

This was a big change and a big step up from where we were. Throughout 2019 we rolled out our complete core range, including new 16 pack cartons and fully printed cans.

This Year We Launched New Cartons and New Fully Printed Cans Other features of BHII include a shiny 800L pilot system and an 8 head canning line with upgraded automation capabilities. The entire brewery and taproom project from start to finish took 8 months, significantly less than the time it took to launch the first brewery and features a huge production capacity upgrade, courtesy of a 6,500L brewery with 6, 18,000L tanks with room for many more. We’ve had over 220 people recommend it averaging 5 out of 5 across 56 reviews on Facebook and 38 on Google (also 5 out of 5 average). We have an awesome crew of regulars who visit Black Hops II, and we’ve had a lot of love from customers. With Black Hops II we hoped to create a similar vibe for Northern Gold Coast residents.Īnd we feel we’ve done exactly that. HQ had turned into a hub for like minded people to hang out, drink fresh beer and feel connected to their local scene. Very much the big brother brewery to the original Burleigh HQ, BHII features a custom-designed 150 sqm taproom, providing locals with a vibrant new locale right on their doorstep, catering for beer tasting and takeaways and brewery tours. On Saturday, 2 March, the vision of opening a second brewery became reality as the doors to Black Hops II were thrown open to the public. We had no plan B so there were some pretty daunting times, but thanks to some support from the bank, some family and friends, investors and 500+ equity crowdfunding investors, we were able to open the doors to our production brewery and second taproom – the only one of it’s kind on the north end of the Gold Coast and one of the biggest in Queensland.
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Without the backing of any institutional investors, we set about getting the $3m plus in funds together to make it happen. The building blocks for a massive 2019 were put in place at the end of last year, when we signed a lease to build one of Queensland’s largest independent breweries. Our New Taproom at BHII in Biggera Waters But we also surprised Alpha Team members with some exclusive additional perks such as our limited release tasting sessions and our first annual Alpha Brew Day, where we held a private event and brewed a dedicated beer only available to A Team members. Some were included in the rewards in the campaign like reserving beers, taproom discounts, custom-numbered keyrings and shirts. We now have an investment team (Alpha Team) of 550+ friends invested in the success of Black Hops and we’ve been able to give them some pretty unique things this year.


