After 14 fruitful, award-winning years, Glen Iris taproom and brewery Deeds will be wound down this week. Sibling business Future Proof Distilling, which operates from the same building, is also shuttering.
Independent breweries around Australia are struggling. In the past 12 months at least a dozen have entered voluntary administration, including Big Shed in Adelaide, brisbane/salisbury/bars/ballistic-beer-co”>Ballistic in Brisbane, Black Hops on the gold coast, melbourne/reservoir/bars/hawkers-brewery-bar”>Hawkers and Dainton in Melbourne and sydney/five-dock/bars/akasha-brewing-company”>Akasha and Wayward in Sydney – all popular, respected operators. Deeds also joined this pack two months ago, but yesterday failed to emerge intact, unlike some of its peers. The business is currently listed for sale via Deloitte and may yet be saved by a new owner.
“Over the last 12 years, we’ve poured our hearts into every brew, every interaction, and every moment shared with you. Since going into voluntary administration eight weeks ago, we have been searching for a buyer or investor, hoping to keep the spirit of Deeds Brewing alive, but unfortunately, this hasn’t come to fruition,” the company wrote on Instagram.
An upside? The company’s folding has been relatively slow and controlled. Wholesale customers will continue to receive beer until stocks are…
