Barossa Valley Brewing

Brewer

Name
Barossa Valley Brewing
Address

2A Murray Street
Tanunda
SA 5352

Phone
08 8563 0696
Open Hours

Thurs to Sun: 12pm to 10pm

Tours

Sat & Sun: 12.30pm

These days, beer lovers still tend to return from trips to the USA enthused by the beers they've sampled on their travels. But they also know they can lay their hands on some great local brews too. It wasn't always the case, however, as Denham D'Silva learned when he spent time Stateside studying and working as a merchant banker. When in the US he could sample an array of flavoursome craft beers; on his return to Oz it was the same old, same old. So he did what any sensible person would do: he started a brewery.

Originally opened in 2005 at the Chateau Yaldara winery, it later moved into its own home after Denham bought a beautiful old building on the edge of Tanunda that had previously been home to a restaurant. He erected a new building at the rear to house an impressive five vessel Bavarian Brewery Technologies brewhouse from California, fitted an eight tap bar inside the original home and his dream for Barossa Valley Brewing was complete.

Today, it's one of the most picturesque of all Aussie microbreweries to visit. Visitors are encouraged to enjoy their schooners and tasting paddles of beer or glasses of Barossa Valley wine in the shade of the trees on the lawn or on the deck completed in late 2013 that allows you to peer into the brewery as the brewer goes about his business.

Since the end of 2013, a number of brewers have worked at Barossa, including for a period James Collison, a successful home brewer who, just as Denham abandoned a career in high finance to start a brewery, turned his back on life as an engineer to brew beer. He did so under the guidance of brewing director Neal Cameron, head brewer at the Australian Brewery, and kicked off a new spate of experimenting at the brewery, even building a 100-litre pilot system to play around on so he doesn't always have to brew 1800 litres of whatever takes his fancy.

His successors now have a far larger brewery in which to play – as well as more toys. A new shed has been attached to the original brewery building as Denham adds a contracting side to the business.

It's not the only thing that was new in 2016, as Barossa Valley Brewing underwent a significant branding overhaul. Some beers were renamed, the labels were given a colourful new direction and, most significantly, the beers were packaged in cans instead of bottles.

Now year round, half a dozen Barossa Valley beers are always on tap at its Tanunda home alongside a non-alcoholic ginger beer and a locally-produced cider, while the kitchen serves up sharing plates designed with beer in mind. Given it's located in one of the country's foremost wine regions, there are regular beer vs wine dinners too. Not that there's rivalry with the local vintners; it's quite the opposite with joint projects, such as the Threesome beer-wine hybrid, frequently taking place. After all, they do say it takes a lot of beer to make a good wine.

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Core Range

Barossa Valley Brewing Aussie Pale Ale
Pale Ale with Lemon Myrtle
4.1%
Barossa Valley Brewing Indian Summer Session Ale
Mid-strength
3.5%
Barossa Valley Brewing Chan van Damme
Spiced Witbier
4.4%
Barossa Valley Brewing French Saison
Saison
5.2%
Barossa Valley Brewing Hop Heaven Easy IPA
Session IPA
4.7%
Barossa Valley Brewing Barossa Pils
Pilsner
4.7%
Barossa Valley Brewing I Can't Believe It's Not Bacon
Rauchbier
5.5%
Barossa Valley Brewing Canis Major IIPA
Double IPA
8.0%

Limited Releases

Barossa Valley Brewing Cashmere Hazy, Bee Sting, Raspberry Berliner Weisse & Doppelbock
Various Styles As Indicated
6.8% & 5.0% & 3.5% & 7.1%
Barossa Valley Brewing AI West Coast IPA
AI Generated West Coast IPA
7.0%
Barossa Valley & Friends Limoncello Sour & Lotus Pale
Limoncello Sour & Hazy Pale
5.0% & 5.8%
Barossa Valley Brewing Hazy Hop Focus: Eclipse
Single Hop NEIPA
6.3%
Barossa Valley Brewing Rocky Road
Rocky Road Imperial Stout
9.1%
Barossa Valley Brewing Belgian Strong Ale
Belgian Golden Strong Ale
8.5%
Barossa Valley Brewing Double Mosaic NEIPA
Double NEIPA
9.5%
Barossa Valley Brewing West Coast Juicy
Juicy IPA
6.0%
Barossa Valley Brewing Celebration Ale IIPA
IIPA
8.0%
Barossa Valley Brewing Barrel Aged Blonde
Barrel Age Blonde
5.9%
Barossa Valley Brewing NEIPA: Mosaic
Single Hop NEIPA
6.3%
Barossa Valley Brewing Imperial Red IPA
Imperial Red IPA
8.0%
Barossa Valley Brewing COWIT-20
Spiced Witbier
4.5%
Barossa Valley Brewing Peanut Butter Chocolate Coffee Milkshake
Peanut Butter, Chocolate & Coffee Milk Stout
6.5%
Barossa Valley Brewing Harvest Heaven 2020 Wet Hop Ale
Wet Hop IPA
6.0%
Barossa Valley Brewing Peanut Chocolate Milkshake
Peanut Butter Chocolate Porter
6.5%
Barossa Valley & Beer From Ben & Bucket Boys Gose Duo
Fruit Gose
4.8% & 5.0%
Barossa Valley Brewing Hazy Heaven Wet Hop NEIPA 2019
Wet Hop NEIPA
6.5%
Barossa Valley Brewing NAIPA
NEIPA with Davidson's Plums
6.5%
Barossa Valley Brewing Chocolate Coffee Stout
Chocolate Coffee Stout
7.0%
Barossa Valley Brewing Vitamin Beer
Super Food Ale
7.0%
Barossa Valley Brewing Hop Haze Heaven Fresh Hop NEIPA
Fresh Hop NEIPA
Barossa Valley Brewing Choc Cherry Barrel Aged Stout
Barrel Aged Cherry Stout
6.5%
Barossa Valley Brewing The Barossa Threesome
Krystalweizen with wine
4.5%
Barossa Valley Brewing Bee Sting – RETIRED
Honey Ale
5.0%
Barossa Valley Brewing Imperial Milk Stout – RETIRED
Imperial Milk Stout
7.0%
Barossa Valley Brewing Double IPA – RETIRED
Double IPA
8.0%
Barossa Valley Brewing Organic Ale – RETIRED
American Pale Ale
5.5%
Barossa Valley Brewing Barossa Smoke – RETIRED
Smoke Beer
6.5%
Barossa Valley Brewing Pilsner – RETIRED
Pilsner
5.0%