Craft brewers are maintaining WA's reputation as the premier beer-making state in Australia, but the challenges they face are as diverse as the breweries themselves.
The Swan Valley's Feral Brewing has been judged to have produced Australia's best beer in 2011, while Fremantle's Sail and Anchor Hotel also took out two top gongs at this year's Beer & Brewer
THE Margaret River wine region welcomed its newest microbrewery late last month with the opening of the $10 million Saracen Estate/Duckstein microbrewery.
Margaret River has re-affirmed its position as the state's summer holiday mecca, with the local visitor centre recording an increase of more than 12 per cent in visitor numbers in January, despite the increasing trend towards online bookings.
