Malt Shovel Brewery

Malt Shovel Brewery
Industry Alcoholic beverage
Founded 1998
Headquarters 99-101 Pyrmont Bridge Road, Camperdown, New South Wales
Products Beer
Owner Lion
Website http://www.malt-shovel.com.au/ Malt Shovel Brewery website

The Malt Shovel Brewery is an Australian brewery owned by Lion and located in Camperdown, New South Wales.[1] It is best known for the James Squire range of beers. The beer is named after the convict turned Australia's first brewer James Squire, who also went on the grow Australia's first hops and is said to have created Australia's first commercial brewery.

History

In 1988, master brewer Chuck Hahn established the Hahn Brewery (then Australia's largest microbrewery) in a former horse stables and later furniture factory, in Camperdown, an inner-city suburb of Sydney. In 1993, the boutique beer-making operation received financial support from Lion. In late 1998, the brewery was relaunched as the Australian craft-brewing arm of Lion, and was renamed the Malt Shovel Brewery, after the James Squire's original brewery tavern ("The Malting Shovel").[2] The Malt Shovel Brewery produces boutique beers in small batches and in honour of Australia’s first brewer, the brewery named their range of pale ales, ales and porters 'James Squire'. In 2003, the business produced four million litres of beer and in 2010 it had increased to 4.74 million litres. In 2008, the brewery acquired the adjoining building, which allowed the company to expand both its production and storage facilities.

The company has also established a number of brewpubs, with the Crafty Squire Brewhouse on Russell Street, Melbourne, the Squire's Maiden on Honeysuckle Drive, Newcastle, the Squire's Fortune on The Esplanade, Perth, the Generous Squire on Murray Street, Perth, the Curious Squire on O’Connell Street, North Adelaide, and the Charming Squire on Grey Street, Brisbane.

In 2017 new brewhouses will be opened in Sydney and in Hobart.

Public Access

Currently the brewery does not have regular opening hours for the public. However the brewery opens its doors to the public each year during Sydney Craft Beer Week in October each year [3] and also hosts by invitation 'Trade Nights' every quarter.

Beers

James Squire Regular Beers

The Malt Shovel Brewery produces a number of main brews under the James Squire brand, each with a moniker related to the James Squire story:

James Squire Limited Edition Brews

Every 3 months the brewery creates limited edition beers under the James Squire brand which are available in its James Squire brewhouses and via selected liquor retailers. These beers are produced in much smaller quantities than the regular brews. Some examples have been:

Previously Brewed Brews

Malt Shovel Brewers (formerly Mad Brewers)

In addition to beers brewed under the James Squire brand, the brewers at Malt Shovel Brewery also release limited edition beers under their own brand. Recent releases has been:

Previous brews:

Others

Awards

Malt Shovel Brewery has won numerous awards, medals and trophies world wide for their permanent range of products. The most notable awards include:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Oliver, Garret (ed); Colicchio, Tom (ed) (2011). The Oxford Companion to Beer. Oxford University Press. p. 72. ISBN 9780195367133.
  2. ↑ Deutsher, Keith (1999). The Breweries of Australia: A History. Cornell University. p. 321. ISBN 9780850919868.
  3. ↑ https://www.sydneycraftbeerweek.com/events/james-squires-brewers-secret-session/
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "2008 Australian International Beer Awards" (PDF). Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria Ltd. 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "2009 Australian International Beer Awards" (PDF). Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria Ltd. 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  6. ↑ Simpson, Willie (9 October 2012). "A Shift in Core Values". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  7. ↑ http://www.brewsnews.com.au/2016/12/new-beer-honours-the-hop-father/%20The%20Hop%20Father The Hop Father
  8. ↑ https://www.jamessquire.com.au/craft-beer/chancer-brewers-edition/
  9. ↑ https://www.jamessquire.com.au/craft-beer/interceptor-black-ipa/
  10. ↑ https://www.jamessquire.com.au/craft-beer/la-la-lager/%20La%20La%20Lager
  11. ↑ https://www.jamessquire.com.au/craft-beer/hoppy-hefe/
  12. ↑ Simpson, Willie (28 February 2012). "Cloudy with a Chance of Grain". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  13. ↑ Grand Champion Beer Trophy 2003, Australian International Beer Awards website, retrieved 4 December 2008
  14. ↑ http://www.worldbeercup.org/winners/past-winners-lists/
  15. ↑ "2008 Brewers Association World Beer Cup Winners". World Beer Cup. Retrieved 4 December 2008.
  16. ↑ http://www.worldbeercup.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/2010_winners.pdf
  17. ↑ http://www.worldbeercup.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/WBC-winners-2016.pdf
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