We were down at our weekend house just 75 kilometres south of Perth and wanted to head down to Andy’s brewery. I had only heard about it through rumour, so when I found out this was a reality, I wanted to immediately go.

The Three Rivers Brewing Company is in an industrial area very close to the Woolworths supermarket where I shop and the Bunnings hardware store I go to. So, this is fair to say that this is now my local bar when we are down on our weekender. Mind you, our weekender isn’t flash, we do have million dollar views though.

So, having known Andy for an extended period as a work colleague, I know he is a pretty good guy. I have known through discussions with him that he was already a brewer having produced some award winning beers already. So my nephew and I walked into the brewery, the front section is set up as a small bar, they have some limited food on. This is a small microbrewery, they don’t yet have a large clientele, especially late on a Saturday afternoon, there were a few people there wearing industrial work wear though.

At work I have spoken to Andy about his sustainability initiatives he has built for his home, he has created natural heating and cooling, uses sustainable power generation and water use. These are attributes I respect, he doesn’t just talk about it, he actually creates his own sustainability outcomes. He is just a guy that is mostly action, and little talk. When we did a tour of his facility, straight away you knew he would be embedding market leading sustainable practices into this business.

Ok, so what about the beers. Sure, we were there to support Andy, we also wanted to see what he produced. I began with a Jester Kolsch, this lighter style pilsner is a wheat beer with some citrus flavours. My second choice was a Tomahawk American Pale Ale, this was a decent drop for me with a medium-hop flavour. The Irish Red Ale was my last selection, according to Andy this ale has kilned unmalted barley to add some roasted flavours to the brew.