Rocky Ridge Brewing Co

Brewer

Name
Rocky Ridge Brewing Co
Address

10 Marine Terrace
Busselton
WA 6280

Phone
0406217247
Open Hours

Mon to Thurs: 11am to 7pm
Fri & Sat: 11am to 8pm
Sunday: 11am to 7pm

Many breweries have a local focus. Many more highlight their focus on freshness. And there is a growing number with a focus on sustainability. But you can count on one hand the number of Australian breweries that tie all of these elements together in the way Rocky Ridge Brewing Co does.

Aside from collaborations – we’ll get to those soon – the beers that owner/head brewer Hamish Coates produces on his family’s fifth generation dairy farm, located 20 minutes outside Busselton in the Margaret River region, are created exclusively with ingredients grown and sourced inside the farm’s fence line. Rainwater fills the tanks, solar power keeps the brewery running, Rocky Ridge barley and wheat fill the mash tun, hop bines soar on trellises, and the proprietary house yeast was the result of an air sample collected on site then cultured up at the University of WA. It’s quite an achievement.

What’s just as interesting is the rate at which the brewery captured the hearts and minds of Western Australian beer drinkers. Since launching in early 2017, the steady stream of releases from Rocky Ridge has gathered considerable momentum, with many selling out within days of release.

This noble pursuit of hyper-locality and sustainability does, however, have its limitations – not being able to use New World hops grown elsewhere or interesting adjuncts being the most obvious. Enter the collaboration.

Brewing and beer world peers have been lining up at Rocky Ridge’s doors since the middle of 2017 and, when embarking on collaborative ventures with them, Hamish has allowed himself leeway to play with ingredients that normally wouldn’t be permitted in his regular releases.

Within little more than a year of the first beer leaving the brewery, the distinguished list of brewing buddies included Dainton, Cellarbrations Carlisle, The Dutch Trading Co, Indian Ocean Brewing Co, Cape Cellars, the late Baby Mammoth, Cheeky Monkey Brewery, Burnt Ends Smoking Co and relative neighbours The Beer Farm. Add in a joint venture with Vasse Valley Hemp that led to one of Australia’s first commercially produced hemp ales, Dr Weedy’s, and it’s clear Hamish and co are a sociable bunch.

While there has been considerable hype around each release, it’s a single beer of which Hamish is most proud. Named after his loyal brewery dog – also featured on the can – Ace Pale AIe (which has since been replaced by Ace IPA in their core lineup) has a particularly sentimental appeal because it features the Flinders hop. The variety was recently revived from an old growing region in Albany in the state’s South West and, while its exact origins remain a mystery, Hamish describes his love for Flinders in its point of difference.

“It’s so different,” he says. “There’s a unique flavour and aroma that has floral notes but underlays citrus, passionfruit and grapefruit.”

This belief in unique is also manifested in the Rocky Ridge branding. The modern geometric design that contrasts wonderfully with the romantic sensibility of Rocky Ridge is the work of an old uni pal, Matt Nankivell, who counts among his other clients the Saatchi & Saatchi design agency in London. Not a bad place for a new brewery to get some brand design done.

It's proven to be a potent combination of elements, one that saw demand rocket so far so fast Hamish had to abandon his goal of only brewing with what they could grow and buy in some ingredients as they increase production of raw ingredients at the farm. It was a decision that didn't come easily but one he was quick to make public.

Speaking of the public, the best place to sample what Rocky Ridge have to offer is in Busselton, at the Tap House they opened in 2019. It's located on the edge of the Busselton foreshore redevelopment, offers visitors a huge range of fresh Rocky Ridge beers, and is the location for occasional events from the brewery team too.

That said, from late August 2024, the Tap House has a challenger to that claim, after Rocky Ridge took over the former Thunder Road site in Brunswick and set up an East Coast outpost to allow them to service fans on the other side of the country in a more sustainable manner.

