Copper Coast Wines

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Copper Coast Wines

Location	Copper Coast South Australia
Owner	Copper Coast Wines Pty Ltd
Year opened	2005
Active beers
Swanky	Beer

Copper Coast Wines is a South Australian brewer founded in 2005 to supply beer for the biennial Kernewek Lowender Festival held in the Copper Coast region of South Australia.

Copper Coast Wines have produced a beer named Swanky for the Kernewek Lowender in 2005 and 2007.

1 Products
- 1.1 Swanky beer
  - 1.1.1 History
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Products

[edit] Swanky beer

Swanky beer is a bottle conditioned beer produced by Copper Coast Wines in Australia for the biennial Copper Coast region Kernewek Lowender Cornish Festival,^[1] held in May in alternate (odd numbered) years. The name appears to refer to a Cornish home-brew which was called Swanky beer.

[edit] History

During the 19th century, many Cornish miners emigrated to the Copper Triangle region of South Australia to work in the copper mines at Moonta.

They brought with them local traditions, such as Cornish pasties and home brewed beer they termed "Swanky beer".^[2]

Home-brewed Swanky was brewed from various ingredients, including malted barley, hops, yeast, brown sugar, ginger, raisins and soft rainwater. It was put into beer bottles with the tops tied down with twine and stored in the coolest place in the house until ready. and served on festive occasions, such as Easter, Midwinter's Night (Bonfire Night) and Christmas.