Seasonal Brewing Co

Just a ten minute drive from the Perth CBD, the Seasonal Brewing Co has brought beer appeal to a vibrant neighbourhood that had previously been somewhat barren on the good booze front. Their Maylands home was once named one of Australia’s coolest suburbs by Lonely Planet, yet there was scant opportunity to enjoy a locally crafted beer.

This had long played on the minds of its owners, Nick Southwell and partner Emily ten Raa, especially during the four-year process they went through to bring Seasonal to life. The long-time homebrewer and Maylands locals wanted to create somewhere they would want to go within walking distance of their home. So they teamed up with Michael Cheang, owner of the gin-focused Northbridge bar Frisk and subterranean crafty CBD pizza bar Alfred’s, with the renovations alone taking the best part of a year to complete.

Now, after opening in spring 2019, the hundred-year-old former mechanics building fills with light through its two rooms, the second of which is designed to host functions and even weddings of up to 120 people. There’s off street parking behind the venue, multiple bus stops immediately in front and Maylands train station just a two-minute walk way; all of which means getting to and from Seasonal couldn’t be easier.

Local artwork features strongly throughout, some of which is available for purchase. This approach is in part due to the high density of artists in the area but also thanks to Emily’s career in that field, one that now finds her curating the walls and spaces of the brewery venue. The artworks range from installations to framed pieces; the intention is that patrons can enjoy professional artwork in a more relaxed environment, thus allowing artists to connect strongly with the natural environment and cultural heritage of the local area. One of the pieces commissioned for the launch is by Kyle Hughes-Odgers, no stranger to the WA beer world thanks to his work on numerous beer labels, and overlooks the shaded, grassed courtyard, which also features a children’s sandpit.

The main bar, clad in stunningly nuanced, high feature WA wood, delivers the goods from 18 taps with scope for more to be added. At time of writing, a dozen featured the Seasonal range with guest taps turned over to a local cider and craft cocktails. These are complemented by a full bar including natural wine, Australian wine varietals and craft spirits – more than enough to satisfy thirsty locals and those visiting from further afield.

Leading beer production is Brody Watts, whose CV prior to assuming the head brewer role includes Homestead, Indian Ocean, the Dutch Trading Co, Bright Tank and Blasta. His beers are crafted on a 15 hectolitre Spark system with three 15 hectolitre fermenters and two 30 hectolitre fermenters. While initially available as draught only, takeaway growlers fills are available on Seasonal beers and a small barrel program was part of early discussions among the brewery team.

Seasonal’s name refers to the rotating flow of beer and food options; however, these aren’t exclusively linked to a traditional Gregorian alignment, more reflective of change throughout the year. With more than a dozen taps to play with, punters should expect a flavour arc from crisp lagers – there’s more than one – to NEIPAs, saisons or a Baltic porter, with plenty of room for a sessionable pale ale along the way.

While the debutants were playfully dubbed “commissioning strength” for their exuberant booze levels, the intention with Seasonal’s range is, for the most part, to create beers that can be enjoyed over a few glasses.

In the kitchen, the menu fits the “feasting venue” brief, roaming from generous share plates to “Tuck Shop” items, including house made pies that use Seasonal wort, and from rib eye to a very popular Sunday roast. However, as the name suggests, there are weekly rotating dishes that draw from local and sustainable produce as well as a considered kids menu.

For now, Seasonal’s concise trading hours may warrant checking before heading to the brewery, but these are likely to evolve as council approvals become more progressive, much like the rest of the brewery’s mantra for change.

Guy Southern

Name
Seasonal Brewing Co
Address

175 Guildford Road
Maylands
WA 6051

Open Hours

Mon & Wed to Fri: 5pm to 10pm
Sat & Sun: midday to 10pm


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Seasonal Brewing Co Regulars

Seasonal Brewing Co Mild Regrets

Published October 30, 2019
Tasting Seasonal’s grisette makes the drinker wonder why this low alcohol style isn’t more prominent in Australia. The more approachable yet ironically lesser known cousin of saison is made for warm weather drinking and food pairing, particularly the sort of share options that have dominated Australian menus in the past two decades. In the case of Mild Regrets, its clean, spritzy and light body is tickled with just enough light banana and clove to show its style origins without overwhelming… Read more
Style
Grisette
ABV
4.4%

