Wildflower, the pioneering Marrickville beer producer known for wild ferment beers and locally sourced ingredients, is all about process and provenance. To celebrate the third release of Waratah – a 100% NSW ingredient brew – the team is hosting a morning focused on sustainability in beer and the future of grain beverages.
Waratah Day is back for its third consecutive year, and the line-up of speakers features some seriously big names in the biz, including veteran drinks writer Max Allen, Gab and Chris Moore of experimental Gippsland brewery Sailors Grave, and a panel discussion with soil scientists, hops and barley farmers, Canberra district winemaker Bryan Martin and Lou Dowling from Newtown’s natural wine bottle shop P&V Merchants.
Tickets are a mere $10 donation, all of which goes towards supporting regional and rural mental health programs. Put more of your hard-earned to the good cause by purchasing a treat from the donation cake stall with goodies from Cherry Moon General Store, Brickfields and Two Chaps or a coffee from the Mecca cart. The festivities will kick on well into the afternoon when the cellar door opens to the public with a sausage sizzle by organic butchery Feather and Bone. And for all the home brewers out there, vials of the prized house culture will be available on the day as well.
