Green Beacon (CUB/Asahi)

Brewer

Name
Green Beacon (CUB/Asahi)
Address

26 Helen Street
Teneriffe
QLD 4005

Phone
(07) 3252 8393
Open Hours

Mon to Thu: 2pm to 9pm

Fri & Sat: midday to 11pm

Sunday: midday to 10pm

Tours

Typically the last Saturday of each month, check out Facebook or shopify store https://greenbeaconbrewingco.store

Such has been the phenomenal rise of craft beer in and around Brisbane in recent times that, despite only throwing open its roller door for the first time in January 2013, you could argue that Green Beacon is one of the elder statesmen of the local scene. Just as the number of quality beer bars has flourished in the city since Green Beacon tapped its first beer, so has the number of breweries and brewing companies calling South East Queensland home.

The long held dream of a pair of Brisbane schoolmates, Green Beacon set up home in Teneriffe, the Brisbane suburb enjoying a revival as a social and entertainment hub. Marc Chrismas and Adrian Slaughter had been inspired by time spent in cities such as New York and London while working overseas (one as a teacher, one in corporate finance). They turned this inspiration into a venue with a brewery installed on one side of a warehouse, a spotted gum bar and venue on the other and, these days, with food trucks found outside the venue every day.

The result is a bright and airy brewery that offers visitors a welcoming place to sit and sip while watching the brewers do their thing. When you do, you can pick from an award-winning core range found in an increasing number of bars, restaurants and bottleshops throughout the country, as well as a rotating selection of seasonal beers – from big IPAs to barrel aged beers to fruit sours – some of which have proven adept at bringing home silverware too.

In early 2017, they opened a larger, highly specced production site in Geebung complete with a centrifuge, reverse osmosis water filtration system and a “hot rocket”. The addition of this second brewery allowed Green Beacon to triple the output of its core lineup of 3 Bolt Pale Ale, Wayfarer USA and Windjammer IPA, meaning you can find their beers in most states.

It wasn't the only big success for the brewery in 2017. They became one of just three Australian breweries chosen as a partner by Singapore Airlines, meaning business class travellers could drink Wayfarer USA on flights between Brisbane and Singapore.

That came on the back of major trophy success; in May 2017, Green Beacon was named Champion Small Brewery at the Australian International Beer Awards having collected the trophy for Champion Medium Brewery at the Craft Beer Awards 2016. They've since added two consecutive Champion Medium Brewery titles at the AIBAs, and launched the Fathom barrel-aged program, continuing a remarkable and rapid rise for the brewery – and a sign of how smart Marc and Adrian were to launch their business at a time when craft beer in Brisbane had barely reached the fringes.

That awards success and the brewery's rise attracted plenty of speculation and rumours about Green Beacon being courted by some of the world's biggest breweries too. In August 2019, those rumours became a reality when it was announced that Asahi had bought the Brisbane operation. Since the Japanese company's acquisition of CUB, Green Beacon now sit within a craft portfolio alongside the likes of 4 Pines, Mountain Goat, Balter, Matilda Bay and Pirate Life.

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Core Range

Green Beacon Subtropic Low Carb Hazy Pale Ale
Low Carb Hazy Pale
4.0%
Green Beacon Windjammer IPA
IPA
6.0%
Green Beacon 3 Bolt Pale
Pale Ale
4.5%
Green Beacon Grappler Lager
German Lager
4.5%
Green Beacon Wayfarer Tropical Pale Ale
Tropical Pale Ale
4.9%
Green Beacon Seawolf Hazy Pale
Hazy Pale Ale
4.2%
Green Beacon Beacon Draught
Mid-Strength Ale
3.5%
Green Beacon 7 Bells Sour Passion Fruit Ale
Passionfruit Sour
4.2%