Seasonal Brewing Co Runaway Forklift

Published October 30, 2019
On debut, Seasonal's pale ale drinks bigger than many of its local peers; however, it’s indebted to a number of modern Australian classics. Much of this has to do with the Cascade hop and Crystal malt expression, which has become pervasive on taps nationwide and which head brewer Brody Watts references through a textural chewiness, caramel, tropical fruit and ephemeral floral touches. Or, put simply, a modern Australian take on the classic American pale ale. … Read more
Style
Pale Ale
ABV
6.1%

Seasonal Brewing Co Malicious Compliance

Published October 30, 2019
A sign of the style's pervasive appeal as the 2010s close is the decision to launch a new brewery with a New England IPA in your core range. Seasonal’s low bitterness, juicy offering is driven by El Dorado, early harvest Amarillo and Idaho 7 hops that explode out of the glass in the manner of Starburst-like overripe pineapple and stonefruit. The palate remains smooth with none of the chalkiness found in many NEIPAs, while a slight booze weight provides deft ballast. Guy Southern… Read more
Style
NEIPA
ABV
7.3%

Seasonal Brewing Co Otis

Published October 30, 2019
Named after owner Nick Southwell’s son, Otis pours with a lighter hue than is typical for the red IPA style, yet bold citrus and pine soon bring the beer back into more familiar territory. Caramel maltiness is balanced by a tight, dry finish which feels almost West Coast IPA-leaning, something that's likely to evolve over future batches, as Otis – both boy and beer – matures. Guy Southern… Read more
Style
Red IPA
ABV
7.4%

Seasonal Brewing Co Conflict Of Interest

Published October 30, 2019
Launching with an imperial IPA may seem almost passé in today's climate yet there’d be few that would have been brave enough to even consider it a few short years ago. As an early showcase of the Seasonal Brewing Co’s breadth, this high ABV hop monster firmly asserts itself both within the Maylands brewery's opening range and the wider WA beer landscape. A bittersweet tango dances throughout the lengthy palate, while the hoppy trio of Azacca, Centennial and Columbus showcase citrus marmalade… Read more
Style
Imperial IPA
ABV
8.1%

Seasonal Brewing Co Midnight

Published October 30, 2019
Straight outta the 18th century Baltic States and into Perth’s inner northeast comes Midnight, giving their opening salvo of beers a big, bold end point. The lager yeast fermentation gives the beer a clean profile, one that's given a little character thanks to a touch of rye. Coffee and dark chocolate are soon joined by raisin, plum and assorted dark fruit, plus a booze-derived warmth that lifts the palate while touches of liquorice and dusty Dutch chocolate appear too. It's a combination that… Read more
Style
Baltic Porter
ABV
8.0%

Seasonal Brewing Co No.9

Published October 30, 2019
Seasonal’s Franco-Belgian farm party kicks off with pear and apple on the nose, which open to white pepper, banana and estery notes. Combine these with playful effervescence, substantial booze and a lengthy dryness and this is a beer in which Seasonal get to show off their swagger. If that’s not enough, discussions are already underway for a Brett version which will add further complexity to No.9. Guy Southern… Read more
Style
Saison
ABV
7.8%

Seasonal Brewing Co Late Lunch

Published October 30, 2019
Seasonal's head brewer Brody Watts describes Late Lunch with nostalgic affection as a beer that reminds him of his uni days: a classic Australian-style lager with an uncomplicated refreshment that keeps things simple. Fittingly, Australian Pride of Ringwood hops – so off trend these days yet good enough for Coopers Pale among many others – deliver earthy and herbal notes but nothing too fussy or flashy. Instead, Late Lunch is a liquid ode to keeping it simple and it would seem plenty of Seasonal… Read more
Style
Australian Lager
ABV
5.5%

Seasonal Brewing Co Specials

Seasonal Brewing Co Orpheus New World Pale & East & West Coast IPAs

Published October 6, 2022
From the outset, dear reader, please understand that this is a beer publication, and as much as we cover our favoured libation broadly, we don’t – or at least I don’t – profess to have a deep understanding of, for example, ancient Greek mythology. So, while The Seasonal Brewing Co's partnership with Wild Road Spirits might be attempting to lead us down that path, we might leave you with another guide to the tale of Orpheus, namely one Nick Cave. In beer form, the Maylands brewers have emoted… Read more
Style
Pale Ale & East & West Coast IPAs
ABV
4.6% & 6.8% & 7.2%

