Bentspoke Brewing Co is a

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-based brewing company initially founded as a Brewpub in 2014 by brewers Richard Watkins and Tracy Margrain. Bentspoke now supports both a Brewpub in the central Canberra suburb of Braddon, and a commercial brewing and canning facility in the Canberra light-industrial estate of Mitchell. Bentspoke's commercially available canned beers sport a bike theme (as does the company's name). Bentspoke have historically performed well in the yearly Australian GABS Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers of the Year awards, with their Crankshaft IPA taking out the top spot in both 2020 and 2021, as well as third place in

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. They were also the only Australian brewery to secure a champion's trophy at the 2019 and 2024

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. In 2019 Bentspoke partnered with the Canberra Innovation Network to brew ''The Innovator'', a sustainable beer incorporating wild yeast, pear juice and dried edible insects (

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and black soldier fly larvae) "aiming to highlight innovation and test the possibilities of brewing using local and environmentally friendly ingredients".

Beers

* "Crankshaft"

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(5.8% alc/vol) * "Barley Griffin" Canberra

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(4.2% alc/vol) * "Sprocket" IPA (6.7% alc/vol) * "Red Nut" Red IPA (7.0% alc/vol) * "Easy" Cleansing Ale (3.2% alc/vol) * "Mort's Gold" Lager (4.4% alc/vol) * "Cluster8" Imperial IPA (8.8% alc/vol) * "Big Nut" Black IPA (7.0% alc/vol) * "Resonate" ("collaboration with local music artists

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") (4.5% alc/vol) * "How's it Gosen" Tropical Gose (4.0% alc/vol) Bentspoke also produce a number of

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s such as the "Flemm"

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(5.0% alc/vol) and the "Descent"

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(15+% alc/vol).

Awards

In March 2019, Bentspoke won two medals at the

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, a gold medal for their "Barley Griffin"

and a silver medal for their "Crankshaft"

. This was the second consecutive time that Bentspoke had been awarded a gold and a silver medal at the show. In May 2019, Bentspoke's "Barley Griffin" Pale Ale was also awarded the "Small Pack Ale Champion's Trophy" at the

. In May 2021, Bentspoke's "Sprocket" IPA was awarded the "Best Traditional IPA Trophy" at the

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References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.bentspokebrewing.com.au Australian beer brands Australian companies established in 2014 Food and drink companies established in 2014 Companies based in Canberra Culture of the Australian Capital Territory Cuisine of the Australian Capital Territory

Beers

Awards

See also

References

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