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Well-Known Member
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/01/2233157.htm
Hobart and Launceston have each had a trademark brewery for more than a century - now north-west Tasmania is getting in on the act.
A small gourmet beer-maker is opening in Railton tomorrow.
A married couple has founded the Seven Sheds micro-brewery, growing four varieties of hops on site.
To start with, they'll produce 500 litres a month and run tasting sessions and tours, making the enterprise one of the smallest craft breweries in Australia.
The proprieter, Willie Simpson, says the region's last working brewery closed in 1907.
"It's been more than a century since a brewery of any size or description has operated in north-west Tassie, and as they say, it's been a long time between drinks."
Mr Simpson says Railton is on a perfect latitude for hop growing, but says Tasmania's two big brewers have nothing to fear.
The Federal Tourism Minister, Martin Ferguson, will open the business tomorrow morning.
Hobart and Launceston have each had a trademark brewery for more than a century - now north-west Tasmania is getting in on the act.
A small gourmet beer-maker is opening in Railton tomorrow.
A married couple has founded the Seven Sheds micro-brewery, growing four varieties of hops on site.
To start with, they'll produce 500 litres a month and run tasting sessions and tours, making the enterprise one of the smallest craft breweries in Australia.
The proprieter, Willie Simpson, says the region's last working brewery closed in 1907.
"It's been more than a century since a brewery of any size or description has operated in north-west Tassie, and as they say, it's been a long time between drinks."
Mr Simpson says Railton is on a perfect latitude for hop growing, but says Tasmania's two big brewers have nothing to fear.
The Federal Tourism Minister, Martin Ferguson, will open the business tomorrow morning.