Seasonal Brewing Co & The DTC Slothcake

Published August 16, 2022
The Dutch Trading Co invited their mates at The Seasonal Brewing Co to help them celebrate turning seven, and have celebrated the birthday with an age appropriate liquid birthday cake. This friendship is more than a venue + brewery = collab, however, as Seasonal’s head brewer Brody Watt worked at The DTC in it’s early years, while assistant brewer Blake Jones can still occasionally be found behind the bar. Featuring hazelnuts, almonds, vanilla and cherries, these festivities come on like a puréed… Read more
Style
Pastry Stout
ABV
8.5%
Stockists

Seasonal Brewing Co

And their WA stockists

Seasonal x Copper & Oak x Twin Peaks Coffee Barley Wine

Published June 22, 2022
Collaborative brewing seems to be an ever-growing theme within the Western Australian brewing scene. From within the confines of certain regions and brewery friendships to the more fringe (say, Shelter Brewing x Hillzeez surf shop, for example), collabs seem to go hand in hand with craft beer in the state. It may be due to the expansive land mass that is WA (there’s almost 2,400 kilometres between the state's most northerly and southerly breweries), but whatever the reason one of the latest such… Read more
Style
Coffee Barleywine
ABV
11.9%

Seasonal & LS Merchants Die Berghain IPA

Published May 23, 2022
Seasonal’s second collab with Margaret River winemakers LS Merchants extends their grape and grain shimmy into IPA territory. Winemaker Dylan Arvidson’s love of techno and "wine doof" parties saw his crunchy riesling bestowed Die Berghain after the renowned Berlin club, its name a portmanteau of adjacent Berlin neighbourhoods, and a notional beer / wine melding here. Die Berghain the IPA harmonises with the vintner’s riesling's jasmine and lime peel, 4/4 metronome, carrying the palate… Read more
Style
Hybrid IPA with Riesling
ABV
8.6%

Seasonal Brewing Co Cold IPA

Published March 31, 2022
Cold IPA's frost has swept west, into a region where drinkers should have a strong appetite for the lean style given that India pale lager’s similar vibe is firmly entrenched, perhaps more so than anywhere else in Australia. Ye, while Seasonal’s Cold IPA brings with it aspects of the hoppy lager, it’s very much a punchy IPA, which is the point where some falter when attempting the style of the moment’s balancing act. The result here is a beer that will prove welcoming and approachable enough… Read more
Style
Cold IPA
ABV
6.5%
Stockists

Available from the brewery, draught and canned

And Seasonal WA stockists in limited release

Seasonal Brewing Co Hotcake Sauce

Published December 29, 2021
With last year’s barley wine still receiving accolades, including a gold at this year's Indies, Hotcake Sauce 2021 arrives once again sees Maylands' brewpub Seasonal delivering an English barley wine expression – note two words, not the US portmanteau – yet with an appropriately anglophile use of American hops. There’s also been time in barrel this time too, rendering a lighter body and viscosity than last year, but fear not: there’s now even more nuance to enjoy. Hotcake Sauce is a complex… Read more
Style
English Barley Wine
ABV
11.8%
Stockists

Available from the brewery

Draught or via growlers for takeaway

Seasonal Brewing Cosmopolitan Sour

Published November 24, 2021
And just like that, a cocktail-inspired sour beer arrives in time for warmer weather and a need for less clothing. With its origins disputed for half a century, the Cosmopolitan first appeared on the radars of many as part of the social lives of four New York women at the turn of the millennium, and may well have stuck around for some thanks to 20 years of rewatching. Seasonal’s sashay into the world of Sex and the City maintains a Manhattan-esque sweet / tart balance throughout its short cranberry… Read more
Style
Cocktail Sour
ABV
3.6%
Stockists

Available from the brewery

And WA Seasonal stockists

Seasonal Brewing Co June 2021 Quartet

Published May 25, 2021
Seasonal’s mid-year gambit outflanks the on trend with a quartet that educates and draws the drinker into a seasonally appropriate arc. Fluffy juice and milk, be damned! Following the brewery’s numerical system for naming their saisons, which began with one of the owner’s favourite numbers, 9, Saison No.10 delivers a more straightforward, archetypal yeast expression: banana, spice, lemony citrus and arid length that pairs best with winter dreams of warm air and real world lazy snacking. So… Read more
Style
Various styles
ABV
6.0% & 7.9% & 6.4% & 9.9%
Stockists

