Stone & Wood (Lion/Kirin)

Brewer

Name
Stone & Wood (Lion/Kirin)
Address

100 Centennial Circuit
Byron Bay
NSW 2481

Phone
(02) 6685 5173
Open Hours

Cellar Door
Mon to Fri: 10am to 5pm
Sat & Sun: midday to 6pm

Tasting room
Mon to Fri: 10am to 5pm
Sat & Sun – midday to 6pm

Regular events

Stone & Wood Brewer Experience (fortnightly)
Details here
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Tours

All week (except Tues)

$30 per person – book here

The Stone & Wood story is the closest you'll come to a fairy tale in the world of Australian brewing. It's the story of three friends who'd done rather well for themselves in the world of big league brewing and decided to head off and do it for themselves in one of the country's most beautiful spots. And do it rather well, as it turns out.

The three friends are Brad Rogers, Jamie Cook and Ross Jurisich, who worked together at Matilda Bay, CUB's craft beer arm, having come through the ranks at Foster's. During that time, Brad tweaked old recipes and introduced a number of impressive limited release beers at the Garage brewery before the trio decided to up sticks to Byron Bay and start their own brewery in 2008. As they stated on their website back then: "Our dream was to quit 'working for the man', shed the corporate garbage and get back to basics."

They kicked off with two core beers, a Pale Lager created in a subtle Germanic style, and a Draught Ale inspired by the beers made by European microbreweries that were designed to be drunk fresh within a few kilometres of the brewery. The latter – which was the best example of the qualities of the Galaxy hop – proved so popular when a few kegs were sent further afield that it had to be packaged to meet drinkers' demands. As a result, at the end of 2010 it was renamed Pacific Ale given it had left its draught roots well behind. Given it's inspired scores of imitators since and sells well over ten million litres a year, you've likely heard of it...

The range has evolved over times, with the likes of Cloud Catcher becoming a permanent release and many others – often created in collaboration with people from far outside the beer world – have followed, helping Stone & Wood pick up some major trophies along the way.

Such has been the phenomenal success of the Pacific Ale that they reached a point where it was physically impossible to fit any more fermenters into their Byron Bay home – or work any more hours in the day. So, in the first half of 2014 a second, larger site was opened in Murwillumbah to help meet the insatiable demand for Pacific Ale at which they keep adding more breweries and tanks.

With the opening of the new brewery, the original site in Byron became more of a hub for the public to come and experience what Stone & Wood is about, as well as the place they brew their limited run beers. And now that's been usurped too, with the brewery moving to a custom-built new site – complete with colourful venue – just around the corner.

Look out for the occasional special events there featuring new beer releases, local artists and the best of local produce, or join one of the brewery tours and enjoy samples at the tasting bar in front of the tanks. Brisbane's beer lovers can enjoy the Stone & Wood experience at source these days too, following the opening of a brewpub in Fortitude Valley.

Having blazed a remarkable trail for craft beer in Australia, in August 2021 the brewing company's founders agreed to sell the Fermentum Group, which includes other drinks brands such as Fixation, Two Birds and Forest For The Trees, to Lion/Kirin in a deal that sent shockwaves through the local beer industry.

Read our retrospective on ten years of Pacific Ale here

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Stories featuring Stone & Wood (Lion/Kirin)

Core Range

Stone & Wood Green Coast Crisp
Mid-strength Lager
3.5%
Stone & Wood Pacific Ale (Cans)
Pacific Ale
4.4%
Stone & Wood Green Coast Lager
Kellerbier
4.7%
Stone & Wood Garden Ale
English Bitter
3.5%
Stone & Wood Cloudy Pale Ale (formerly Cloud Catcher)
Australian Pale Ale
5.0%
Stone & Wood Pale Lager – RETIRED
Pale Lager
4.7%
Stone & Wood Pacific Ale
Australian Ale
4.4%
Stone & Wood Jasper
Amber Ale
4.7%

