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LIFESTYLE • DRINKS

Can do What’s the capacity of the canning line
and where will you distribute the beer?
DRINK UP The line can produce 40 cans per minute
Hemingway’s Brewery is so we’re able to pack over 1600 cartons
per day if needed. Our goal is to have all
about take its delicious beer of our six flagship beer brands available
to a whole new level with cans in local and regional bottle shops in 2019.
of the local brew coming to a
bottle shop near you soon. What are the challenges of brewing and
canning beer in Cairns?
Beer lovers rejoice! Thanks to a $250,000 There is a lot to like about brewing is produced and by whom. ‘Drink fresh,
drink local’ is a mantra that you will hear
investment and six months of planning, and canning on the wharf overlooking from a lot of craft brewers. Fresh beer is
installation and commissioning, Trinity Inlet, however the heat and most definitely the best.
Hemingway’s Brewery beers are now humidity presents challenges with
available in cans. The best news? The the equipment you choose. As beer What does 2019 have in store for
team has plans to make the cans is susceptible to contamination, Hemingways?
available in local bottle shops this year. careful attention needs to be paid to Hemingway’s has a big 2019 planned.
Tropic sat down with head brewer maintaining hygiene to ensure that you We are actively building relationships
Anthony Clem to find out more about produce the highest quality beers. with our local customers to ensure
this exciting development in the that our beer will be both on tap and
Hemingway’s Brewery journey. What do you see happening in the available in store. We are also planning
beer industry? Will craft beer sector
Give us some insights into the canning continue to grow? a Far North Queensland craft beer
project and why it was a logical next The craft beer industry in Australia has event in conjunction with our fellow
step for Hemingways... loosely followed the American industry craft brewers. We are excited about the
The Hemingway’s canning line was so I expect craft beer in Australia to prospect of growing the culture of craft
purchased to increase our packaging continually gain market share over beer in our region.
capability. Cans maintain flavour stability the next 10 years. I believe that local
and are becoming more popular for craft provenance has played a big part in MORE: Visit the brewery at the Cairns
beer lovers. Significant investment has the shift towards craft beer. People are Cruise Liner Terminal or jump online
been put into the can line project. The becoming more interested in where at hemingwaysbrewery.com
initial purchase cost of the machine alone their beer comes from, how and where it
was over $250,000. The project took over
6 months to plan, install and commission
with the help of local tradespeople. LADIES BREW DAY

Hop Heads - the popular membership participating in the brew process
club by Hemingway’s Brewery - is • Sensory tasting, discovering beer
putting a call out to female lovers of flavours and taints
great craft beer. With a substantial • Finished with a beer and food
number of Hop Head members being pairing
women, Hemingway’s would like to The date for the unique event will
offer them the opportunity to discover be determined once numbers are
more about the craft beer brewing established.
process at the Cairns Wharf venue.
An afternoon with a Hemingways To register your interest in the event,
brewer includes: email [email protected]
• An afternoon in the brewery
Craig Parsell and Anthony Clem

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