I try to monitor the web for information about things to do with bush tucker ... part of the idea of this blog was to then share my discoveries with the world. Haven't done too well to this point, but it's never too late to start :)
So. Came across an article which suggests there's someone in Victoria (of course) making beer from native hops.
[Mr O'Callaghan's] initiative, called the Good Brew Company,[...] is formulating a beer based on native plants and 100 per cent sustainable practice.
Mr O'Callaghan said he came up with the idea when he was reading a book during a bush tucker course in the Otways.
[...]"It said that the first settlers used native hops extensively when they were brewing their beer because they couldn't get the European varieties.
Unfortunately I don't drink beer but damn, I'd love to find out whether it was up to snuff at all! I should get in a batch for Th'Bloke to try.
The website does suggest they're not quite up to selling the native produce-based beers, but it's a lovely thing to see.
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