Colonial Brewing Company

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Industry Alcoholic beverage Owner Colonial Leisure Group Parent organization Finico Pty. Ltd.		Products Beer Founded 2004

Headquarters 265A (Lot 11) Osmington Road Margaret River, Western Australia Website http://www.colonialbrewingco.com.au/brewery Colonial Brewing Company website Profiles Instagram

Colonial Brewing Company is a microbrewery in Bramley Brook Valley, approximately 8 km north-east of Margaret River, Western Australia, and is set on 30 hectares (70 acres). Colonial produces a range of beers including several award-winning varieties which are sold on the domestic and international markets.

History

The brewery was established in 2004 by Ross Smith, with head brewer, Steve Plowman, and was one of only three breweries established in the Margaret River area. In late 2006 the brewery was purchased by a group of investment bankers, the Empire Beer Group for $15M (AUS), who subsequently arranged a $30M (AUS) public float, to bankroll plans to open another outlet (with a larger brewing and packaging facility) in Fremantle. In July 2007 the Empire Beer Group purchased the Royal Bar and Brasserie in East Perth for $3.5M (AUS), a departure from the plans outlined in the company's prospectus (which was to develop a second pub in Fremantle). In August 2008 the Empire Beer Group agreed to sell 'The Royal on the Waterfront' and the Colonial Brewing Company to the Colonial Leisure Group for $4.5M (AUS), a company owned by Chris Morris (the founder of Computershare).

In 2008 Colonial appointed Mal Secourable as the head brewer (formerly the head brewer at Matso’s in Broome and a brewer at Fremantle’s Sail & Anchor), replacing Dean McLeod (who previously worked at the Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel and Malt Shovel Brewery). In 2009 the Colonial Kolsch won 'Best Ale Draught', Best Commercial Beer' and the Premier's Trophy for 'Best Western Australian Beer' at the Cryer Malt Perth Royal Show. In March 2013 Secourable left Colonial and was replaced by Justin Fox (Swan Brewery and The Generous Squire Brewpub).

Regular

Colonial Kolsch (4.8% alc/vol), a German-style Kölsch

Colonial Pale Ale (4.7% alc/vol), a German-style Altbier

Colonial Witbier (5.1% alc/vol), a Belgian style Witbier brewed with citrus peel and toasted coriander seeds.

Seasonal

Colonial Indian Pale Ale (6.6% alc/vol), Indian Pale Ale

Colonial Porter (6.3% alc/vol), Porter

Special/Limited

Colonial Mumme (5.5% alc/vol), a German-style Braunschweiger Mumme, made predominantly with barley ale.

Colonial Keutebier (5.6% alc/vol), a Hamburg adaptation of the Mumme style beer, using barley, wheat, molasses and oats.

Baltic Porter (7.5% alc/vol)

Colonial Kotbusser (5.7% alc/vol), a German-style Kottbusser, a beer style once outlawed in Germany as it did not adhere to the laws of the Reinheitsgebot by its inclusion of raw oats, molasses and honey.

Colonial Brewing Dampfbier (5.5% alc/vol), a German 'Steam Ale' or Hefeweizen using barley instead of wheat

Awards

In 2006 the Colonial Brewing Company was awarded 'Champion Small Brewery' at the Australian International Beer Awards, the following year it was awarded 'Champion Australian Brewery' and 'Champion International Small Brewery'.

In 2012 the Australian Hotels Association (Western Australia) awarded the Colonial Brewing Company joint winner of the 'Best Boutique Brewery', together with the Cheeky Monkey Brewery.

References

Colonial Brewing Company Wikipedia

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