Burleigh Brewing Company Explained

Burleigh Brewing Company
Owner:	Peta and Brennan Fielding^[1]
Location:	2 Ern Harley Drive, Burleigh Heads, Queensland
Foundation:	2006

The Burleigh Brewing Company is a brewery and taphouse located in Burleigh Heads, Queensland, Australia.

History

Back from a brewing job in Hawaii, and bothered by the lack of balance, character or soul in Queensland’s beer landscape, Peta and Brennan Fielding started brewing their own beer.^[2] Burleigh Brewing was born on 1 July 2006 and set about pioneering the craft beer movement on the Gold Coast.

In 2015, they outgrew the original location and moved down the road to an expanded brewery and new tap house.

Beers

• Burleigh Big Head (4.2%) No-Carb Lager
• Burleigh Twisted Palm (4.2%) Tropical Pale Ale
• Burleigh 28 (4.8%) California Pale Ale
• Burleigh Fig Jam (7.0%) India Pale Ale
• Burleigh My Wife's Bitter (4.8%) English Ale
• Burleigh Black Giraffe (5.0%) Black Coffee Lager
• Burleigh Blonde (5.0%) Bier Garden Lager
• Burleigh Mid-Tide (3.0%) Ale

Awards

In 2012, the HEF won the Gold Medal for 'South German-Style Hefeweizen/Hefeweissbier' at the Brewer's Association World Beer Cup.^{[3] [4] [5]}

In 2013, the Burleigh Brewing Company was named as the 2013 Telstra Queensland Business of the Year.^[6] In 2014 the company was named the 2014 Gold Coast Business Excellence Awards Supreme Winner.

• Burleigh Big Head - World Beer Championships 2 x Silver medals
• Burleigh Twisted Palm - World Beer Championships Gold and silver medals
• Burleigh 28 - World Beer Championships 4 x Gold and 3 x Silver medals
• Burleigh Fig Jam - World Beer Championships 5 x Gold medals
• Burleigh My Wife's Bitter - World Beer Championships 2 x Gold medals
• Burleigh Black Giraffe - World Beer Championships 4 x Gold medals

See also

• Australian pub
• Beer in Australia
• List of breweries in Australia

Notes and References

1. http://www.exploreaustralia.net.au/Queensland/Gold-Coast-and-Hinterland/Burleigh-Heads/Burleigh-Brewing-Company Burleigh Brewing Company, Burleigh Heads - Explore Australia
2. Web site: 2021-08-18 . 15 years of Burleigh Brewing . 2023-11-18 . Brews News . en-AU.
3. News: Gold Coast brew takes out top beer award. 30 May 2012. ABC Gold Coast Radio. Lewis, David. Marshall, Candice. 14 May 2014.
4. Web site: World Beer Cup 2012 - Winners List. Brewer's Association. 2012. 14 May 2014.
5. News: Coast brewer wins big at 'Olympics of beer'. Gold Coast Bulletin. 14 May 2014. https://archive.today/20130703024010/http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2012/05/30/420031_gold-coast-news.html. 3 July 2013. dead.
6. Web site: Independent Craft brewery named Telstra Queensland Business of the Year. Telstra. Telstra Business Awards. 16 July 2013. 14 May 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140514161730/http://www.telstrabusinessawards.com/news/2013/independent-craft-brewery-named-telstra-queensland-business-of-the-year-482.aspx. 14 May 2014. dmy-all.