Prickly Moses

Brewer

Name
Prickly Moses
Address

10 Hoveys Road
Barongarook
VIC 3429

Phone
(03) 5233 8400
Open Hours

Fri, Sat & Sun: 11am to 5pm

For most people, being in the wettest part of Victoria would be cause for complaint. Not for the team at Prickly Moses Handcrafted Beers, who have an impressive water harvesting system and a pair of 150,000l tanks at his disposal to capture the rain. And it's with this they brew Prickly Moses beers.

Initially brought to life alongside the existing Otway Estate Winery by brewer Luke Scott, who moved on after thirteen years in 2020, the brewery has taken a multi-pronged approach: a standard range of approachable beers under the Prickly Moses label, ranging from an organic pilsner through to a stout, the seasonally released "Otway Trilogy" of French and Belgian Farmhouse Ales available in longnecks, plus occasional short run specials.

When Otway Estate's owners decided to build the brewery, it was seen as something that would complement their wine production. These days, with its beers playing their part in Australia's craft beer revolution as one of the longest established operations in Victoria, the brewery is taking the lead. Prickly Moses beers and ciders are found in pubs all along the Great Ocean Road as well as in Melbourne and further afield.

The brewery, which takes its name from a native plant local to the area, is well worth a visit. Sat on the edge of the beautiful Otway Ranges National Park and less than 50km from the Surf Coast, it has three holiday cottages onsite with views over the rolling countryside as well as a "Brewery Outlet". If you want to go a step further, you can sign up for residential beer courses and learn to brew hands on.

You can also find the full range of Prickly Moses beers at the company's two brewhouses. The Great Ocean Road Brewhouse opened in Apollo Bay in 2015 and a second followed in Queenscliff. They combine rows of taps featuring the brewery's full range with more than 100 other craft beers in their fridges.

Beyond that, if you head to many of Australia's beer festivals, look out for the Prickly Moses bus...

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Core Range

Prickly Moses Rolling Mist Hazy IPA
Hazy IPA
6.5%
Prickly Moses MiD
Mid-Strength Golden Ale
3.4%
Prickly Moses The Raconteur IPA: A Love Story About Hops
US IPA
6.4%
Prickly Moses Otway Stout
Dry Stout
5.0%
Prickly Moses Otway Pale Ale
Pale Ale
4.9%
Prickly Moses Red Ale
Irish Red
5.0%
Prickly Moses Spotted Ale
Golden Ale
4.5%
Prickly Moses Organic Pilsner
Organic Pilsner
4.8%
Prickly Moses Summer Ale
Golden Ale
4.5%
Prickly Moses Otway Light
Light Beer
2.9%
Prickly Moses ChainSAW
Australian Wheat Ale
4.8%

Limited Releases

Prickly Moses Mango Guava Sour
Fruited Berliner Weisse
3.5%
Prickly Moses Black Knight
Imperial Stout
7.8%
Queenscliff Brewhouse & Timboon Barrel-Aged Berliner Weisse
Barrel-Aged Berliner Weisse
7.0%
Great Ocean Road Australian Lager
Australian Lager
5.2%
Prickly Moses Harvest Ale 2019
Fresh Hop Ale
6.0%
Prickly Moses Saboteur Imperial IPA
Imperial IPA
10.4%
Prickly Moses Harvest Ale 2017
Harvest Ale
Prickly Moses Prickly Mo
Red IPA
5.2%
Prickly Moses Nigella Sour Coffee Stout
Barrel-ages Sour Stout
5.2%
Prickly Moses Commander IPA
Australian IPA
5.8%
Prickly Moses / Odyssey Tavern Hop Series
Various
Prickly Moses Vintage Ale 2012
Barrel-Aged Strong Ale
8.5%
Prickly Moses Tailpipe
US Style Brown Ale
7.1%
Prickly Moses Oktoberfest Lager
Vienna Lager
5.2%
Prickly Moses Chocolate Ale
Chocolate Ale
6.2%
Prickly Moses Session Ale
Australian Ale
4.6%
Prickly Moses Black Panther
India Black Ale
6.2%
Otway Estate Wild Hop Organic Ale
Harvest Ale
Otway Estate Red Fred
Raspberry beer
4.8%
Oktoberfest 2010
Oktoberfest / Marzen
5.2%
Prickly Moses Barrel-Aged Strong Ale
Barrel-Aged Strong Ale
Otway Saison 2010
Saison
7.2%
Prickly Moses ChainSAW – Now In Cans
Cleansing Australian Ale
4.8%
Prickly Moses Farmhouse Ale
Farmhouse Ale
6.3%