Brewtide to launch in Albion in Brisbane’s north

A brewery promising to deliver something Brisbane has never seen before is set to open in an exciting new lifestyle precinct in the city’s inner-north.

A brewery unlike any other is set to launch in Brisbane at one of the city’s hottest new food and lifestyle precincts.

Brewtide will open at the currently under-construction Craft’d Grounds in Albion, in the inner north, which promises a feast of culinary options including a patisserie, fromagerie, charcuterie, wine and cocktail bar, coffee roaster, espresso bar, street food vendors, farmers markets and a yet-to-be-announced, globally recognised French restaurant.

With Brisbane’s craft brewery scene booming, Brewtide and Craft’d Grounds co-founder James Rennell was looking for a way for the new beer business to stand out.

His solution? A concept allowing breweries from across the country and even overseas to come make their own product at Brewtide, which will then be served on-site alongside Brewtide’s own signature range.

“We have 20 taps and it’s set up to have 15 of those as artisan breweries from around the country and maybe even from overseas,” Mr Rennell.

“We definitely want to have people come in for three or four days and partner with the head brewer on site and brew in house.”

Brewtide brewer Gavin Croft and co-owner James Rennell at the Craft’d Grounds precinct in Albion, which will open later this year. Picture: Josh Woning

The residency program will be run with Brewtide’s head brewer Gavin Croft, who has worked at venues such as Newstead Brewing, Archer and Bacchus, and will take advantage of the site’s 12 tanks and 15 hectolitre capacity.

“It means it’s not just a beer that turns up in a bottle or tinnie, it’s something unique to the area,” Mr Rennell said.

To give patrons an insight into how it all works, the brewery will run tours on weekends, showing visitors through the mill and grain store before diving into the brewing process. Guests will also be able to feel like they’re among the action with the 500sq m, industrial-look site offering seats within arm’s reach of the tanks.

“You can sit at the bar and touch the tank,” Mr Rennell said, revealing the venue will be entirely open but split up into different zones with indoor and outdoor seating, communal tables, benches, stools and high bars.

There will also be a craft bottle shop on site so drinkers can buy their favourite brew, while for non-beer lovers, they’ll be able to order from the cocktail and wine bar’s menu so they don’t miss out.

Food will be provided from the precinct’s patisserie, fromagerie and wine bar, as well as three permanent food trucks, which are currently being locked in.

Brewtide is pushing for a September opening.