Limited Releases

Green Beacon Allpress Coffee and Donuts Breakfast Stout
Coffee Stout
7.0%
Green Beacon Alien Weaponry, Frivolous Juice, Trade Winds & Kinetic
Various Styles As Indicated
7.0% & 7.0% & 6.8% & 5.5%
Green Beacon Mr Sparkle & Cannonball & POG IPA & Journey X TDH IIIPA
Various Styles As Indicated
4.5% & 6.0% & 6.5% & 10.0%
Green Beacon Strawberry Smoothie Sour
Smoothie Sour
5.0%
Green Beacon Scrimshaw 2022
Blood Orange Hazy IPA
6.0%
Green Beacon Mollyhawk Aussie Wheat Ale
Aussie Wheat Ale
4.5%
Green Beacon Red's Dead 2021
Red IPA
6.5%
Green Beacon Ditch Hopper NZ Lager
NZ Lager
5.3%
Green Beacon Helen Street Haze
Hazy IPA
6.2%
Green Beacon Fathom Barrel Aged Beers: Raspberry & Cherry Sour & Belgian Style Red
Barrel-Aged Cherry Sour & Belgian Red
4.7% & 7.0%
Green Beacon Fathom Barrel Aged Beers: Belgian Style Brown Variants
Barrel Aged Brown Ales
7.5% & 8.0%
Green Beacon Uppercut IIPA 2019
Imperial IPA
8.0%
Green Beacon POG Milkshake IPA
Tropical Milkshake IPA
7.0%
Green Beacon Scrimshaw Australian IPA
Australian IPA
5.8%
Green Beacon & Pizza Port Lucky Break West Coast IPA
West Coast IPA
7.0%
Green Beacon The Whaler 2018
Blood Orange IPA
6.2%
Green Beacon Cutwater Hazy IPA
NEIPA
6.0%
Green Beacon & BrewDog The Hounds Of Hades
West Coast IPA
7.0%
Green Beacon Siren Song
Barrel Aged Chardonnay Berliner Weisse
3.5%
Green Beacon Barbary Coast 2018
Black IPA
6.5%
Green Beacon The Botanist 2018 – Galaxy & Enigma
Harvest Ales
6.2%
Green Beacon Red's Dead 2018
Red IPA
7.0%
Green Beacon & Friends Oddfellows Pale Ale
Hazy Pale Ale
5.1%
Green Beacon Scrimshaw Australian IPA 2017
Australian IPA
5.8%
Green Beacon 7 Bells Passionfruit Gose
Passionfruit Gose
4.2%
Green Beacon Cutwater & ESB & Flanders Red
Various
Green Beacon Grappler & The Whaler 2016
Pilsner & Blood Orange IPA
5.8% & 6.2%
Green Beacon Uppercut IIPA 2016
Imperial IPA
8.5%
Green Beacon Session IPA & Passionfruit Gose
Session IPA & Passionfruit Gose
3.8% & 4.2%
Green Beacon The Botanist & Bourbon Barrel Strong Ale
Wet Hop Pale & Barrel Aged Strong Ale
5.6% & 8.5%
Green Beacon Red's Dead
American Red Ale
7.0%
Green Beacon Grappler New World Pilsner
New World Pilsner
5.2%
Green Beacon The Whaler 2015
Blood Orange IPA
6.1%
Green Beacon Uppercut Imperial IPA
West Coast IIPA
8.2%
Green Beacon The Whaler
Golden Ale
4.1%
Green Beacon The Digger – Anzac Bock
Bock
7.0%
Green Beacon Barbary Coast American Brown
American Brown Ale
5.9%
Green Beacon Penny Porter
Porter
5.3%
Green Beacon Anchor Amber - DISCONTINUED
Amber Ale
4.1%
Green Beacon Wayfarer USA – SUPERSEDED
American Wheat
4.9%
Green Beacon Cross Knot Kolsch – SUPERSEDED
Kolsch
4.4%
Green Beacon Scrimshaw IPA
Australian IPA
6.0%
Green Beacon Mainstay Amber Ale – RETIRED
Amber Ale
3.5%
Green Beacon Grappler - SUPERSEDED
Hoppy Helles
4.5%