BREWERIES POUR OUT NEW TASTES FOR BEER FESTIVAL

CAIRNS Beer Festival makes a full post-Covid comeback at Hemingway’s Brewery on Saturday with a lively lineup of local flavours.

Hemingway’s Brewery Cairns manager Roman Haslinger said after having to cancel the festival in 2020 and work with restrictions in 2021, the team is preparing for a big day.

“This is our time to showcase what the Far North breweries can do, we’re expecting this year to go off and see a lot of locals come through for a good time,” he said.

“It’s a collaborative and fun event that brings in the other breweries because it’s our mindset that together, we are FNQ, and the craft brew industry here is still very young.

“We always considered ourselves not as competition but as quality brewers who need to change local minds about what good beer is.”

Macalister’s Brewing, Coral Sea Brewing, Barrier Reef Brewing, Sauce Brewing Co and Hemingway’s Brewery will be part of the festival, each company bringing a new beer.

The Cairns Beer Festival kicks off at noon with free entry.

Hemmingway’s Cairns venue manager Roman Haslinger, Craft Distributors owner Dan Tiffin, Sauce head brewer Pete Muskins, Macalister Brewing owner Rob Callin and Hemingway’s head brewer Paul Cook enjoy a variety of beers that will be available at Saturday’s festival. Picture: Brendan Radke