Award-winning Queensland brewer Black Hops (BH) has vowed to keep its taprooms open despite going into voluntary administration.
The Gold Coast-founded small business has not revealed why it was forced to relinquish control to accountancy firm Deloitte on Monday, other than to say it had “no alternative”.
“Today, the BH board has made the tough decision to place the business into voluntary administration,” read a message to “our loyal customers and supporters” on Black Hops’ Instagram page.
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“Trust us when we say it hasn’t been an easy decision to make; however, our circumstances have meant there was no alternative.”
Black Hops beer will continue to be sold in stores and pubs, and “our taprooms will still be open and serving food”, the post read.
Customers have been urged to “get around us … and support our taprooms and retail sales”.
“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 company said.
“To you, our supporters and loyal patrons, we thank you from the bottom of our beer…