Black Hops Brewing have entered voluntary administration, with the Queensland brewery appointing David Mansfield and Timothy Heenan from Deloitte Financial Advisory as joint administrators according to a filing with ASIC.
In a post on social media, the brewery team said it was a tough decision but “circumstances have meant there was no alternative”, adding that their beer would continue to be made and sold, and that their taprooms were remaining open (although the taproom in East Brisbane will be closed over the Easter break).
“We will be working towards successfully getting through to the other side of this restructure with a stronger business that ultimately keeps Black Hops serving our epic beers and keeps all our amazing staff on board,” the post said.
Black Hops was founded by Eddie Oldfield, Michael McGovern and Dan Norris in 2014. They initially brewed without a home before opening the doors to their first Gold Coast taproom in 2016. In 2019, they expanded to a far larger production site in Biggera Waters before, in 2020, taking over Semi Pro Brewing in Brisbane and turning that into a Black Hops Brisbane. Today, the brewery employs approximately 70 staff and is one of Queensland’s largest…