After last week’s big trip trip to Western Australia, we are now packing our bags for next week’s visit to Adelaide. That shrine to good beer, The Wheatsheaf Hotel, is playing host to a couple of our brews, so we’re going to drop in and say hi to the locals next Wednesday night. We’re looking forward to buying a few Draught Ales and introducing our Stone Beer to beer lovers of South Australia, so we hope to see you at The Wheaty … cheers!

What happens when you bring over 65 regional, national and international artists into one of the most exquisite natural places in the world?

Stone & Wood is very proud to be a supporter of artsCape Biennial, an exhibition of environmental sculpture situated within the beautiful beachside parklands in the heart of Byron Bay.  A free 16 day outdoor sculpture event, artsCape promotes the visual arts and cultural development in the Northern Rivers region of Australia.

Professional sculptors from the region, across Australia and overseas will create sculptures which convey messages about the environment and sustainability. Through humour, beauty, mystery and surprise, they will explore themes such as flora and fauna, ecology, marine conservation, water, air quality, the land and indigenous culture. Sculptures will vary in scale from the intimate to dramatic large scale statements framed by the back drop of Byron’s most famous beach.

June 26 – 11 July, Clarkes Beach Reserve

Visit www.artscapebiennial.org

It’s a big time for small beer in Western Australia this week, and we are playing a small part in the celebrations. Brad has been invited to judge at the Perth Royal Show Beer Awards so he’s putting on the white coat and will be sipping his way through lots of brews, all in the name of good beer. We thought we should create our own little splash in the schooner of amber nectar that is WA Beer Week and send some Stone & Wood beer “over west”. Our beers make their debut on tap in WA this Thursday, at Clancy’s Fish Pub in Fremantle, when both Draught Ale and Stone Beer will be on tap at this great beer focussed pub. The other Clancy’s Fish Pub in Applecross will also have Draught Ale on tap too. Thanks to the boys at Clancy’s we will be at their Fremantle pub on Thursday night to shout a few beers for the good beer lovers of WA, so we hope to see you there … Cheers!

We paint our kegs with a simple green stripe, so we don’t lose them.  But this got us thinking about what it’d be like if we got some real artists to paint an entire keg each and then sell them  for charity.  So The Keg Show was born … where twelve Australian artists have used our kegs as canvases to capture their creativity.  The collection of keg artwork will be on show at three events, where art and the art of brewing beer come together for a good cause. The exhibition includes original works by Beci Orpin, Ben Brown, Beastman and heaps of others. So come along and have a beer with us at the Stone & Wood Brewery (Byron Bay) on June 4, 19 Karen Gallery (Gold Coast) on June 18, or Ambush Gallery (Sydney) on July 1. All shows are from 6pm-9pm. Also with thanks to Element there are 50 special-edition Keg Show shirts to be given away at each show for the early birds.

For more info email trevor@stoneandwood.com.au or give us a call.

We are heading to Melbourne in May to be part of  what is shaping up to be a big week for little beer. The Beer & Brewer Expo in Fed Square is on from the 20th to the 22nd of May. It will be a huge week, and we will have a tasting stand set up along with craft brewers from across the country. If you are into beer, this is the place to be. We’re all making the trip from Byron Bay to Melbourne to be part of this ale and lager infused week. If you’re planning on being there, be sure to come along and say hi. For more info on the week check out the Beer & Brewer Expo website.

As part of the monster week we’re supporting the Hair of the Dog Brewers Breakfast which is being run by our friends at BeermenTV. Wow! beer with your breakfast, or breakfast with your beer? It’s being held at Beer Deluxe (another good friend of Stone & Wood) on Saturday the 22nd. Our Stone Beer will be making a guest appearance!

Lock it in your diary, and we’ll see you there!