Cooper’s new brewery opened
On 21 November, the Hon Rob Kerin, Premier of South Australia, officially opened Cooper’s new A$33.5 million brewery at Regency Park, a northern suburb of Adelaide. About 150 guests, among them IGB president Adrian Gardner and many other members, attended the ceremony which featured short addresses by brewing director Tim Cooper and his father, managing director Bill Cooper. Following the opening, Cooper’s renowned hospitality was enjoyed by all present. Guests were given memento plaques made from jarrah timber fermenting vats, which were used at Cooper’s Leabrook brewery from 1945 to 1988.
Australia’s best-known family brewer was established in 1862 and for 120 years brewing was conducted at Leabrook in Adelaide’s eastern suburbs..
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