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Newcastle, 2014: Shawn Sherlock founds FogHorn Brewery.
Hunter Valley, 2020: Foghorn takes over the brewery formerly known as Hunter Beer Co at Potters Hotel, in the region better known for its wine.
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The expansion has been made possible by FogHorn's partnership with Founders First, the craft beverages-focused investment vehicle that listed on the ASX in 2019 and now has stakes in six breweries and three distilleries.
This is not the first time FogHorn has opened a second venue. Shawn and I discuss what he learnt from its previous expansion to open a taproom in Erina on New South Wales' Central Coast.
And as a veteran brewer with more than 20 years' of industry experience, Shawn reveals some of the beer styles he hopes to champion together with the expert brewers at Hunter Beer Co that have now become part of the FogHorn team.
First up though, we got talking about the dreaded C-Word. It wasn't too long before the onset of the pandemic that FogHorn launched its first beers in cans.
I asked Shawn whether that had helped FogHorn through this difficult period.