Something's brewing in Byron Bay ...

yep, it’s official … we’ve bottled it!

Ross — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 04:54:35 +0000

We have been pumping out Draught Ale through the taps of the local pubs for nearly a year and a half now and the cloudy brew has also been appearing in pubs as far away as Tasmania and Melbourne. After lots of requests we have decided to answer the calls from far and wide and are rolling out Draught Ale in bottles so you can enjoy it when you’re not at the pub. The important thing for us was to stay pure to the principle of drawing the beer fresh from the storage tank into the bottle without filtering or pastuerising it. We leave the yeast in Draught Ale because we believe it adds something special to the flavour of the beer. Over the last year or so we’ve noticed that the yeast tends to drop to the bottom of the kegs so we ask the guys at the pubs to roll the kegs around every day to rouse the yeast and keep it in suspension so they are always serving it with an even cloud of yeast. Over the last couple of months whilst we have been drinking our trial bottling runs of Draught Ale we have noticed the same thing happening in the bottles. The yeast drops to the bottom of the bottle over time so we recommend you give the bottle a gentle roll or tip it upside down before opening it to rouse the yeast. Keep an eye on the Where to Get It page of our website to see where you can grab Draught Ale bottles … and give ‘em a roll

drawn straight from the tank

Ross — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:28:38 +0000

Stone & Wood Draught Ale is called “Draught” because we draw it straight from the storage tank at the brewery. When we sample it out of the tank it tastes so fresh and alive with a big fruity aroma. Drawing it from the tank and straight into a keg without filtering or pastuerising it means that the beer that is served on tap at the pub is in the same condition as it is when we try it from the tank at the brewery … simply fresh. It’s a great sight to see people grabbing frothing schooners of Draught Ale at the pub … it’s like an extension of the brewery.

hanging out

Ross — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:47:29 +0000

There have been some very thirsty people in town recently so it’s been a busy start to the year. We have also been working away on a new project which we are hoping to reveal within a few weeks. It’s not huge news, but for all those people out there who have been biting at our heals asking for it, it will be a good thing as their patient waiting will soon be over. Meanwhile Australia Day came and went this week, and we just love the way this country takes the day off to celebrate what we do the rest of the year … “kicking back enjoying a beer and a barbeque and hanging out with some friends” … gotta luv this country! Cheers

Pacific view with beer in hand

Ross — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:58:05 +0000

At this time of the year there aren’t many better places in this fine land to settle in for a beer. It’s a steep climb up from the beach to the bar at the Pacific Hotel in Yamba, but it’s a great way to add a bit of sweat to the drying salt water on your back. By the time you get to the bar you’re more than ready to blow the froth off a refreshing beer. It’s no surprise that the Pacific is going through a bit of Stone & Wood at the moment, with both Draught Ale and Pale Lager on tap you are spoilt for choice. Relaxing with a cold beer as you look out over the blue of the Pacific Ocean is just priceless … well apart from the cost of the schooner of course.

Movembeer raises over $3,000’s !

Ross — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:31:58 +0000

During the month now known as Movember, we helped out our friends at The Local Taphouse with their “Movembeer” fund raising campaign. The collective efforts of the customers, Steve and Guy and their staff at The Local Taphouse and ourselves raised well in excess of three thousand dollars for the Movember charities in what was a great team effort. Our beers flowed throughout the month as part of the brewery showcase, and Brad made a guest appearance at the Darlo Taphouse for their Ale Stars night. Cheers to Beer …

Pale Lager listed in the Top 20 Beers!

Ross — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:46:47 +0000

We were absolutely blown away to find out that our Pale Lager made it into the Top 20 Beers in the Weekend Australian. For some time now James Halliday’s Top 100 Wines have been accompanied by a Top 20 Beers as selected this year by renowned beer writer Peter Lalor. To see our Pale Lager sneak into the mix in its first year is just fantastic. We are still pinching ourselves that we are one of only eleven breweries to have beers in the list, and there are some great breweries amongst them. Its great to get some recognition like this but its even better to see people enjoying drinking our beer at the local bars and restaurants and now as far away as WA.

Anyway we’ll keep working hard to brew it and you just keep drinking it … deal?

big weekend

Ross — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:46:52 +0000

We just had a huge weekend in Brisbane at the Good Food & Wine Show. It was fantastic to be able to introduce our beers to so many people, and to get such great feedback. We met lots of good people too, so thanks for dropping in and saying hi.

A few lucky people even got to try the Stone Beer too!

brewing stone beer

Ross — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:01:07 +0000

There’s been a fair bit of interest in our Stone Beer, and we are happy to report that bottle conditioning is all done and we are ready to label and pack the batch next week. So you should be able to find it at good bottle shops in a couple of weeks or you can pre-order by dropping us an email.

Here’s a couple of videos that give you a bit of an idea about how we made our Stone Beer.

the sign of a great pub

Ross — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:34:04 +0000

In the these times of globalisation and mass marketing it’s great to see that there are pub operators out there willing to support the small local breweries. These pubs or bars are keen to put a range of beers on tap that highlight the real diversity of beer and showcase some of the great local brews that are being produced by the many craft breweries around the country. We have our beer on tap in a number of these great pubs and bars, such as the Grand Central, the Pig & Whistle and the QA in Brisbane, the Pink Poodle on the Gold Coast, The Local Taphouse in Sydney and The Royston in Melbourne just to name a few. There are many more, and you can check out the where to get it page to find them … Here’s cheers to these great watering holes …!

lager taps run free

Ross — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:08:23 +0000

Last weekend we put Pale Lager into kegs and hooked them up at The Rails and The Northern in Byron. All those people who have been drinking bottles of Pale Lager can now get it fresh off the tap whilst you are in town. This weekend Pale Lager also debuts on tap at The Local Taphouse in St Kilda as part of their annual SpecTapular celebrations. The Darlinghurst Taphouse will also feature it when they crank up their event next weekend. So our lager is on the loose … watch out for it at a bar near you … Prost!