Iconic Perth brewery reveals crafty plan for TAKEAWAY BEER

An East Perth brewery perched over the Swan River at Point Fraser wants to start selling its beer by the can, growler or small keg so locals can take it away to crack open at home.

Long Neck Brewery directors Brad Hill and Neil Irvine first opened the State’s only craft brewery over the water in mid-2021.

Local patrons can currently enjoy its small-batch, hand-crafted beers, ciders and seltzers by a pint or midi.

But the pair want to expand their business offering and have applied for an unrestricted tavern licence which would mean they could start selling their branded brew for customers to take home and enjoy.

“People are coming in, they’re enjoying what they’re having with us and then want to take it home,” Mr Hill said.

The brewery currently produces more than 13 different beers which the duo hope they can soon start packaging in either 375ml cans, 1.89 litre growlers or small kegs.

“You can come in, taste the beers, buy takeaway or you can stay and have a meal and enjoy the location,” Mr Hill said.

“There’s a bit of romance about turning up with your boat, grabbing your food platters and drinks from the brewery and then heading off without having to do all that hard work.”

He said introducing takeaway beer was “demand driven” but it wouldn’t just attract people that live or work nearby.

“There have been beer collectors that want to have a can of every beer, like that’s their mission in life so we get some really strange requests to ship it all over the place,” Mr Hill said.

If approved, the boys won’t be creating a dedicated shopfront inside their venue to sell their Long Neck Brewery alcohol, but will instead sell it over the bar inside their Cidery.

“We’re not there to create a bottle shop, it’s really so the people that enjoy what we do can enjoy our beers,” Mr Hill said.