By Abbey Cannan
Long-time local Scott Hooper has been taking the ’bad beer’ stigma away from home brewing while creating sensational tastes with The Brew Store.
He was born in Cooroy and lived most of his life in Tewantin.
“My family started and still run the Local Hardware store in Pomona since the 60’s, so I feel I know my way around retail and good customer service well,“ Scott said.
“I’ve been brewing for over 10 years and learnt from some of the best local brewers, making some very decent beers along the way.
The Brew Store eventuated from countless beers being brewed under his house in Tewantin purely as a hobby.
“I then took on a little beer gas business with a small clientele which included homebrewers and it snowballed from there,“ he said.
“I took a leap of faith with my passion and my vision has always been to help homebrewing come out of the stigma of ’bad beer’ to sensational tasting beer that covers everything from your basic Coopers to all grain craft beer.
“With interest rates and costs of living on the rise, who can afford not to home brew. A basic beer costs less than $1 a stubbie. And for the spirit drinkers, around $4 a litre. These are base prices although the sky’s the limit with creativity and taste. We sell everything including equipment, grain, hops, extracts, yeast, flavouring, hardware and Co2.“
Scott has a wealth of knowledge and is willing to pass on all his information to his customers. The Brew Store has a wide variety of customers and is the home ground for the Noosa Home Brew Club (Find them on facebook).
Find The Brew Store Noosa at 4a/11 Bartlett Road, Noosaville.
Find them online at thebrewstore.com.au, follow their journey on Facebook and Instagram or call 07 54122766.