Guy Southern

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Core Range

Rocky Ridge Rock Candy
Fruit Sour
5.5%
Rocky Ridge Jindong Juicy
Juicy Pale Ale
5.0%
Rocky Ridge Baby Peach
Fruited Session IPA
4.0%
Rocky Ridge Pilsner
4.5%
Rocky Ridge Session IPL
Session IPL
3.4%
Rocky Ridge Ace IPA
West Coast IPA
6.8%

Limited Releases

Rocky Ridge Captain Jindong Series
Various Styles As Indicated
4.2% & 5.0% & 5.5% & 6.0% & 7.2% & 8.5%
Rocky Ridge 1924 Aussie Pale
Aussie Pale Ale
4.5%
Rocky Ridge Rock Juice V.14.1 & V.14.2
Imperial IPA Two Ways
Both 10.0%
Rocky Ridge I Love Lamp West Coast IIPA
West Coast IIPA
8.5%
Rocky Ridge Imperial Ken Oats
Pastry Stout
9.0%
Rocky Ridge Ghost In The Can
White Stout
7.2%
Rocky Ridge & Friends Seven Deadly Tins
Various Styles As Indicated
ABVs As Indicated
Rocky Ridge x ShockOne OA
West Coast IPA
6.5%
Rocky Ridge Seeing Purple
Hazy Double IPA
8.5%
Rocky Ridge Sh*t Show Supervisor & Oh, Behave!
Hazy IIPA & Fruited Sour
8.5% & 5.5%
Woopi x Rocky Ridge Frostbite California IPA
California IPA
7.0%
Rocky Ridge Karlvana Pacific Northwest IPA
Pacific Northwest IPA
6.5%
Rocky Ridge Pine Time Forest Floor IPA
West Coast IPA
5.5%
Rocky Ridge Rock Juice V12
Imperial IPA
10.0%
Rocky Ridge Chunky Dates, DB '23 & Razzmatazz
Various Stouts As Indicated
12.5% & 10.0% & 5.5%
Rocky Ridge's June 2023 Sextet
Various Styles As Indicated
Various ABVs As Indicated
Rocky Ridge's Stouty, Hoppy, Harvesty Sextet
Various Styles As Indicated
11.0% & 5.5% & 8.0% & 4.4% & 8.5% & 6.0%
Rocky Ridge X Mr West West & Wester IPAs
West Coast IPA & West Coast DIPA
6.0% & 8.0%
Rocky Ridge Polskie Pivo, Ra Ra Raspberry, Tropicale & Ice Ranga
Various Styles As Indicated
4.5% & 8.5% & 3.5% & 5.2%
Rocky Ridge's Latest Septet
Styles As Indicated
ABVS As Indicated
Rocky Ridge Rock Juice v11
Triple IPA
10.0%
Rocky Ridge's January 2023 Quintet
Various Styles As Indicated
6.5% & 4.5% & 12.0% & 5.55 & 6.4%
Rocky Ridge & Friends Retro Beer Fest Collabs
Various Styles As Indicated
8.5% & 7.0% & 6.5% & 5.0% & 8.0%
Rocky Ridge's November 2022 Quartet
Pineapple Gose & Session IPA, West Coast IPA & Triple IPA
4.5% & 4.5% & 5.8% & 10.5%
Eagle Bay x Rocky Ridge Eagle Rock 2022
Double IPL
8.4%
Rocky Ridge's October 2022 Quartet
Various Styles As Indicated
6.0% & 4.0% & 7.0% & 4.5%
Rocky Ridge California Stars & Holy Sh*t I'm A Dad Again
California IPA & Witbier
7.0% & 4.2%
Rocky Ridge's Froth Town 2022 Six
Various Styles
As Indicated
Rocky Ridge's Winter 2022 IPA & Stout Quintet
IPA x 2 & Stout x 3
6.0% & 8.0% & 12.0% & 5.5% & 8.0%
Rocky Ridge's June 2022 Quartet
Tropical Gose, Imperial Pastry Sour, Oaked Pale & Imperial Stout
4.0% & 8.5% & 5.0% & 16.0%
Rocky Ridge's May 2022 Septet
Various Styles
ABV as indicated
