There are a few reasons why we love brewing our limited release Stone Beer. We love how… brewing is such an elemental craft. Heating stones up in a wood fire before adding them to a kettle full of “juice” from the grain certainly helps remind us how grounded the essence of brewing actually is. We [...]
Read the full postThe most enjoyable part of being a local brewery is seeing how beer has the ability to bring people together. Which is why we’re excited about May, because not only are we bringing the Festival of the Stone to The Rails in Byron on May 4th, but we’re also having a Brewery Open Day on [...]
Read the full postThey say if you build it they will come. Well, we’re putting that theory to the test. Along with all our brews, including the first kegs to be tapped in Melbourne of our limited release 2013 Stone Beer, there’ll be food served directly from the beloved Taco Truck, live art by the talented Jase Harper [...]
Read the full postWe need your help ! A few years ago Ross used his kid’s paint set to create a huge hand painted banner which we hung at Archive in West End, Brisbane. Despite us giving him heaps about his “naive” style, it was a great piece of work (and all we could afford back then). Up [...]
Read the full postit's going to require the smaller brewers like us to develop a balance between an artisan's approach and a manufacturer's approach.
Read the full postIt was that great sage Ferris Bueller who said that life moves pretty fast and if you don”t stop and look around once in a while you”ll miss it. With that in mind, we’ve had a quick look back across 2012 and reflected on all the stuff that”s happened in the year. These are just [...]
Read the full postBeer gardening that is. Before they discovered the hop plant, brewers would raid their garden looking for ingredients to flavour their beer. As a tribute to this tradition, our Garden Ale is brewed by adding juniper berries to the boiling wort from pale and crystal malts. Dry hopped with Ella and Summer, a couple of [...]
Read the full postSome people would be aware that Little World Beverages Ltd has been a 20% shareholder in Stone & Wood since 2009. Although a public company, Little World was a relatively small and well-respected craft brewer, and also a supportive partner in our business. Following the recent acquisition of Little World Beverages by Lion (a subsidiary [...]
Read the full postSydney Craft Beer Week starts this weekend! With over 60 events to choose from we’ve been kind enough to sort through them all and highlight the very best. Of course these just happen to be ones we’re helping put together. Kicking off on Saturday is ‘The Big Pig Out’ at the East Village in Balmain. [...]
Read the full postWe’re much more comfortable making beer than we are designing t-shirts, but since spring has arrived, and we can finally shed our jackets and jumpers, we thought it was time to add some new cloth to our online store. Inspired by the change of season, our new “Living Logo” shirts features the beautiful pencil work [...]
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