Gage Roads Brewing Company

Gage Roads Brewing Co Ltd
Industry Alcoholic beverage
Founded 2002
Headquarters 14 Absolon Street, Palmyra, Western Australia
Products Beer
Production output
 2005 onwards
Website http://www.gageroads.com.au/ Gage Roads Brewing Co website

The Gage Roads Brewing Company (Gage Roads Brewing Co. Ltd) is an Australian craft brewery located just outside the city of Fremantle in Palmyra, Western Australia. It is one of Australia's largest independent breweries.[1] In 2016, it's New World Pale Ale - Little Dove - was awarded the Trophy for Champion Australian Beer at the 2016 Australian International Beer Awards.[2] In 2015, it was runner-up Champion Large Brewery at the Australian International Beer Awards.[3]

History

Gage Roads was founded by Bill Hoedemaker, John Hoedemaker and Peter Nolin in 2002.[4] The brewery is named after Gage Roads, a sea channel in the Indian Ocean between Fremantle and Rottnest Island off the coast of Western Australia.

Gage Roads was listed on the ASX (stock code: GRB) in 2006 and remains Australia’s only remaining listed brewery. In 2009 Woolworths Limited acquired a 25 per cent share in the brewer for $2 million.[4] The investment allowed Gage Roads to purchase a state-of-the-art 100 hectolitre brewhouse from German manufacturer Krones,[5] with its installation increasing capacity to 2.2 million cases per annum.[4]

In 2015 the brewer executed a comprehensive refresh of its core craft beers, adding three new beers to its year-round lineup.[6] The refresh proved to be extremely successful, with increased sales now making Gage Roads one of the largest craft brewers in Australia.[7] On the back of sales success, the brewer announced in 2016 that it would execute a 5-year strategy to enter untapped independent and on-premise markets nationally.[8]

Beers

Year-round Craft Beers [9]

Beer Style Description
Little Dove New-world Pale Ale Pungent fresh tropical fruit aroma, rich malt, perfectly balanced bitterness. 6.2% ABV, 45 IBU
Atomic Pale Ale Piny-citrus hop character and caramel malt flavour, balanced by a refreshing bitterness. 4.7% ABV, 35 IBU
Single Fin Summer Ale Big, fresh tropical fruit aroma with light body and refreshing bitterness. 4.5% ABV, 25 IBU
Sleeping Giant English IPA Malt-driven IPA with dank English hop aroma and notes of overripe stonefruit. 5.4% ABV, 55 IBU
Break Water Australian Pale Ale Light-bodied with hint of citrus aroma and subtle bitterness. 4.5% ABV, 15 IBU
Narrow Neck Session Ale Medium-bodied and full-flavoured with piny hop notes, and lingering bitterness. 3.9% ABV, 30 IBU

Year-round Small Batch Beers [9]

Beer Style Description
Lager European-style Lager A classic Euro-style lager crafted using 100% WA-grown malt and Hersbrucker hops. 4.7%
PILS Czech Pilsner Clean, crisp and refined in the style of a traditional Czech pilsner. 3.5%

Major Awards

Year Competition Result
2016 Australian International Beer Awards Champion Australian Beer - Little Dove; Little Dove - trophy (draught), gold (draught); Atomic - bronze (draught); Single Fin - silver (bottled), bronze (draught); Breakwater - Silver (bottled); Sleeping Giant - silver (bottled), silver (draught); Narrow Neck - bronze (bottled), silver (draught); PILS - bronze (bottled); Backyard ESB - silver (draught);
2015 Australian International Beer Awards Runner-up Champion Large Brewery; PILS - gold (bottled), silver (draught); Atomic - bronze (packaged); Single Fin - silver (bottled), bronze (draught); Breakwater - bronze(bottled), silver (draught); Sleeping Giant - silver (bottled), bronze (draught); Narrow Neck - bronze (bottled), bronze (draught);
2015 Perth Royal Beer Show PILS - Trophy (draught), gold (draught), silver (bottled); Atomic - bronze (draught); Single Fin - silver (draught); Breakwater - bronze (bottled), bronze (draught); Sleeping Giant - silver (draught); Narrow Neck - bronze (bottled), bronze (draught);
2014 Perth Royal Beer Show Atomic - silver (bottled), bronze (draught); Sleeping Giant - silver (bottled), silver (draught); Narrow Neck - bronze (bottled), bronze (draught); PILS - silver (bottled); Small Batch Lager - bronze (bottled), bronze (draught)
2008 World Beer Cup PILS - bronze; Small Batch Lager - silver; Sleeping Giant - bronze.

See also

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Tomlin, Sam (31 December 2012). "Swan closure opens door for craft brewers". The West Australian. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  2. ↑ http://www.rasv.com.au/Events/AIBA_Home/AIBA_Results/AIBA_Past-Results/AIBA_2016_ResultsCatalogue
  3. ↑ http://www.rasv.com.au/Events/AIBA_Home/AIBA_Results/AIBA_Past-Results/AIBA_2015_ResultsCatalogue
  4. 1 2 3 "Gage Roads". Australian Business Journal. September 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  5. ↑ http://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20120117/pdf/423t4qzk3sbp4h.pdf
  6. ↑ http://gageroads.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2014-10-24-Cover-Letter-and-Presentation.pdf
  7. ↑ https://www.brewsnews.com.au/2016/02/gage-roads-enjoys-sales-spike/
  8. ↑ http://www.asx.com.au/asx/statistics/announcements.do?by=asxCode&asxCode=GRB&timeframe=D&period=M6
  9. 1 2 http://gageroads.com.au/our-beers/

Bibliography

  • Deutsher, Keith M. (2012). The Breweries of Australia (2nd ed.). Glebe, NSW: Beer & Brewer Media. ISBN 9780987395214. 

External links

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