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.