There is plenty of Ho Ho Ho about the brewery this month as Christmas closes in and plenty of Mo Mo Mo as well as our intrepid band of brewers are looking like something out of the James Squire era, sporting a fine collection of moustaches for the culmination of the Movember fundraising event see Mo-shovel Brewery gallery.

On the back of our biggest two sales months ever in October & November and despite the challenge of a very busy brewing month ahead there are satisfied smiles on the faces of the Camperdown team, and with good cause too. 2011 has been a year of great progress and achievement at Malt Shovel. Here is just a short list of the accomplishments this year.

-James Squire becomes Australia’s leading craft brand (AC Nielsen Survey)
-Brewery Capacity Upgrade
• 4 new fermenter vessels installed and operating
• De-aerated Water plant installed & commissioned
• new increased capacity refrigeration plant installed
• New power board installed reducing power usage
-New administration office completed & occupied on Parramatta Road frontage
-One Fifty Lashes Pale ale launched and has become our number 2 selling beer in just 4 months.
-Squires enters the craft cider market with a cloudy, tap offering Orchard Crush.

Hoppy Delights in the New Year
As promised those Mad Brewers will be shooting another crazy offering your way in early February. Get ready for the Hoppy Hefe, a 7% abv hybrid wheat beer powered by liberal lashings of hops. Definitely one to share with a friend from the usual Mad Brewers 640mL bottle. Stay tuned for more detail in January.

Join Malt Shovel Brewer Hamish McArthur as he profiles James Squire Nine Tales Amber Ale on Brewer’s Bytes click here

Best Wishes to all for a Merry & safe Christmas
Cheers for now
Tony Jones
Chief Brewer