South Australian brewer, Coopers Brewery, will brew and distribute one of America’s leading craft beers, Brooklyn Lager, at its Regency Park facility.
The company says it has reached an in principle agreement with the New York-based Brooklyn Brewery for Coopers to brew and keg Brooklyn Lager and distribute the beer in keg, bottle and can formats across Australia and New Zealand.
The agreement is expected to come into effect from 1 August.
“Brooklyn Brewery is regarded as one of the leaders of the American craft brewing movement,” Coopers MD Dr Tim Cooper said.
“While Brooklyn Lager has previously been sold in Australia, its distribution has been patchy. This agreement will overcome those problems and we believe the beer will quickly establish itself in the Australian market."
Brooklyn Brewery was established in 1988 by former Associated Press Middle East Correspondent, Steve Hindy and banker Tom Potter.
Today, the brewery is ranked as the 11th largest craft brewery in America and exports to 29 countries around the world.
Dr Cooper said Coopers had been looking for an American craft beer to help round out its international portfolio, which includes Carlsberg, Sapporo, Kronenbourg 1664, Kronenbourg Blanc and Mythos.
“Brooklyn Brewing is highly regarded for the quality of beer it produces and will help strengthen this portfolio,” he said.
Coopers also contract brews Carlsberg and Sapporo at its Regency Park Brewery.
