It started out with a kit, how did it end up like this?

Mark’s out of control home brewing, akin to many craft brewery origin stories, morphed to small scale craft beer brewing. He’s living the dream, drinking his own beer, at his local, in his own piece of paradise!

Our brewing inspirations arise from Old World beer styles, with an occasional modern brew.

Our clean and clear East Coast Tasmanian rain water starts the process. Copious swearing then seems necessary. High grade stainless steel, barley, hops, and some secret additions gives Coles Bay its only locally brewed craft beers.

We’re on tap at select venues in Coles Bay, Hobart and Launceston. We also attend Festivals and Events on the East Coast of Tasmania. And of course we’re on tap at our in house bar for our in-house guests. Scroll down for details.

The House Bar

Relax in front of the fire at our House Bar, where our guests indulge in beer tastings, with four beers on tap, whatever Mark thinks is at its best. Trial beers usually start their life here. We can talk you through the brewing process so you can learn a little more.

Tastings are for our in house guests only. We are on tap in other venues in Coles Bay if you can’t stay with us. Scroll down for our client venues.

Malting Lagoon Craft Beers

Creamy Irish Ale 5.0%

You’ll mostly find this on tap in the cooler months. Our Irish Ale is creamy with the hops providing just enough bitterness to cut through the malted caramel that stays with you on the length, with a texture from the nitrogen that coats your mouth with beery goodness.

We pour it with with a Nitrogen and CO2 gas mix, giving a creaminess to the beer and a thick frothy head, like all good Irish beers should.

Our most popular and what most would consider our flagship beer.

Steep Descent DIPA

8.5% to 9%

This COVID creation will only raise its head when time allows. It comes with a warning for a reason.

We take our IPA grain profile, double it, then we spend days dry hopping to bring the hops up to balance the malt and the alcohol. Then, it sits in the naughty corner in the cool room for a while until it decides to behave itself and settles down.

It will always have age on it when you find it on tap. Half generally ends up in our “in house quality assurance program”.

We’ll post on social media when and where it’s at venues. This is definitely one for IPA and DIPA connoisseurs to look out for.

Belgian Golden Ale 4.6%

Golden to amber in colour with a funky length from the Belgian yeast we use to brew this beer, however controlled for a more local take on a Belgian beer.

European hops like Saaz and Mittelfruh for a more tradtional European style. Look for it in Coles Bay and Bicheno over summer.

We find it goes well with seafood and lighter style dishes. We’ve been known to smash a few with fish and chips after a hike in Freycinet National Park.

California Steam Beer 5.0%

What happens when your wife stuffs up your hop and yeast order and you still need to brew? That’s the back story to our take on a Calfornia Steam Beer.

This amber lager has far more history to it, dating back to California Gold Rush times. A style from European immigrants trying to brew like they did in Northern Europe, with California weather.

A well balanced amber lager, brewed with the modern strain of the old lager yeast that evolved in California, with American hops as true to style.

Hazy Bayz 5.2%

An American style hazy pale ale with predominantly Mosaic hops for a modern twist to our usual old world line up. The haziness comes from selecting a yeast that tends to stay in solution, rather than dropping out, and also not fining and filtering the beer as we would for say a lager.

We’re pretty pleased with this, however it will mostly be a warmer weather beer. Feel free to check with us if it’s on tap anywhere.

Smoked Wheat Beer

She’s a temperamental lady to brew, and only pops her head up when there is time to take care of her. The witbier yeast we use or this beer is extremely sensitive and takes nurturing. We add smoked wheat to the malt mix, for a touch of smokiness to this blonde European style beer.

Inspired by Eastern European and Bavarian smoked wheat beers, the magic part of ours is how it matches with our local oysters. They’re at their prime in the cooler half of the year, fattened up by the colder waters.

On Tap…Coles Bay & More….

Tandy’s Alehouse, Elizabeth St, Launceston

Serving Tasmanian Craft Beers on Tap. Click their logo to see if our Creamy Irish Ale is currently on their current tap list.
Byron only has Tasmanian beverages on tap, so you’re bound to find something interesting.
You can grab some takeaway and eat in at this venue. We like the Curry Club up the Road and Buddha Thai around the corner.

lluka Tavern, The Esplanade, Coles Bay

We have two taps in the main bar, right next to the main taps, with our pick of the seasonal beers we’ve brewed. So if you’re in the restaurant, pop in to the bar and see what’s pouring

Bistro meals are available at this popular local venue.

Geographe, Garnet Ave, Coles Bay

The Wood Fired Pizzas are fab here and match well with our California Steam Beer, the beer we usually have on tap at Geographe. Bookings are always a good idea here, as the venue has an intimate setting. Check their Facebook page if you’re here in summer on a Sunday. They sometimes have live music.

Freycinet Lodge, Coles Bay

In the bar, restaurant and bistro you will find Malting Lagoon on tap at this Coles Bay Icon.
We tend to go and grab some dinner from the bar menu when the sunset looks promising.
Bookings are a good idea for the restaurant, but the bar is walk in service.