How we started
With a background in building and accommodation management, Mike and Wendy couldn't knock back the chance to restore the old Mount Alford General Store. After commuting between Brisbane and their weekend property for a number of years, they made their tree change to the Scenic Rim permanent. Mike sought his accreditation and went to beer university in Berlin whilst Wendy explored her European heritage and got to work with Oma's recipe book.
The brewery was born in 2013 with the birth of our first two larrikins - Digga's Pale Ale and Fat Man Maroon Ale. The restoration work and retrofitting a complete brewery setup didn't see the brewery doors officially open until 2016.
The shop was in a bad way but as much of her heritage was reserved as possible. The front awning was in danger of collapse and there were many local rumours about what resided under the floorboards! The floor to ceiling shelves were retained, the original serving counter and floorboards stripped back, solar power and a brand new rear deck added. Our beer tasting paddle boards were originally part of the back before we widened the doors to get our copper brew tanks inside.
Where is Scenic Rim Brewery?
Scenic Rim Brewery is located in the tiny town of Mount Alford, just south of Boonah and east of Lake Moogerah.
Just over an hour's drive from Brisbane or the Gold Coast
Driving from Brisbane or Ipswich:
Follow the signs to Warwick following the Cunningham Highway.
Take the Ipswich-Boonah Rd exit for a scenic country drive, head south through Boonah and turn right off Boonah-Rathdowney Rd onto Mount Alford Rd after the airfield,
OR continue on the Cunningham Highway to Aratula following the signs to Lake Moogerah, drive around the dam until Lake Moogerah Dam Rd joins Mount Alford Rd.
Driving from the Gold Coast:
Head west through Nerang and Canungra, continue to Beaudesert and through to Boonah via Beaudesert-Boonah Rd, turn left onto Ipswich-Boonah Rd, head south through Boonah and turn right off Boonah-Rathdowney Rd onto Mount Alford Rd after the airfield.