Limited Releases

Stone & Wood Counter Culture: Hopposite Seasons
Cold IPA
7.5%
Stone & Wood Stone Beer '23 & Barrel-Aged Stone Beer '22
Stone-Fired Smoked Porter & Barrel-Aged Stone Beer
6.0% & 11.2%
Stone & Wood's Counter Culture: Plonk!
White Wine Inspired Sour Ale
6.8%
Stone & Wood Hinterland Hazy Pale Ale
Hazy Pale Ale
5.2%
Stone & Wood Counter Culture: Disco Queen
Pink Lemonade Sour
6.0%
Stone & Wood Counter Culture: After The Harvest
Imperial Yuzu Witbier
7.0%
Stone & Wood Counter Culture: Edge Of The Earth IPA
Tasmanian IPA
6.6%
Stone & Wood Stone Beer 2022
Wood-Fired Porter
6.4%
Stone & Wood Counter Culture: Who Really Is Wayne Dubois?
Sparkling Shiraz Sour
7.0%
Stone & Wood & Afends Crop Circles
Hazy Pale with Mango, Macadamia & Hemp Seed
5.0%
Stone & Wood Counter Culture: Bloom Springs
Hazy IPA
6.4%
Stone & Wood Counter Culture: Dark Unicorn
Salted Choc Scotch Ale
7.6%
Stone & Wood Tequila Queen & Sticky Nectar 2021
Oak-Aged Margarita Sour & Mango Milkshake IPA
7.0% & 6.5%
Stone & Wood Counter Culture: Peachy Cheeks
Peach Bellini Sour
6.69%
Stone & Wood Counter Culture: The Holy Grain
Honey Toasted Hazy IPA
6.2%
Stone & Wood Counter Culture: The Earl Of Swirl
Berry Cream Sour
6.9%
Stone & Wood East Point – RETIRED
Lower Alcohol Mixed Ferment Beer
2.7%
Stone & Wood Counter Culture: Tequila Queen
Oak-Aged Margarita Sour
7.0%
Stone & Wood Stone Beer 2020
Stone Beer
6.6%
Stone & Wood Counter Culture: G3 Hazy DIPA
Hazy DIPA
7.6%
Stone & Wood Counter Culture: REINVIGAM8
Hydralyte Beer
2.7%
Stone & Wood Counter Culture Lovely Bubbly
Beer-Wine Hybrids
6.0%
Stone & Wood Counter Culture: So Long Darkness..?
White Stout
5.9%
Stone & Wood Counter Culture: It'd Be Rude Not To
Imperial Milk Stout
7.4%
Stone & Wood Stone Beer 2019
Smoked Porter
7.2%
Stone & Wood Counter Culture: Sticky Nectar
Hazy Mango IPA
6.5%
Stone & Wood Counter Culture: Killer Kween
Imperial Raspberry Berliner Weisse
7.6%
Stone & Wood SWX Imperial Stout
Port Barrel Aged Imperial Stout
10.0%
Stone & Wood Pilot Batch: Sticky Nectar Mango IPA
Mango IPA
6.5%
Stone & Wood Stone Beer 2018
Stone Beer
7.5%
Stone & Wood The Prequel
Double Pacific Ale
6.8%
Stone & Wood Pilot Batch: Wilderness Honey Cream Ale
Spiced Honey Cream Ale
5.3%
Stone & Wood & Brewsvegas & OzHarvest Hoppy Potato Ale

Stone & Wood The Gatherer 2018
Spiced American Wheat Beer
4.6%
Stone & Wood and Blair Hayden Forefathers 2017
English Pale Ale
5.6%
Stone & Wood Jasper Ale (2017 Onwards)
Red Ale
5.4%
Stone & Wood Stone Beer 2017
Stone Beer
6.5%
Stone & Wood The Gatherer 2017
American Wheat
5.0%
Stone & Wood 2016 Essentials Box
Various
Stone & Wood & Willie Simpson Forefathers 2016
Doppelbock
7.0%
Stone & Wood Brewing Stone Beer 2016
Stone Beer
6.5%
Stone & Wood Big Scrub New Age Lager
India Pale Lager
5.5%
Stone & Wood The Forager 2016
Witbier
4.8%
Stone & Wood Mash Collective: Dead East Ale
Amber Ale
5.0%
Stone & Wood Forefathers Phil Sexton English Brown
English Brown
4.8%
Stone & Wood Smoky Jasper 2015
Smoked Red Ale
4.7%
Stone & Wood Stone Beer 2015
Stone Beer
6.4%
Stone & Wood Beers of the Earth
Various
Various
Stone & Wood New Season Pacific Ale
Wet Hop Pacific Ale
4.4%
Stone & Wood Garden Ale
Summer Ale
3.8%
Stone & Wood Ale Pack
Various
Various
Stone & Wood Limited Release Lager
Unfiltered Lager
5.8%
Stone & Wood Mash Collective 4: Heartbreaker
Spiced Red Ale
5.5%
Stone & Wood Limited Release Jasper
Smoked Red Ale
4.7%
Stone & Wood Stone Beer 2014
Stone Beer
6.9%
The Mash Collective Old Persuader
Strong Lager
6.6%
Stone & Wood Stone Beer
Stone Beer
7.2%
Mash Collective Aureus Chrysalis
Belgian Dubbel / Scotch Ale
6.5%
Stone & Wood Garden Ale
Session Ale
3.8%
Stone & Wood Stone Beer (2012)
Stone Beer
7.2%
Stone & Wood Stone Beer (2011)
Stone Beer
5.3%
Stone & Wood Red Relief
Red Ale
4.7%