Toowoomba’s 4 Brothers Brewing earns three medals at Independent Brewers Association’s ‘Indie Awards’ for craft beers
A Toowoomba brewer has capped off a difficult year after scoring three medals for three different beers at the national industry awards.
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After more than six months of disruptions and delays to his business due to COVID-19, Toowoomba brewer Adrian Cubit is happy to cap off the year with a slew of prizes for his craft beers.
The owner of 4 Brothers Brewing has celebrated three podium finishes in his first submission to the Independent Brewers Association’s awards night last week.
Mr Cubit’s Fat Hefe, a south German-style Hefeweizen, took out a silver award in the European-style ales category, while his Evil Brother Coffee Porter won a bronze award in the hybrid beer section.
4 Brothers also scored a bronze prize for its signature Toowoomba Lager.
Mr Cubit said it was great to receive recognition for his brewing, especially being based outside the traditional craft beer markets.
“We’d never entered into the Indies before and it was just a good way to see how we’re going with our small little set-up,” he said.
“We’re a bit more isolated to the brewing community in Brisbane so it was a good way to get some feedback.”
Mr Cubit said changes to the award set-up meant all entries had to be canned, putting his business at a disadvantage that he had to overcome.
“There were no keg entries allowed, so all the beers had to be packaged,” he said.
“Pre-COVID, pretty much all our beers except for the Toowoomba Lager were in kegs.
“We were able to pivot and got a small canning operation running, and it allowed us to submit a few beers to the awards.
“Essentially, it’s a very manual process — we hand-fill the cans and seam them.”
The canning of drinks was not just for the awards, with Mr Cubit moving towards the process to ensure his products could be sold after venues were shut down across the state.
“Customers have got another option along with beer growlers,” he said.
“Because it’s so manual and so slow, we can’t get enough to supply stores, so all the cans we make get sold directly from the tap room.”
To check out its brews, head to 4brothersbrewing.com.au.
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