Stockade Brew Co, Australia’s fastest growing independent craft beer producer has opened in Marrickville launching a fully operating brewery, tasting room and bar.
The brewery is the brainchild of Stockade Brew Co’s Anton Szpitalak. Having launched the company in 2015, he wanted to create a space suited not only for those that enjoy drinking their brews, but also locals who prefer to unwind with a cocktail in hand.
Designed by RAD Studios, Stockade Brew Co has taken cues from industrial surroundings, transforming the old factory space with terracotta tiles and furniture made from blackbutt wood. Large steel screens and customised lightbox menu boards from Macgyver Models, play to the building’s industrial history.
The brewery has also commissioned a bespoke bar front which has been made using repurposed staves taken from barrels used for Stockade’s beers. Those visiting will sight the tasting room, containing two vintage stave-clad brite tanks upon entry.
Stockade Brew Co offers a core line-up of five ‘sessionable’ beers alongside a number of limited edition brews, all created in house by Head Brewer Daniel Fardon. The Mountie, the maple syrup-infused imperial stout is poured exclusively at the venue and Old Money is featured on tap for launch. Stockade Brew Co also serves a number of revolving guest taps including Randall’s, Bucket Boys and 3 Ravens Brewing.
Alongside the core range of four beers (8 Bit, Chop Shop, Duel and Hop Splicer) and limited-edition brews, Stockade Brew Co will also serve four revolving guest taps from the likes of Bucket Boys and Hop Nation, plus a rotation of four barrel-aged beers created and aged on-site. Head Brewer Daniel Fardon is currently brewing a 6.5% Kentucky bourbon barrel-aged IIPA in preparation for launch. Brewed using US Cascade, Citra and Centennial hops, this limited edition IIPA features citrus and floral aromas, with light wood and bourbon notes.
In creating the cocktail list, The Stockade Brew Co. team took inspiration from the hops that surround them, drawing on their unique flavour characteristics of citrus, floral, pine, flowery aroma, and of course, bitterness. The result is a rotating list of seasonal cocktails that caters to an abundance of varying taste buds, using raw spirits infused, aged and finished on-site. For example, Stockade’s G’n’T (Galaxy & Tonic) plays up the bitter, in-depth passionfruit flavours of the Galaxy hops. You can read about how Stockade Brew Co uses hops in cocktails here.
On the food front, Stockade Brew Co have created a monthly changing line-up of collaborations, with Baby Rey’s confirmed for the brewery’s opening month. Known best for their Wild West Burger, the burger purveyors serving up a number of their classic dishes, with a Stockade twist. Their maple bacon jam now features Stockade Brew Co’s Mountie stout, while their chilli and cheese-loaded fries are served with a generous dollop of Chop Shop Ale dressing. Following Baby Rey’s tenure, pan-Asian BBQ truck Tsuru will take over in August, before Grease’n’Grind burgers in September and La Raza Mexican Cantina in October.
The brewery will also play host to tasting sessions and the team is working with a number of local independent brands and bringing their expertise in-house to deliver food, wine and cocktails that celebrate hops.
Stockade Brew Co opened in June 2018.
Stockade Brew Co
25 Cadogan Street, Marrickville
Hours – Thursday: 5pm – 10pm; Friday – Saturday:12pm – 12am; Sunday: 12pm – 10pm
Photo Credit: Supplied
Updated 15 June 2018.
