The Lord howe island brewery

We brew beer here on the island, testing rare and endemic ingredients found nowhere else. So come down and enjoy a Lord Howe Island Lager or Pale Ale in our beer garden surrounded by glass houses of growing veggies. We make wood-fired pizzas and hold weekly tours, too. Everyone is welcome down at the brewery!

WE ADVENTURE

Lord Howe Island is rich with diversity and supports over 150 species of endemic flora. We were recently granted permission to adventure into the Permanent Park Preserve to find unique ingredients and then send them for testing.

Head Brewer Alastair Gillespie heads up to the saddle between mount Gower and Mount Lidgebird on Lord Howe Island.

WE forage

Once we have found our target species, we send them off to the lab team at Southern Cross University with advice from Imperial College and Kew Gardens London to figure out how we can use these distinctive species to make beer as unique as our island home. .

WE brew

Chuck Hahn used his 50 years of brewing experience to design a system that would enable one brewer to keep up with the demands of the island. It’s a system that was able to fit on the Island Trader and could be assembled remotely with the assistance of specialists.

We also designed a series of 20 litre test kits to experiment on our foraged finds as well as work on experimental brews to keep the islanders (and ourselves) guessing.

The Main Brewery area of the Lord Howe Island Brewery. Three 800l tanks to serve fresh beer straight to the community.

And find some time in between…

Fishing and adventure on the island couldn't be better. Tim Maxwell in his brewery Tee reels in a whopper on the North side of Lord Howe Island

Book a table

Walk in’s are always welcome however if you have a group (larger than 6 pax) we invite you to book a table and and we will do our best to make sure there is seating for when you arrive.

NEED MERCH?

THE KITCHEN

Our GARDEN

Our Brewery is surrounded by glasshouses filled with fresh produce. We supply the islanders and a few small businesses, but we mostly put our produce in beautiful food that celebrates what we grow.

Our Oven

We imported a woodfired pizza oven all the way from Italy! We make authentic Italian pizzas for hungry islanders and visitors alike!

Our Pizza oven is open from 4:00pm until 8:00pm Thursday - Saturday

Mount Lidgbird on Lord Howe Island. good spot for a beer!