Capital Brewing Company
35°16′23″S 149°07′55″E / 35.2730°S 149.1319°E
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| Industry | Alcoholic beverage |
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| Founded | September 2016 |
| Headquarters | Building 3, 1 Dairy Road, Fyshwick, Canberra, ACT |
| Products | Beer |
| Website | https://capitalbrewing.co/ |
Capital Brewing Company (also known as Capital Brewing Co.) is a Canberra-based brewery. It was founded in 2016 by brewers Tom Hertel and Laurence Kain,[1] and has a brewpub in the Canberra suburb of Fyshwick.[2]
The company is one of the largest craft breweries in Australia.[3] It is also the beer sponsor of the Greater Western Sydney Giants, which represent the Australian Capital Territory in the Australian Football League.[4]
Awards and activism
[edit]In 2021, two of the brewery's beers (Capital XPA and Coast Ale) were voted in the top 10 craft beers in the annual 'GABS Hottest 100 Craft Beers' competition.[5]
In April 2022, Capital Brewing Co. became the first Australian brewery to be certified as carbon-neutral by the Australian Government.[6][7]
In 2023, the company announced it would plant a native Australian tree for every goal scored by the Greater Western Sydney Giants, as part of its 'Kick a Goal, Plant a Tree' initiative.[8]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Capital Brewing Co is Canberra's newest craft beer company". Good Food. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Capital Brewing Co". Broadsheet. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Jacobs, Genevieve. "It's been a year of Biblical challenges at Capital Brewing Co, but the beer is flowing again". Riotact. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Welch, Kalila (3 March 2022). "Capital Brewing creates 'big' TVC to celebrate partnership with GWS Giants". Mumbrella. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "2021 – gabshottest100". gabshottest100.com. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ ACT Government (4 May 2022). "Capital Brewing goes carbon neutral". Our Canberra. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Ridge, Lucy. "Capital Brewing Co is Australia's first certified fully carbon neutral brewery". This is Canberra. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Capital Brewing Co. team up with the GWS Giants to kick goals against climate change". HerCanberra. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2024.