Feral Brewing Company
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152 Haddrill Road, Baskerville, Western Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | October 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barrels per year | 5 million litres per annum[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner(s) | Brendan Varis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Feral Brewing Company is an award winning microbrewery located in the Swan Valley, Western Australia,[2] an area more well known for its wineries than breweries.
History
Feral Brewing first opened in October 2002 and was founded by Alistair Carragher and Brendan Varis,[3] with a vision to craft beers that were a little on the wild side.[4] Varris has a degree in brewing and fermentation science and Carragher's background was in hospitality and sales.[5]
In January 2012 the Feral Brewing Company and Nail Brewing formed Brewcorp Pty Ltd developing a brewhouse and warehouse facilities in Bassendean.[6][7]
Brewing technique
Feral Brewing Company handcrafts a range of beers expanding from the usual to the unusual. They bottle four beers: the Feral White (also known as the Belgium White), the Hop Hog American IPA), a Smoked Porter and the Golden Ace (a Belgian Golden Ale). Beers are available for purchase from selected bottleshops and outlets listed on the Feral Brewing Company website.
Distribution
The microbrewery doubles as a restaurant and distributes beers in Australia.
The brewery's beer list includes styles from all corners of the globe including Belgium white Ales, Pilsners, American IPAs, and Lambic style sour beers as well as many other inventive and barrel conditioned and fermented styles.
Beers
- Raging Flem (7.6% alc/vol), a Belgian-style India Pale Ale
- Feral White (4.6% alc/vol), a Belgian-style Witbier.
- Hop Hog (5.8% alc/vol), an American Pale Ale
- Golden Ace (5.6% alc/vol), a Belgian-style Golden Ale
- Smoked Porter (4.7% alc/vol)
- Watermelon Warhead (2.9% alc/vol), a Berliner Weisse infused with watermelons
- Runt (4.7% alc/vol), an Australian Pale Ale
- Rust (6.0% alc/vol), a Belgian-style Dubbel
- Karma Citra (5.8% alc/vol), a Black India Pale Ale
- Fantapants (7.4% alc/vol), an Imperial Red India Pale Ale
- Razorback (10% alc/vol), a Barleywine
- Boris (11.5%), a Russian Imperial Stout
- Amber (3.6% alc/vol), an Australian style Amber Ale
- B.F.H (Barrel Fermented Hog) (5.8% alc/vol), a barrel fermented American Pale Ale
- White Hog (4.8% alc/vol), a Belgian-style Pale Ale
Awards
The Feral Brewing Company has won a number of awards including From the Australian International Beer Awards:
- 2009 Champion Hybrid Beer - Feral White[8]
- 2009 Champion Small Brewery[8]
- 2009 Champion Exhibitor[8]
- 2009 Champion Ale - Hop Hog[8]
- 2010 Champion Ale - The Runt[9]
- 2011 Champion Ale - Hop Hog[10]
- 2011 Best Beer - Hop Hog[10]
- 2012 Champion Large Australian Brewery
- 2012 Best International Pale Ale Hop Hog
- 2012 Best Scotch and Barley Wine Razorback
- 2013 Champion Medium Australian Brewery[11]
- 2013 Best Porter - Boris
From the Perth Royal Beer Show:
- 2010 Best Commercial Brewery [12]
- 2010 Best Commercial Beer - Hop Hog[12]
- 2010 Best Western Australian Brewery[12]
- 2010 Best Western Australian Beer - Hop Hog[12]
- 2011 Best American Style Pale Ale - Hop Hog[13]
- 2011 Best Indian Pale Ale - Fanta Pants[13]
- 2011 Best Ale Draught - Fanta Pants[13]
- 2011 Best Western Australian Beer - Hop Hog[13]
- 2012 Best American Style Pale Ale - Hop Hog[14]
From the Beer and Brewer People's Choice Awards:
- 2011 Best Australian Beer - Hop Hog
- 2012 Young Brewer of the Year - Will Irving
- 2012 Best Australian Beer - Hop Hog
From the Hong Kong International Beer Awards:
- 2012 Best Indian Pale Ale & Champion Beer - Hop Hog[15]
From the Western Australian Tourism Awards:
- 2012 Tourism Wineries, Distilleries and Breweries - Gold[16]
See also
References
- ↑ "Feral Brewing's Hop Hog named beer of the year". The Australian. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ↑ "WA has best beer in the country". WAtoday (Fairfax Media). 3 May 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ↑ "Great Northern Hotel". Crafty Pint. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ↑ "WA's Feral Brewing Company wins award". Weekly Times. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ↑ "Feral Brewery". Getaway. Ninemsn. 3 March 2005. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ↑ Simpson, Willie (17 July 2012). "Beer Peers join Forces". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "A Million Litres of Beer in a Year". OnePerth.com.au. 16 April 2012.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "2009 Australian International Beer Awards" (pdf). Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria Limited and University of Ballarat. 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ "2010 Australian International Beer Awards" (pdf). Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria Limited and University of Ballarat. 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "2011 Australian International Beer Awards" (pdf). Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria Limited and University of Ballarat. 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ "2013 Australian International Beer Awards" (pdf). Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria Limited and University of Ballarat. 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 "2010 Perth Royal Beer Show" (pdf). Royal Agricultural Society of Western Australia. 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 "2011 Perth Royal Beer Show". Royal Agricultural Society of Western Australia. 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ "2012 Perth Royal Beer Show". Royal Agricultural Society of Western Australia. 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Kirkegaard, Matt (12 September 2012). "Feral wins in Hong Kong". Brews News. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ↑ "Feral Tastes Success". Community News. 28 November 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2013.