Hawke’s Brewing Co. says $1 from every can sold of its third Legend IPA vintage will go to Landcare Australia to support mangrove conservation in Queensland.
This will be the first batch of Legend IPA brewed at Hawke’s recently-opened facility in Marrickville. It is also the first time a limited release has been made available in cans, having previously only been available in kegs.
“Every year, we have a unique opportunity to honour Bob’s legacy with a limited release called Legend IPA,” said Hawke’s co-founder Nathan Lennon.
“This year, we’re reinforcing our ‘Every Sip Gives Back’ promise to Landcare Australia, with $1 from every can sold being provided to fund equipment for the Communities Enhancing Tidal Wetlands project in Queensland, a state that Bob loved and fiercely defended on the environmental front, from saving the Heritage-listed Daintree Rainforest from the logging industry, to expanding the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park,” Lennon said.
This year’s sales of Hawke’s Legend IPA will assist the Cairns and Far North Environment Centre in funding equipment and resources to upskill volunteers, Indigenous ranger and Landcare groups, as well as increase the capacity of the citizen-science group to obtain data on tidal wetland values and threats.
Cairns and Far North Environment Centre projects and events coordinator Alex Sinchak said: “Mangroves played an incredibly important role in protecting the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park by serving as a coastal break for natural disasters, reducing nutrient runoff from urban and agricultural sectors, and providing critical habitat for migratory birds and fish of cultural and economic importance.
“Thanks to the support of Hawke’s Brewing and Landcare Australia, we will develop and resource community-led, on-the-ground action to address natural and human pressures, such as litter removal from mangroves and increase habitat value with social, cultural, and economic benefits to the Wet Tropics.”
Hawke’s Legend IPA is available in selected independent bottleshops and Dan Murphy's in New South Wales, ACT and South East Queensland.
