Ruby Little Competitors

Like most good stories, ours started over a beer. We started Young Henrys in Newtown in 2012, after co-founders Oscar McMahon and Richard Adamson felt that the Australian beer scene should be more adventurous, innovative and fun. With a small brew kit, we set about ensuring no local would every go thirsty again! Since then, we’ve grown to make beer, cider, gin and whisky and serve the people across the country. We stand by our unwavering vision to keep things local, reduce our environmental impact and collaborate with like-minded, passionate and creative people, to help turn up the volume on diverse voices in our community.

More than just a name, BALTER is the sense of enjoyment you get from doing something you love, just for the thrill of it. The cool thing is this enjoyment can be found anywhere. You could be winning World Tinnie Hurling (a sport we invented: ) titles, or simply feeling triumphant because you’ve navigated the mind bend of putting an IKEA shelf together. Its purest origins can be found at the end of a good day’s work when you sit back, sip on an epic beer and go… aaaah! At Balter, we’re all about celebrating that enjoyment with you, because beer is more than just a drink: it draws tribes together and is a companion to many great moments in life. Our #1 philosophy is that your taste buds come first. A neat can and cool place to hang are great, but if our brews don’t tickle your tongue and put a grin on your head then we haven’t done our job.

Brewery established in Byron Bay, Australia. In 2008, three friends in the brewing business - Brad, Ross and Jamie - decided to take the leap and follow their vision for a beer company with a difference. Inspired by the idea of the village brewery, they wanted to create a business that not only produced fresh, quality beer but could also be relied upon to provide support to the wider community and the environment that supports us. Today, Stone & Wood is pouring all over the country, is a proud certified B Corp company and has a not-for-profit arm, the inGrained Foundation, that provides support to the Northern Rivers Community. You can find us where delicious beers are sold and at our online store.