Rocky Ridge's Fifth Birthday Collaborations
Various Styles
ABVs as indicated
Rocky Ridge's April 2022 Foursome
Sours & IPAs
4.0% & 3.5% & 5.5% & 6.5%
Rocky Ridge's March 2022 Quintet
Hazy IPAs, Wet Hop Best Bitter & English Barleywine
6.66% & 4.0% & 16.0%
Rocky Ridge's February Fivesome
Various Styles As Indicated
As indicated
Rocky Ridge Fresh Outta Puns, Mango Mac Daddy & Holy Sh*t Nectarine
Lemon Curd Tart Ale, Ice Cream Sour, and Fruit Gose
7.5% & 6.0% & 3.5%
Rocky Ridge & Perth Home Brew Share Rockyfort Quad
Quadrupel
11.4%
Rocky Ridge Danny's Home IIPA
TDH IIPA
12.0%
Rocky Ridge El Diablo & Magic Man IPAs
East & West Coast IPAs
Both 7.0%
Rocky Ridge & Line In The Sand The Rising
Hazy Pale Ale
4.5%
Rocky Ridge Christmas 2021 Quad Drop
Christmas-inspired Beers
Various ABVs as indicated
Rocky Ridge Foeder Aged Pilsner & Starman
Foeder-Aged Pilsner & DDH IIPA
4.8% & 8.5%
Rocky Ridge Good Energy IPA
West Coast Juicy IPA
7.0%
Rocky Ridge October Six-Pack
Various Styles
Various ABVs
Rocky Ridge Ken Oats
Breakfast Stout
7.0%
Rocky Ridge SMASH Strata Session IPA
SMASH Session IPA
5.5%
Rocky Ridge Pillow Talk
Choc Mint Irish Stout
5.7%
Rocky Ridge Bla Bla Blueberry & Pine Ridge
Blueberry Cream Sour & West Coast DIPA
Both 8.5%
DTC & Friends Dankfest 2021 Quartet
Various IPAs
9.0% & 8.5% & 7.0% & 7.0%
Rocky Ridge Rock Juice V8 & Karl's Date Turns Sour
Double IPA with Terpenes & Citrus Berliner Weisse
10.0% & 3.2%
Rocky Ridge Tropicale, Socks & Sandals & Sean's Sour
Hazy Pale & ESB & Sour Fruit IPA
3.7% & 6.0% & 6.5%
Rocky Ridge & Short Order Burger Short Order Beer
Aussie Lager
4.8%
Rocky Ridge Rock Juice V7
Hazy Imperial IPA
10.0%
Rocky Ridge deVine Goodtimes Sparkling Saison 2019
Barrel-Aged Brett Saison
8.0%
Rocky Ridge Next Episode & New Currency
TDH West Coast Triple IPA & Mango & Vanilla Oat Cream IPA
11.0% & 8.5%
Rocky Ridge Day Man DDH IIPA
DDH Single Hop IIPA
8.5%
Rocky Ridge Chunky Dates, DB 2020 & Imperial Custard Tart
Imperial Stouts
10.0% & 9.5% & 12.5%
Rocky Ridge Watermelon Ace
Watermelon Pale Ale
6.2%
Rocky Ridge Choc-Coconut Porter 2020
Chocolate Coconut Porter
6.0%
Rocky Ridge & Besk & Mane Liquor All Together IPA
IPA
6.2%
Rocky Ridge Darleen's Draught – RETIRED
Lager
4.8%
Rocky Ridge Wake Me Up Before You VoVo & Karl's Thickshake
Dessert Beers
6.0% & 7.0%
Rocky Ridge Belgian Pale Ale & Ryes Against & Don't Drop The Cot
Various Styles
Rocky Ridge Rock Juice V6
Imperial NEIPA
10.5%
Rocky Ridge EXP IIPA #1
IIPA
9.0%
Rocky Ridge Pilsner
Pilsner
5.0%
Rocky Ridge Rock Juice V5
Imperial NEIPA
10.5%
Exit Brewing & Rocky Ridge Brekkie Juice IPA
Hazy IPA with Fruit
6.7%
Rocky Ridge & Blasta Blasta Creag Kveik XIPA
Kveik IPA
8.4%
Rocky Ridge & Gweilo Custard Tart Stout
Pastry Stout
6.0%
Rocky Ridge BD Imperial Stout & Barleywine Is Life
Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout & Barleywine
12.5% & 11.0%
Rocky Ridge Where's Danny? & Blueberry Imperial Berliner
Ginger Nut Stout & Imperial Blueberry Berliner Weisse
5.7% & 6.5%
Rocky Ridge Front Rower Kiwi IIIPA
NZ IIIPA
10.5%
Rocky Ridge Choc-Coconut Porter
Chocolate Coconut Porter
6.8%
Rocky Ridge Dank Side Of The Moon
Black IPA
8.85%
Rocky Ridge Blueberry Sour
Blueberry Sour
5.0%
Rocky Ridge Karl Joins The Mafia
Imperial White Stout
9.0%
Rocky Ridge Alfie's Lager
Doppelbock
7.6%
Rocky Ridge Plum Intended
Sour Plum Marzen
4.0%
Rocky Ridge Imperial Ace
Imperial Pale Ale
8.0%
Eagle Bay & Rocky Ridge & Dunsborough Cellars Eagle Rock
Wet Hop Sour
4.5%
Rocky Ridge Bob's Your Aunty
Blood Orange Berliner Weisse
3.4%
Rocky Ridge Scratch That Itch Kveik IPA
Kveik IPA
9.0%
Rocky Ridge Shake & Bake Milkshake IPA
Milkshake IPA
6.5%
Rocky Ridge Melon Collies
Melon Gose
2.6%
Rocky Ridge Golden Rise
Golden Ale
4.6%
Rocky Ridge Ryes Against
Rye IPA
6.66%
Rocky Ridge Karl's Date Turns Sour
Lemon Sherbet Berliner Weisse infused with Misfortune
3.2%
Rocky Ridge Out Of The Blue
Summer Ale
4.8%
Rocky Ridge & Petition Beer Corner Pine On You Crazy Diamond
Double IPA
8.85%
Rocky Ridge Holy S**t, It's A Mid! Cucumber Edition
Cucumber Gose
3.7%
Rocky Ridge Session
Session Ale
4.6%
Rocky Ridge & Two Birds Elder Sour
Elderflower Sour
4.7%
Rocky Ridge Devine Goodtimes Sparkling Saison
Barrel Aged Saison
8.0%
Rocky Ridge & Baby Mammoth Inglorious Chutney
Barrel Aged American Spiced Amber Ale
6.9%
Rocky Ridge & LS Merchants Rosé Gose
Beer-Wine Hybrid
4.0%
Rocky Ridge Holy S**t, It's A Mid – The Mandarin Edition
Mandarin Gose
3.7%
Rocky Ridge Karl Requires Assistance IIPA
Imperial IPA
9.0%
Rocky Ridge & Carwyn Cellars Black Brute IPA
Coffee Brut IPA
7.75%
Rocky Ridge Citrus IPA
Citrus IPA
6.8%
Rocky Ridge Kenny Wagon Wild Zebra
Milk Stout
5.0%
Rocky Ridge & Beerland Brewing Undead Monk Belgian Stout
Belgian Stout
6.66%
Rocky Ridge White Buffalo
White Coffee Stout
6.2%
Rocky Ridge Dirty Bitch Barrel Aged Russian Imperial Stout
Barrel Aged Imperial Stout
12.5%
Rocky Ridge Holy S**t, It's A Mid! The Plum Edition
Plum Gose
3.7%
Rocky Ridge & Burger Baby Rock-A-Bye Baby & Barrel Aged Version
Baltic Porter
7.77%
Rocky Ridge & Old Bridge Cellars Stairway To Resin IPA
West Coast IPA
7.8%
Rocky Ridge Wet Hop IIPA
Wet Hop IIPA
8.8%
Rocky Ridge & 4 Skateboard Company 4 Seasons Lager
Lager
5.2%
Rocky Ridge Holy S**t, It's A Mid! The Kiwi Fruit Edition
Fruit Gose
3.7%
Rocky Ridge & Cellarbrations Carlisle & Cape Cellars Rock Juice V2
Imperial NEIPA
9.0%
Rocky Ridge & Dainton Family Brewery Peach Invasion
Peach NEIPA
6.3%
Rocky Ridge Ace Pale Ale – RETIRED
Pale Ale
6.2%
Rocky Ridge Pale Ale – RETIRED
Pale Ale
4.8%