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TROPIC • CRAFT BEER

In love with brew What did Barrier Reef
Brewing Co. get up to during
SUPPORT LOCAL the coronavirus lockdown?

Locally crafted brews, a new Early on during lockdown we
outdoor bar and good times at reconfigured our online shop so that we
could concentrate on our local region,
Barrier Reef Brewing Co. with reviewed wholesale prices for all
our Cairns customers and free local What are your opening hours
A new outdoor beer garden, more online deliveries. The main intent was to allow and food vendors at the
ordering options, expanded opening people to order our beer without having
hours and a selection of new brews. Yes, to leave home, and the response from brewery...
it’s been a big couple of months for the local people was fantastic! During this Current opening hours are 4pm-7pm on
crew at Barrier Reef Brewing Co. And time we also made some changes to our Thursdays, 4pm-8pm on Friday and we’ve
you’re invited to experience it all now that outside area, converting the driveway just re-opened on Saturdays from 2pm-
COVID-19 restrictions are easing. Visit at the side of the building into a beer 6pm. Nonna Mena Italian food truck use
the brewery at 17 Johnson St in beautiful garden bar, with a view of the brew house the brewery/tap room as their permanent
Stratford to see for yourself – and taste and tanks. So far it’s proven to be very base every Friday and most Saturdays
their array of fresh, tasty, locally crafted popular. Special Edition brews from our (private functions permitting). It lets
beer. Tropic sat down with founder and new ‘Back Shed Series’ have been very their followers know where to find them
brewer Cameron McPherson to find out popular too! EACHAM, a Cascadian and all customers of Nonna Mena are very
the latest from this buzzing Northern Dark ale, and for the lighter beer drinkers welcome to call in and grab some food
Beaches brewery. we have recently released SUNBIRD, a to take home (beer purchase optional).
light and refreshing Golden Ale. These It’s just one small local business doing
accompany our core beer range: Two their bit to support another. We have the
Turtles Pale Ale, Hopturtle IPA, Hazy space, Nonna Mena have the food, so it’s a
Days Unfiltered Lager, Arlington Amber perfect arrangement.
and Double Shot Coffee Amber. All How is the online store
beers are handcrafted, clean tasting,
preservative-free brews, created here in going? Have takeaways
our Stratford based microbrewery and been popular during recent
served fresh over our bar. months?
What can people expect from The online store has been a huge
the new space? success. As mentioned, the support
Obviously we are following social from Cairns locals has been great
distancing rules, but we’re excited to and we have received many requests
share our new outside area. The space for beer deliveries interstate too!
has its own bar, allowing us to have 6-8 We remained open for takeaways
different beer varieties on tap at once. throughout the lockdown period, with
It’s a rustic aesthetic, much like our good customer numbers turning up
tap room, with repurposed pallet wood for each session. Everyone was very
furniture, kegs, barrels, plants, fairy understanding of the COVID rules we
lights and more. The area is intended had in place and continue to observe
to be a welcoming and relaxing area to the social distancing requirements now
enjoy a cold beer on a gorgeous North that the bars are open.
Queensland evening! Easy access from
the highway (look for the turtle) and VISIT: 2/17 Johnston Street, Stratford
walking distance for our regular or barrierreefbrewing.com.au
Stratford locals.

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