Flamin Galah Brewing founders Sam and Claire Hewson.
Craft beer sales tripled at the end of last year, as local breweries enjoyed a wave of support and consumers turn away from major beer brands.
The interest in the burgeoning market also comes from investors, with Sydney’s Batch Brewing raising $800,000 in around 24 hours on crowdfunding platform Equities before the offer even went public.
12 months after it opened, microbrewery Flamin Galah is now almost quintupling its production scale as it tries to keep on top of orders.
Craft breweries are having a moment in Australia as drinkers look beyond legacy brew brands.
Henrico Moves Closer Towards Arena Development
A bird s-eye view of Best Products in Henrico, a potential site for GreenCity. (Courtesy Green City LLC)
Henrico’s Board of Supervisors moved one step closer toward a $2.3 billion arena development Tuesday night.
The board agreed to transfer a piece of property near the intersection of Interstate-95 and East Parham Road to its economic development authority. The EDA plans to sell the property to the company behind the new GreenCity development.
Susan Eastridge and Michael Hallmark came to Henrico last year envisioning an arena, thousands of housing units and commercial and park space in Henrico’s Fairfield district.