What we learned so far

A STORY
BEHIND EVERY BEER

Our Story

Established in 2005 by the dynamic duo of Scott and Vanessa Wilson-Browne on the scenic shores of Lake Purrumbete, Red Duck Brewery was born out of a mission to bring back choice and quality to beer enthusiasts across Australia. Crafting brews made from all-natural ingredients, we aim to deliver a taste of purity, freshness, and good health in every sip of the world’s favorite beverage.

Originating on a farm in regional Victoria posed its challenges. However, when the opportunity arose to relocate the brewery to Ballarat in 2009, we seized the moment. Ballarat, with its rich food and beverage scene and a deep-rooted brewing history, proved to be the perfect new home for our beer-making adventures.

Real craft beer

ABOUT THE BREWERY

Starting with second hand 600litre “geordies”, we re-engineered and built our own brewery. Our capacity is limited, the average brew length netts 510litres of beer, which makes us one of the smallest Micro-breweries in Australia.

We deliberately designed our brew house to make traditional ales, using as simple a process as possible. As practitioners of Real Craft brewing, we brew to strength for every batch, which means no dilution. We don’t use any additives or artificial chemicals, either to enhance the brew process, the beer or to make our brewing more efficient. Our beers are made from all grain: malt barley, malt wheat, unmalted wheat, and a range of other natural grains. The hops we use are just hops, not hop oils, extracts or derived products.

We really make a stand about brewing Real Craft beer, and for us the brewing has to be of the highest standard, all natural and traditional. There are no short cuts or cheap ways to make beer the way we do. It’s labour intensive, our ingredient costs are high and our overheads for small batch brewing are high. We don’t make cheap beer! What we strive for is to make World Class beers.

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