Malt Shovel Brewery

Malt Shovel Brewery
Industry Alcoholic beverage
Founded 1998
Headquarters 99-101 Pyrmont Bridge Road, Camperdown, New South Wales
Products Beer
Owner Lion
Website http://www.malt-shovel.com.au/ Malt Shovel Brewery website

The Malt Shovel Brewery is an Australian brewery owned by Lion Nathan and located in Camperdown, New South Wales.[1] It is best known for the James Squire range of beers. The beer is named after the convict brewer James Squire, who is said to have created Australia's first commercial brewery.

History

In 1988, master brewer Chuck Hahn established the Hahn Brewery (then Australia's largest microbrewery) in a former furniture factory, in Camperdown, an inner-city suburb of Sydney. In 1993, the boutique beer-making operation received financial support from Lion Nathan. In late 1998, the brewery was relaunched as the Australian craft-brewing arm of the Lion Nathan group, and was renamed the Malt Shovel Brewery, after the James Squire's original brewery tavern ("The Malting Shovel").[2] The Malt Shovel Brewery produces boutique beers in small batches and in honour of Australia’s first brewer, the brewery named their range of natural ales 'James Squire'. In 2003, the business produced four million litres of beer and in 2010 it had increased to 4.74 million litres. In 2008, the brewery acquired the adjoining building, which allowed the company to expand both its production and storage facilities.

The company has also established a number of brewpubs, with the James Squire Brewhouse on Russell Street, Melbourne, the Squire's Maiden on Honeysuckle Drive, Newcastle, the Generous Squire on Murray Street, Perth, the Curious Squire on O’Connell Street, North Adelaide, and the Charming Squire on Grey Street, Brisbane.

Beers

James Squire

Regular Brews

The Malt Shovel Brewery produces five main brews under the James Squire brand, each with a moniker related to the James Squire story:

Speciality Brews

Occasionally, the brewery creates speciality brews which are typically sold as limited-release products, produced in much smaller quantities than the regular brews:

Mad Brewers

Others

Awards

Malt Shovel Brewery has won numerous awards, medals and trophies world wide for their permanent range of products. The most notable awards include:

See also

References

  1. Oliver, Garret (ed); Colicchio, Tom (ed) (2011). The Oxford Companion to Beer. Oxford University Press. p. 72. ISBN 9780195367133.
  2. Deutsher, Keith (1999). The Breweries of Australia: A History. Cornell University. p. 321. ISBN 9780850919868.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2008 Australian International Beer Awards" (PDF). Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria Ltd. 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2009 Australian International Beer Awards" (PDF). Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria Ltd. 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  5. Simpson, Willie (9 October 2012). "A Shift in Core Values". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  6. Simpson, Willie (28 February 2012). "Cloudy with a Chance of Grain". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  7. Grand Champion Beer Trophy 2003, Australian International Beer Awards website, retrieved 4 December 2008
  8. "2008 Brewers Association World Beer Cup Winners". World Beer Cup. Retrieved 4 December 2008.

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