All available from the brewery

BARIS also available from Mane Liquor and Besk

Seasonal Brewing Co Session IPA & Incitatus DDH IIPA

Published March 11, 2021
The essence of a brewpub is about keeping things local, and that's certainly the case with Seasonal’s collab with Commune Wine. In fact, without the Midland line separating them, the pair would be near neighbours, and what libation would imbibe a neighbourly catch up better than a Session IPA? Sure, you might like to go larger but, really, you both know it’s better to keep things easy breezy lest there be some awkwardness when taking the bins out. In line with this, the collab rolls peachy with… Read more
Style
Session IPA & DDH IIPA
ABV
3.8% & 9.0%

Seasonal Brewing Co Pia & Crumble Castle

Published February 5, 2021
As the new year edged closer to its second month, the neighbourhood folk at Seasonal welcomed a nuanced pair which equally slake and intrigue. First was Pia, a New Zealand-hopped pilsner which references a M?ori language translation for beer, and celebrates WA beer legend Pia Poynton. Here, the Czech malt provides an elegant light gold base, atop which Nelson Sauvin and Pacific Jade dance with white grape, NZ hop diesel, veiled pepper and a grassy bitterness that runs Jever-like dry. Which leaves… Read more
Style
Pilsner & Brett IPA
ABV
5.2% & 6.6%

Seasonal Brewing Co Black IPA

Published May 13, 2020
"Make IPAs black again!" It’s amazing the fervour that a new release of a hype style from seven years ago can illicit. The passionate online cries that have surrounded the release of this beer in parts of the WA beer scene are well founded, however, as Seasonal and collaborators Cellarbrations Carlisle have delivered a very authentic take on the style, yet one informed by brewing progressions of the last near decade. For starters, Azacca hops deliver tropical aromas to supplant the citrus… Read more
Style
Black IPA
ABV
6.8%
Stockists

Available from the brewery and bottleshop Plus very limited local WA retailers

Seasonal Brewing Co Modern Rustic

Published April 24, 2020
Perfectly timed for Perth’s slowly building autumnal vibe, Modern Rustic equally references the Maylands brewery’s aesthetic and the farmhouse expression in the glass. Using a similar malt bill to their Otis red IPA, saison yeast and Brettanomyces they capture the glory of this style while keeping it approachable enough for new punters, or as a growler collecting punter commented: “It’s an anytime beer.” The initial pineapple and guava nose soon shifts to a plummy malt and Brett interplay… Read more
Style
Farmhouse Red
ABV
5.4%
Stockists

From the brewery in takeaway growler fills only, until the current climate changes or it runs out.

Seasonal Brewing Co Farmhouse Ale & Hawaiian Holiday

Published January 15, 2020
Seasonal’s New Year duo have, inadvertently, the summer break in mind – but for two very different locales. For the expression in their Farmhouse Ale, the broad "farmhouse" term is shorthand for a pale, straw-coloured beer that comes across almost cider-like thanks to light kettle souring. Typical saison esters are muted, while guava and citrus cleanly zip across the tongue. It’s quickly become a refreshing punter favourite, perhaps for those with a tree change farmstay getaway in… Read more
Style
Farmhouse Ale & NE Pale
ABV
4.4% & 5.8%
Stockists

Available at the Maylands brewpub until they're not.

Seasonal Brewing Co Old Saint Nick IPA

Published December 17, 2019
Sharing its name with the patron saint of brewers (and many other things) – old mate spreading joy via a flying sleigh pulled by horses with horns – and also with Seasonal's part-owner Nick Southwell, this festive treat ably fills the gap in the Maylands' brewpub's taps left by an intense two-month opening period that's seen the initial lineup of kegs blow with increasing frequency. Guava, green mango and a general tropical appeal meet old school orange and subtle pine, which makes Old Saint… Read more
Style
IPA
ABV
6.5%
Stockists

Available from the brewery in limited release

Seasonal Brewing Co Gourdgeous Gose

Published November 17, 2019
To celebrate the 2019 Maylands Street Festival, the Seasonal team brewed a beer that was perfectly timed for weather in the mid-30s: a watermelon and cucumber gose. Having attended on the day, head brewer Brody Watts' prescience for this level of refreshment was both welcome and quite astonishing. Juice from both fruits was added to the lightly kettle soured base, which translates initially as something almost lolly-like in its vibrant expression before the acid and light spritz provides balance.… Read more
Style
Watermelon & Cucumber Gose
ABV
4.2%