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| Industry | Alcoholic beverage |
|---|---|
| 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
editIn 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.