There has been a run a good news stories out of Western Australia’s beer scene in recent weeks, but that run has been broken with Margaret River-based Black Brewing Co entering voluntary administration.
The brewery in the heart of wine country on Caves Road, which also runs Dune Distilling, is closing its restaurant tomorrow (June 15) although plans to continue operating as a wholesale business for the time being. The Crafty Pint understands the higher cost of production is a key factor behind the business entering administration.
The news comes less than a year after Black Brewing Co took out the Champion WA Brewery at the Indies, following which we ran a feature on head brewer Gavin Williams. They join a number of WA brewing companies to go into administration over the past 12 months: Golden West brought in administrators in February, with their Subiaco venue taken on by FOUND.; Sound Brewing Co in Rockingham was acquired by Cheeky Monkey late last year; and South Freo-based Running With Thieves went through a period of voluntary administration last August and is now under a new ownership team that includes people who were silent shareholders in the original business.
The last of these has a past…
