My brother-in-law makes a very fine home brew. Actually he makes probably a couple dozen different flavours and recipes and has won prizes for home brews at local shows. The last one 5 out of 6 of the prizes.

Also there is a boutique brewery opening in the Barossa Valley. We have probably 60 wineries in the Barossa and it is smart business to open a local brewery.

The industry is dominated by one or two very large international breweries, Fosters which also owns the winemaker, Beringer Blass, and Lion Nathan, which makes the "Hahn" label and also owns a number of fine wine winemakers.

The regulations for opening a brewery are far harder than opening a boutique winery which is unfortunate.

Good to see a local ale coming out soon!