Cairns Craft Beer Festival set for Hemingway’s Brewery

The talent of Far North craft brewers as well as local distilleries will be celebrated at the upcoming Cairns Craft Beer Festival.

NEW local brewery Sauce Brewing Company will join the second annual Cairns Craft Beer Festival at Hemingway’s Brewery on the Cairns waterfront from noon on May 8.

This year’s line-up includes Macalisters Brewing, Coral Sea Brewing, Barrier Reef Brewing and festival host, Hemingway’s Brewery, with distilleries Wolf Lane, Mt Uncle of Walkamin and newly-formed Devils Thumb, based in Port Douglas.

Cairns Craft Beer Festival on May 8 at Hemingway's Brewery in Cairns. Cairns and district local brewers and distillers Nico Leffler from Hemingway's, Mark Watkins from Mt Uncle, Sam Kennis from Wolf Lane, Rob Callin from Macalister and Pete Muskins from Sauce looking forward to showing off their wares. Picture: Stewart McLean

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There will be a competition to find the best beer and cocktail that will be decided by festival goers casting their vote, which will earn automatic entry into a major prize of a trip for two to the outer Reef with Down Under Cruise and Dive.

Headlining the live and local music bill will be entertainment from the Joker Pokers and Rhyece O’Neill while a range of food stalls showcasing local produce and providores will keep hungry hordes satisfied.

A sample of some of the local craft beers and gins that will be on offer at the Cairns Craft Beer Festival on May 8 at Hemingway's Brewery. Picture: Stewart McLean

Festival founder, Hemingway’s Brewery chief executive Tony Fyfe said it was timely to highlight the craft beer scene with an event showcasing the bounty of regional, freshly made produce.

“Our inaugural event in 2019 enjoyed unprecedented success and really set the scene for future events, however last year’s lockdown put a stop to all that,” Mr Fyfe said.

“Another year down the track and I think the community is more than ready to kick up their heels and have some fun celebrating all the great and good things this region has to offer,” he said.

Originally published as Cairns Craft Beer Festival set for Hemingway’s Brewery