excited to announce the release of our third beer, a hybrid German-Czech Pilsner to accompany our award wining Pale and Amber Ales. The first tastings of a perfect spring/summer Pilsner will occur at the Fed Square Microbreweries Showcase in Melbourne on Wed 20 & Thurs 21 October. Catch us there!

For all trade enquiries on Hawthorn packaged and draft beers, please contact Beer Importers & Distributors (BID) on (03) 9310-3130.

New Stockists!

Antique Bar - 218 Glenhuntley Road Elsternwick (NOW ON TAP!!!)
Oscar's Alehouse - 7 Bayview Road, Belgrave
Olinda Cellars - Shop 7/540 Mount Dandenong Tourist Road, Olinda
Red Bluff Cellars - Shop 5a 38 Bluff Road, Black Rock

See here for our updated list of all stockists.

Craft Beer Rules the Waves in Hawaii

The latest research trip took us to the Hawaiian Islands to sample some of the US microbreweries as influenced by the laid back island way of life. The two main breweries are Kona and Maui Brewing Companies, both of which produce a range of the usual suspects (Pale, Lager, Porter, IPA, Wheat, etc). Each are quite unique but are heavily influenced by the surfing culture, as reflected by some of the names - Long Board Island Lager, Bikini Blonde, Big Swell IPA, and Pipeline Porter to name a few. Given the tropical climate the beers are remarkably refreshing, possibly due to the inclusion of many local fruits (pineapple, passionfruit and banana flavours are some that spring to mind). This led to many a warm summer night sitting by the beach sampling the various brews on offer. The Yardhouse bar presented a main challenge. Touting itself as having the world largest selection of draft beers (135 taps hosting 110 different beers - you should have seen the lines in the keg room) it required many sittings and we still only got through a fraction of what they have to offer - maybe next time !!!

Whether it be the traditional surfer bars of the North shore where you could sit back and contemplate the waves (or lack thereof this time of the year) to the spring break type madness of Waikiki, the prevalence of quality local and mainland craft beer certainly made for some great (and thirsty) days and nights.

Aloha.