ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
GET ready for a good night at Good Land. Good Land Brewery co in Traralgon will celebrate its second birthday this Saturday (July 29) and they like to celebrate in style. Calling it the Good Land Good Days birthday festival, 2023 – The Birthday celebration sees the brewery bring in new beers, cocktails on tap, local music talent, more food and good times from 3pm to 10pm, Saturday night. Good Land’s founder Jimmy Krekelberg was excited to release six new beers specially made for the event. “We’ve got six new beers to release just for the event. We’ve done some collaboration beers with a brewery called Deeds in Glen Iris and Sailors Grave in Orbost,” he said. The event will have 22 different flavoured beers on tap, and for something sweet, a cocktail on tap called the Piranha pool. With local artists in the line-up, delicious food vans and a DJ to bring home the night, Good Land Brewery is ready to celebrate on Saturday. “We had a lot of good feedback from last year, people absolutely loved it and had a ball. We’ve set up a marquee with a fire pit so it’s relaxed but still a party.” “It’s 18 plus, so leave the kids at home,” Mr Krekelberg laughed as he said. Good Land Brewery has a lot to celebrate, having had a huge last year winning The 2022 Indies champion specialty beer award with the brew called Gezellig. It’s a celebration for the company, and a thank you to the community who continue supporting Mr Krekelberg’s crazy craft concoctions. “It’s a celebration of us being open for two years but also the support of all the community so it’s a celebration of both. Hopefully, we’re here in another two years’ time, and we’re here to celebrate and people will still be buying our beers,” he said. “The locals and people that come in that are always loving the new beers we release,” Mr Krekelberg said. “The beers some people love and some people hate … it’s just that people’s tastes differ, but we haven’t had any that we have had to tip out.” At the Great Australian Beers Spectacular (GABS) festival earlier this year, Good Land Brewing showcased the Bananrama Pina Colada, a super smoothie base with Banana, Marshmallow, Coconut and pineapple. Lucky partygoers can try this crazy craft beer as the team saved a keg, especially for the birthday celebration. Tickets to the Good Land Good Day birthday festival are on sale online. The tickets ensure you a night of good beer and good times. Purchase your tickets at www.goodland.beer/gooddays
