When Green Beacon Brewing Co opened its doors back in 2013, few could've known the yeasty, tasty joy that would follow. Actually, that's not true. Predicting that a brewery in Newstead was going to be a hit — well, that can't have been all that difficult.
Now, six years later, it's doing what every brewery is obliged to do on such an occasion, aka throwing a massive birthday bash. Come 11am on January 26, it'll be marking the occasion in style, aka with drinks and a damn fine time.
That's what the Beacon does every January; however this year's shindig is a little different. Dubbed Daylight Lockdown, it's not actually taking place at its home base, but rather in a warehouse at 22 Bailey Street in West End. This takeover party will feature a sneak peek of GB's latest Milkshake IPA release, plus a street art extravaganza. In-between sips, you'll watch some of Brisbane's best turn the space into an open-air gallery.
The T-Shirt Mill will also be onsite, printing shirts with the same images that will be painted all over the walls — so you'll get quite the unique souvenir.
Tickets are on sale now, and your $5 entry fee will go to local non-profit Micah Projects, which helps people in need. So will the container refunds that GB will nab from all the brews consumed across the day.