The Grand Ridge Project in Mirboo North has started serving its tap beers, with owners Kelly and Andy McCarthy set to officially open the venue on Friday, October 30. The kitchen is still being completed, so visitors can drink at the bar and eat from food trucks parked outside. Four beers are currently on tap, including a pale ale, hazy IPA and lager, with a dark ale due in about a month. The beers are brewed at Burra Brewing in Korumburra, with plans to move production to the old Mirboo North brewery once renovations are finished.
Shack Bay Brewing is turning an industrial shed at 58 Dixon Street in Inverloch into a brewery and taproom. Co-founders Matt Reuben and Luke Austin are documenting the work in an online series called Building a Brewery. Gas connection cost $6,000, and the 12-space car park cost $760 excluding labour and signage. The brewhouse is on order, and no opening date is confirmed. Plans to welcome customers remain subject to council approval.
Long Point Brewing Co, which opened earlier this year in Port Kennedy, has released a limited West Coast IPA called Ode to Riwaka. The beer is brewed with Riwaka hops, known for tropical and citrus flavours. Drinkers can expect a burst of citrus, grapefruit and passionfruit notes, followed by a dry, crisp finish with firm bitterness. It has an alcohol content of 6.7 per cent and sells for $8.50 a can, or $29.99 for a four-pack. The beer is available on tap at the brewery and in cans through selected outlets.
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The last Tasmanian-brewed Boag's beers were bottled in Launceston, ending 145 years of local production. The brewery will close its doors for the final time on November 6, taking 42 local jobs with it. Lion, which owns the brand, announced the end of local brewing in June, citing inflation and falling beer sales. Boag's will continue to be brewed on the mainland, and Tasmania will become an importer of the beer. The Tasmanian government is interested in buying the historic site, and the Boag's Brewhouse will keep operating beyond November.
