On Saturday 18th March 2017, Sydney Brewery spent the day exhibiting at Canberra for our 10th time running!

With over 51 exhibitors.. this beer fest was definitely the BIGGEST & CRAFTIEST to date… a day for the whole family with Expression Sessions hosted by our very own Head Brewer, Michael Capaldo, jumping castles and face painting for the kids, a selection of local gourmet foods and of course.. over 100 craft beer and cider to choose from..

To celebrate the festivals 10th birthday we had a specialty brew to launch on the day –

BRADDON BELGIAN BLONDE 7%…

An unfiltered Belgian blonde ale with slightly more hops than one would expect for style. It presents a thick, creamy head that lingers to the bottom. The aroma throws phenolic, estery fruits and the palate is a complex bundle of mid bitterness, sweet Belgian candy and high biting alcohol.

Catch us next year at the beautiful grounds of the Mercure Canberra!

In collaboration with Quarrymans Hotel for Sydney Craft Beer Week 2016, we launched Pyrmont Double Rye IPA.

To celebrate DOUBLE the goodness of our multi award-winning Pyrmont Rye IPA 6.5%, we kicked off SCBW with a “Meet the Brewers” session at Quarrymans as well as giving all patrons their first brew on us with nibbles to match!

PYRMONT DOUBLE RYE IPA 

Sydney Brewery enjoyed yet another fantastic weekend exhibiting at Taste Of Coogee, this year exhibiting over two days on Coogee Oval Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th September 2016.

To CELEBRATE COOGEE we crafted a a specialty brew ‘Coogee Kolsch’, showcasing it at this year’s festival and ultimately giving the crowds… a taste of Coogee’!

ABV 5.1%

A rich, fruit driven head froths to the surface as the crystal clear, straw colour beer awaits below.

Brewed with a traditional KÖLSCH yeast this beer combines a soft malt profile with a surprisingly crisp and balanced noble hop character.

Over the course of two days, with Sunday 4th being Father’s Day, we welcomed long queues of Sydney Brewery beer enthusiasts, festival goers discovering the #BrightCiderLife and of course.. some very happy dads. We were  also part of the VIP experience at Taste of Coogee, exhibiting a bar Master Chef ‘Mindy Woods’ authentic Mexican cuisine.

Sydney Brewery continues to impress the Australian beer market with a swag of medals at recent AIBA, CBIA and International Beer Challenge competitions.

Hot on the heels of being the first small brewery in history to take out the ‘Champion Draught Beer’ with Lovedale Lager and ‘Champion Cider’ with Sydney Cider at the 2015 Sydney Royal, Sydney Brewery has won two more Trophies at the 2016 Australian International Beer Awards.

Lovedale Lager won Best European Style Lager again, after also winning it in 2014. Head Brewer, Michael Capaldo, believes that “the recognition we have received for our beers and ciders by the industry through such awards as the Sydney Royal Beer & Cider Shower and AIBA is a reflection of our commitment to quality”.

Glamarama Summer Ale also raised the bar for small Australian breweries, winning the 2016 AIBA Trophy for ‘Best International Lager’.

More recently at the Craft Beer Industry Association Awards, Sydney Brewery won 4 Silver and 6 Bronze medals, with every beer entered winning a medal including specialty beers, ‘Alter Ego’ an Imperial Oatmeal Stout crafted for GABS Festival Sydney, ‘Salaryman Lager’ and ‘Nulla Natural’.

Then at the International Beer Challenge just judged, Sydney Brewery picked up 3 Bronze medals for Pyrmont Rye IPA, Paddo Pale and Darlo Dark.

The expansion of their Lovedale Brewery is foreseen to be completed by late October this year, with the bottling line and new cannery to now be housed in a larger purpose built facility.

As an extension of the Schwartz owned Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley, beer-enthusiasts will have a more enticing brewery visit and growing demands for the award winning range will be met.

Sydney Brewery was awarded 10 medals for all 10 beers entered at the CBIA Awards 2016. A BIG thank you to our Head Brewer, Michael Capaldo, for yet another successful awards night for Sydney Brewery!

SILVER

Paddo Pale
Alter Ego (our GABS speciality brew, Imperial Oatmeal Stout)
Salaryman
Surry Hills Pils

BRONZE
Potts Point Porter
Pyrmont Rye IPA
Nulla Natural
Glamarama
Lovedale Lager
Darlo Dark

Sydney Brewery brought their Alter Ego along to this year’s GABS Festival Sydney, held on 27th – 28th May at the Australian Technology Park, Eveleigh.

For this SPECTAPULAR occasion, we brewed a special edition 9.5% Imperial Oatmeal Stout… Alter Ego. Crafted as a hybrid of one of our favourite seasonals, Potts Point Porter, this stout presented a delicious blend of intense chocolate, tobacco and raisin flavours.

Our mini-events took form with a “Meet the Brewer” session with Michael Capaldo our Head Brewer and a Cider & Cheese / Lager & Charcuterie tasting with Sydney Cider, Lovedale Lager and Berry’s Creek Riverine Blue… another big ‪#‎brightciderlife‬ moment for Sydney Brewery!

On Saturday 19th March, Sydney Brewery, under the umbrella of Schwartz Family Company, hosted the 9th annual Canberra Craft Beer & Cider Festival 2916. It was our biggest and most successful event to date!

We had 27 exhibitors showcasing their craft beer and cider with over 2,000 people lining up to enjoy the day! This size and attraction of this year’s festival doubled since 2015. We can’t wait for 2017, which will mark our 10^th Year Anniversary!

For more info please head to www.canberrabeerfest.com.au

Sydney Brewery had a jolly time at our Schwartz Family Company Christmas party on Sunday 13th December at East Rugby, mingling with all SFC Hotels and the Medical Centre!

The day was kicked off by a delicious buffet of fresh seafood, salads, a BBQ galore and Sydney Brewery craft beer and cider, fresh from the tap. A big thank you to all who helped make this such a special day, particularly our dear friends at East Rugby for hosting our magnificant Christmas affair!

~ MERRY CHRISTMAS! ~ x

For the second year running, Sydney Brewery is over the moon to be partners with Sculpture by the Sea!

This iconic event, currently celebrating its ‘nineteenth annual exhibition’, showcases the creative talent of 107 artists from 19 countries. This near two decade long tradition plays a major “…part in developing Australia’s reputation as a sophisticated and cultured nation by exhibiting some of Australia’s leading senior and emerging sculptors together with some of the world’s leading sculptors”.

With this exhibitions backyard being the mesmerizing outlook of Tamarama Beach – honestly, is there a better location to enjoy one of our Glamarama Summer Ale’s? Furthermore.. what better way to kick off a Sydney summer than with Sculpture by the Sea and a beer that will present such memories into tropical citrus aromas and a crisp, clean finish!

We kicked off Sydney Craft Beer Week 2015 on Thursday 15th October launching Schwartzenlager, our collaboration brew with the Keg & Brew andDove & Olive. Thursdee arvo beers never felt so good.. with complimentary tastings served by our Head Brewer, Michael Capaldo.

Schwartzenlager is a 6.4% Californian IPL

The nature of this brew stays loyal to the lager tradition of crispness and the need for hops. Being a 6.4% 52 IBU lager, we have used only the finest hops from the West Coast of the USA. Tropical fruits of guava and pawpaw greet at the nose, before the balance of bitterness and malt combine to create a lager that you want to jump out of the chopper for more!

Click here to view a snippet of the collab brew in action when James (D&O) and Zak (K&B) came to our brewery in the Hunter to make some magic…

Hasta la vista,

Sydney Brewery xx