Delicious Australia – (03)March 2019

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JUDIT LOSH

BEACH BORN

With its Byron and Bondi heritage, a new beer from the Icebergs

team is the ideal post-swim drop, writes Sarah Bristow.

Andnowthetwosandyshoresshare

an even deeper connection through the

releaseofaveryspecialbeer–thefirst

brewcreatedbyandforSydney’sIcebergs

crew.NamedTheEasterly,thebeerisa

collaboration between Byron Bay Brewery

and Monty Koludrovic, James Hird and

Maurice Terzini of Icebergs Bar &

Restaurant, The Dolphin Hotel, Bondi

BeachPublicBarandDaOrazio.

“Thesearetwoofthemosticonic

beachesontheeastcoast,whichalso

Gillespie and Icebergs’ wine director

James Hird, a beer has long been on the

cards for the Sydney hospitality team.

“I’ve always wanted to do a beer,” says

Hird. “We’ve now done quite a few

collaborations, and beer was the logical

next step.”

But going it alone was never on the

cards. “It’s just another extension of our

relationship with different producers,”

explains Koludrovic. “We trust the experts

to help us create what we’re looking for.

30 delicious.com.au